FREE shuttle buses will stop at (or nearby) the museums listed below, beginning at 5 p.m. Final shuttle routes depart at 10 p.m. from all museums. If you plan on parking at one of the participating museums, please check their websites for parking info.
Join both of these museums for First Responders History Night at Free Night at the Museums. A special bus tour of historic crime and fire locations will depart the Denver Firefighters Museum promptly at 4:00 pm and conclude at 6:30 pm. Please rsvp to 720-913-6779. Denver Firefighters Museum will be open for tours from 3:30 pm to 10 pm to tour the firehouse to see historic fire engines and historic Denver Police Cars. No reservations are necessary for museum tour.
Dinosaur Ridge and the Morrison Natural History Museum are partnering to create a one-of-a-kind fossil experience for Night at the Museums 2023! Located just 20 miles west of Denver near Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, a free shuttle will be provided between the two museum locations for attendees. Arrive at either museum to access both for the evening!
Artifacts, stories and art intermingle to tell the tale of Colorado and the American West. The museum is designed for multi-generational audiences and consists of over 15 exhibits spanning four floors.
Night at the Museum is a 2006 American fantasy comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. It is based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Croatian illustrator Milan Trenc. The film had an ensemble cast of Ben Stiller in the lead role, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, and Robin Williams. It tells the story of a divorced father who applies for a job as a night watchman at New York City's American Museum of Natural History and subsequently discovers that the exhibits, animated by a magical Egyptian artifact, the tablet of Akhmenrah, come to life at night. 20th Century Fox released the film on December 22, 2006, and it grossed $574.5 million worldwide, becoming the 5th highest-grossing film of 2006, but received mixed reviews from critics.
In New York City, Larry Daley is a divorced aspiring inventor bouncing between jobs and apartments. His former wife Erica is sympathetic to his situation, but considers him a bad example to their ten-year-old son Nick, an elementary schooler who considers quitting ice hockey and plans to become a bond trader like his mother's fiancé Don when he grows up; while Larry worries that Nick admires Don instead of him, especially after Nick decides to invite Don to Career Day at his school. Larry is hired as the night security guard at the Museum of Natural History, replacing retiring guard Cecil Fredericks and his colleagues Gus and Reginald. Cecil gives Larry a special instructions manual, warning him not to "let anything in... or out".
Cecil, Reginald, and Gus check on Larry, who has decided to quit, but Nick and Don stop by to congratulate him on his new job. Larry decides to stay for his son's sake, and Cecil advises reading up on history. Larry is better able to control the exhibits, but is forced to extinguish a fire that the Neanderthals' had caused in their own display, while Dexter steals Larry's keys again and unlocks a window, allowing a Neanderthal to jump out the window and escape onto the street, upon seeing a group of homeless people using a fire pit. Frustrated, Larry again decides to quit, and is unable to save the escaped Neanderthal from disintegrating from the rising sun, while his remains are swept up by a street sweeper. Nick witnesses museum director Dr. McPhee fire Larry over the damaged Neanderthal exhibit, though Larry convinces him to reconsider with him clearing up the misunderstanding with Nick. Rebecca Hutman, a museum guide and historian writing her dissertation on Sacagawea, believes Larry is mocking her when he tells her the museum's nighttime secret.
Larry brings Nick to the museum but nothing comes to life, and they discover Cecil, Gus and Reginald stealing the tablet and have deactivated it to stop the exhibits from interferring. Like the exhibits, the elderly guards receive enhanced vitality from the tablet, and have plotted to steal it along with other valuable artifacts to fund their retirement and frame Larry for their thievery. Nick reactivates the tablet, bringing the museum back to life and a chase ensues throughout the museum, but the chase is halted when Cecil snatches the tablet away and locks Nick and Larry in the Egyptian room. Larry releases Ahkmenrah's mummy from his sarcophagus, and the pharaoh helps Larry and Nick escape. They find the other exhibits fighting amongst themselves, and Larry convinces them to unite to catch the guards and recover the tablet.
