Today: Many Museums and Galleries in Bulgaria will participate in the "European Night of Museums” - Free Entrance

More than 50 museums and galleries in Sofia will join the "European Night of Museums" initiative. With free admission, there will be exhibitions, concerts, workshops, films and organized tours in cultural spaces in Sofia and the country.

The French Institute in our country in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the Metropolitan Municipality are organizers of the European Night of Museums for the 19th year in a row.

The media library of the French Institute on "Slaveykov Square" will offer selected experiences from Paris from 4 p.m. - people will be able to virtually explore the Seine, the Eiffel Tower, the City Hall of the French capital and the Opera Garnier.

The Museum of Sofia will mark the event with educational workshops and guided tours.

The National Museum of Military History will challenge people to participate in the #EnterVHistory game specially developed for the Night of the Museums. Walking down the path of the past, late in the day visitors will have the opportunity to learn little-known facts about iconic exhibits with augmented reality and a prize game. there will also be a summer cinema with a screening of the film "Remember the War 1915 - 1918", telling about the Bulgarian participation in the First World War.

At the National Polytechnic Museum from 5 p.m. in the afternoon there will be a workshop for children, as well as a fashion show with outfits made from recycled materials.

Sofia University will participate for the first time in the European Night of Museums. The four Alma Mater museums will be open, as well as the university library.

With free visits to the Museum of Silicone Figures next to the Tsarevets Fortress and to the "Boris Denev" Art Gallery, Veliko Tarnovo joins the ...