There's something very exciting about being in museums or other cultural institutions well after closing time. That's what makes initiatives like NGV Friday Nights and Rising so exciting. And although many European museums and galleries have special late-night sessions, Melbourne hasn't had a dedicated late-night cultural event – until now.
The inaugural Art After Dark kicks off for two days only on Friday, May 13 and runs until Saturday, May 14, with a series of exciting events set to light up the city. Melbourne institutions like the National Gallery of Victoria (both NGV International and the Ian Potter Centre), Arts Centre Melbourne, Fed Square, ACMI, the State Library of Victoria and Melbourne Museum will be open until 1am, so you can get your cultural fix till the wee hours.
State Library of Victoria's La Trobe Reading Room will host a dreamy 360 light projection called Midnight at Pink Lake, while NGV International opens for evening sessions of their exhibitions, including Queer. Melbourne Museum will host Museum Universe, including late-night entry to their exhibitions, IMAX screenings of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, celestial cocktails, food trucks, and music under the night sky until 1am each night.
