Long Night of Museums

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.

"Mystery in a box" is the challenge of the National Museum of Military History to its visitors at the Night of Museums, which will take place on Saturday night. At the National Polytechnic Museum will be opened the exhibition "40 Years of Personal Computers Pravets".
 

This year's Night of Museums marks a record high participation - with more than 60 partner institutions in Bucharest and events held in 36 counties, event manager Dragos Neamu announced on Wednesday. "What makes me most happy is that at each edition we improved our participation record.

The 14th edition of the European Museum Night will take place on May 19th.

Tens of museums and galleries in the country are expected to join the European initiative with interesting exhibitions, concerts and various art events.

With the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv set to become European Capital of Culture in 2019, its annual night of culture is also growing into a bigger and bigger festival every year.

On September 11 and 12, art, music, opera and even archaeology will be part of more than 100 events in over than 70 locations around the city.

President Klaus Iohannis has launched, on Saturday, a call to all Romanians to attend the Night of Museums event as a way to rediscover the national patrimony and has addressed to Bucharesters especially the invitation to visit the Cotroceni National Museum on the grounds of the Cotroceni Palace, the seat of the presidency.

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Nearly 30 museums, among which, as a first, the National Bank of Romania Museum, and 20 cultural organizations will be open on the Night of Museums 2015 in Bucharest, on Saturday night, ready to offer visitors a diverse programme of events that includes exhibitions, children's workshops, concerts, film projections, as well as ballet and pantomime shows.

The Night of Museums will take place in Bulgaria on Saturday, with tens of museums and galleries opening their doors until midnight for visitors to explore their exhibitions for free.

The European Night of the Museums is held annually around the International Museum Day, which is marked on May 18.

BELGRADE - The Night of Museums will take place this year on May 16, between 5 p.m. and 1 a.m., at cultural institutions in 47 towns across Serbia.

As many as 72 venues will open their doors to visitors in Belgrade, the organizers announced.

BELGRADE - "Museums of Serbia, Ten Days from 10 to 10", an event that will offer museum programmes from 10 am to 10 pm with entrance free of charge, will premiere from May 9 through 18.