NASA — A Human Adventure: After Dark

Overview

Whenever May 4 rolls around, it's time to utter one phrase: "may the fourth be with you". This year, it's time to utter those words while surrounded by space items.

Yes, get ready for another night at the museum. Given what's on display at Queensland Museum at the moment, the revelry will feel a little out of this world. Walking, talking, drinking and partying like you're in space is on the agenda at QM's latest After Dark shindig, which is all about soaring beyond the earth as part of the museum's NASA — A Human Adventure showcase.

There'll be music, drinks and demonstrations — plus attendees will get free rein, peering not only at the a whole host of exhibits featuring more than 250 items, including pieces that have actually left the earth and come back, but also feasting your eyes on the rest of the joint's displays.

You'll be knocking back beverages; examining rocket engines, space food, space suits, lunar cameras and moon boots; pondering life beyond our pale blue dot; and hearing plenty of references to Star Wars, we're guessing. BYO lightsaber.

A word of warning: these shindigs often sell out so you'll want to nab a ticket quickly.