Following the closing of the Jurassic Lounge, The Australian Museum will be opening its doors every Thursday evening until the end of January for Tequila Sunsets – a chill night of Mexican food, Latin DJs and a ‘pinata installation’ by Mexican visual artist Sergio Plata.

The Australian Museum is currently exhibiting Aztecs, an intriguing look at the dramatically short-lived rise and fall of the Aztec empire. The exhibit will run until Sunday February 1, showcasing more than 200 priceless artefacts from some of Mexico’s most renowned museums.

To cool off and relax during the summer months, the museum will be holding a weekly Thursday event from 5-9pm, where people can go and socialise after hours and enjoy the exhibition at their leisure.

On Thursday December 11, in honour of the Aztecs’ discovery of chocolate, there will be a chocolate and beer tasting night sponsored by 4 Pines Brewery, with special guest Galit Segev. Other discussions will focus on ritual sacrifice, astronomy and a feminist critique of the indigenous life before and after the empire’s fall.

Tequila Sunsets will run from Thursday December 4 – Thursday January 29. Tickets can be purchased from the Australian Museum website, along with tickets for night talks.

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