MUSEUMS
NIGHT VISION
life once the doors are closed to the public. While such a scenario can’t be exactly rep- licated – and few of us would really want to be chased by a dinosaur, Attila the Hun or an Egyptian mummy – visitors can experi- ence attractions after hours during the European Night of the Museums.
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On 15 May, more than 2,500 museums of art, history and sciences from 40 European countries will take part in the French initiative European Night of Museums, also known as La Nuit Européenne des Musées. Coordinator Frauke Josenhans says: “Since its creation in 2005, we’ve constructed and strengthened an effective network of European museums around a common event. Based on a creative and convivial approach, our aim is to encourage the widest audience possible, especially young people and those not familiar with museums, to come and dis- cover the collections on display.” Highlights of the programme include
a performance by rock groups in Bosnia- Herzegovina’s Museum of Republika Srpska, a celebration of Monet’s Water Lilies at the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, a jazz concert at the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest, a dramatisation of Galileo’s invention of the telescope at Museo di Storia della Scienza in Florence, Italy and a workshop at the State Historical Museums in Moscow, Russia, where chil-
n the fi lm Night at the Museum, a secu- rity guard has quite a challenge on his hands when all the exhibits come to
Dancing the night away on HMS Belfast and sleeping in the Cabinet War Rooms are among the events being held during the European Night of the Museums. Kathleen Whyman fi nds out more about what happens after the lights go out
The project, also known as La Nuit Européenne des Musées, originated in France in 2005 and this year 40 European countries will take part
dren can make copies of prehistoric tools and bronze jewels. In the Czech Republic, free transport will be provided to Brno City’s 16 museums, which will all open until midnight. Museums and galleries in Bulgaria, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain and the UK are also taking part.
MUSEUMS AT NIGHT
The UK has extended the event to cover an entire weekend from 14-16 May. The Museums at Night weekend is funded by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) and coordinated by Culture24, which has a database of 4,000 museums and galleries and works with La Nuit Européenne des Musées. In 2009, the weekend opened with a
1940s dance hosted on the deck of HMS Belfast – the historical ship that served dur- ing World War II and the Korean War.
The Imperial War Museum in London is one of the 180 museums and galleries already signed up to this year’s scheme
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More than 150 attractions got involved
with activities across the country, includ- ing a showing of horror fi lms alongside Egyptian mummies, torch-lit tours, sleep- overs and speed dating and around 34,000 visitors attended activities over the week- end. Jane Finnis, director of Culture24 was more than pleased with the feedback. “More than 80 per cent of visitors rated their experience as eight or above out of 10,” she says. “And more than 60 per cent were new to the venue they attended.” This year’s event is shaping up to be
even more successful with 180 museums and galleries already signed up and more
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