It was the highest-grossing film in its opening weekend, grossing $30.8 million and playing in 3,685 theaters, with a $8,258 per-theater average. For the four-day Christmas holiday weekend, it took in $42.2 million.[4] The movie was also released in IMAX large screen format, often on-site at museums of science or natural history such as the Pacific Science Center in Seattle.
Museum officials at the American Museum of Natural History have credited the film for increasing the number of visitors during the holiday season by almost 20%. According to a museum official, between December 22, 2006, and January 7, 2007, there were 50,000 more visitors than during the same period the prior year.[21]
Hang out with your fellow explorers and enjoy delicious snacks, breakfast and coffee. Check out awesome specimens, do hands-on experiments and see the museum as you never have before. What will you discover after dark?
To ensure the health and safety of our guests, staff and volunteers, we have carefully developed new health and safety protocols following guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Drexel University and in consultation with national museum organizations as well as fellow museums around the world, across the nation and in Philadelphia.
We recommend bringing comfortable clothes with several layers to sleep in as the temperature may adjust through the night. Shoes are required when moving around the museum, so you may consider bringing slip-ons for a late-night restroom visit. Reusable water bottles and coffee mugs are encouraged. Headphones are required if you need to use your phone after lights out. While the museum does not get totally dark, we also recommend bringing a small flashlight.
Snack typically consists of a piece of fruit and a small, bagged snack like chips or pretzels. There is also hot tea and coffee for adults, plus juice and water. Breakfast typically consists of fruit, bagels and cereal, as well as hot tea, coffee, juice and water. Coffee and water are available all night.
Groups are welcome to join all public overnight dates, pending ticket availability. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more standard registrations. Once the tickets are added to your cart, the discount will automatically be applied at checkout. You can also contact reserv...@ansp.org or 215-299-1060 to book directly or to find out how many tickets may still be available for a larger group. These public events sell out quickly, so if you would like to book for a group we recommend reserving your spots as soon as you can. If you would like to book a private overnight, please contact us and we would be delighted to discuss dates and program information.
Check-in for Night in the Museum begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Parkway Lobby Entrance (front entrance) of the museum. If you need to use the accessible entrance of the museum on 19th Street, please let the security guard know when you arrive that you are here for the Night in the Museum program and they will contact staff to assist you with check-in. We will have the list of participants printed when check-in begins so you do not need to bring a receipt or ticket. If you are part of a group booking of any size, you must know the name of the person who bought your ticket in order to check-in, including scout, party and school group bookings.
On the last Friday of select months, from 6-9 pm, guests of all ages can enjoy extended hours of exploration at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium. Each Night at the Museum is a different theme, which includes various interactive science crafts, activities, exhibits, planetarium shows, and a chance to view the night sky in Palm Beach County's only public observatory (Weather permitting. Please call before the event to check if Observatory is open).
Just for the night owls among us, check out our list of all the late museum hours in NYC you should know about. Extra perk: Some of these late-night hours happen to coincide with free or cheaper-than-normal admission, too.
Dance in the towering Museum Gallery, transformed into an intergalactic nightclub with some of the best electronic music DJs from Seattle and beyond. Partiers can choose from an eclectic mix of drinks and food trucks to fuel their night of dancing, while virtual reality experiences, photo ops and space-themed activities add to the fun.
San Francisco has plenty to offer visitors after dark: trend-setting restaurants, world-renowned performance venues, and bars and nightclubs that cater to every crowd. But did you know that San Francisco Bay Area museums are some of the hottest spots for a memorable night out? Check out the full list below for the best opportunities to learn a little while having a lot of fun.
Opened in 2004, the museum provides innovative exhibitions and programming around craft and design that engage and stimulate visitors. Evening programs for adults are frequently offered. Check the museum website for full details.
Dedicated to providing local artists the opportunity to showcase work reflecting the artistic and cultural richness of the African Diaspora, the museum hosts public dialogues, artist open houses, and film discussions intended to stimulate conversations on race, identity and culture. Visit the museum website for full details. www.moadsf.org
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