In partnership with Visit Victoria, Museums Victoria, NGV, State Library Victoria and Fed Square.
Art After Dark Melbourne
When
Fri 13 – Sat 14 May 2022
6pm – 1am
Melbourne at its creative best over two art-filled nights
In an exciting program spread over two nights, attendees are allowed rare and intimate access to evening art events as doors open after dark at ACMI, Art Centre Melbourne, Fed Square, Melbourne Museum, NGV Australia, NGV International and State Library of Victoria.
Follow your curiosities, explore our most iconic venues in a whole new light and experience our city at its creative and vibrant best.
Melbourne, you know what to do.
What's on at ACMI
Gillian Wearing: Editing Life
FREE Exhibition
Open til 1am on Fri 13 & Sat 14 May
British artist Gillian Wearing turns the lens on herself in this exploration of memory and mortality.
The Story of the Moving Image
FREE exhibition
Open til 1am on Fri 13 & Sat 14 May
Journey through the past, present and future of the moving image with interactive experiences and captivating stories.
Oskar Fischinger: Raumlichtkunst
FREE Exhibition
Open til 1am on Fri 13 & Sat 14 May
First shown in Germany in 1926, Oskar Fischinger's dazzling multiple-screen film events have been restored and reconstructed by The Center for Visual Music in Los Angeles.
Music
Join us for late night sessions by local DJs.
Where: Lightwell, near ACMI's Flinders Street entrance on the Ground Floor
Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D
Fri 13 & Sat 14 May afternoon & evening
The Universal movie monster comes to life in 3D, in Jack Arnold's visually compelling, doomed love story.
TERROR NULLIUS
Fri 13 & Sat 14 May from 9pm
Hitch a ride into the dark heart of Australia with Soda_Jerk's blistering, badly behaved sample-based film that confronts the horror of our contemporary moment.
ACMI + BAR SK Playground
Fri 13 & Sat 14 May
Step inside our showcase of Australian-made videogames with alternative controllers, in this collaboration with Melbourne institution BAR SK.
Art After Dark Melbourne
Fri 13 – Sat 14 May 2022
Over two nights, get rare and intimate access to evening events at ACMI, Art Centre Melbourne, Fed Square, NGV Australia, NGV International, Melbourne Museum, State Library of Victoria. Follow your curiosities and experience our city at its creative and vibrant best. Melbourne, you know what to do.
Plan your visit
COVIDSafe visitor guidelines, information on accessibility, amenities, transport, dining options and more.
Hero - Restaurant and bar
Our restaurant, cafe and bar features a seasonally driven menu developed by acclaimed Melbourne chef, Karen Martini.