This year’s edition of the Night of Museums, scheduled for May 14, will see more than 170 museums, galleries, cultural institutes and centers, palaces and castles, and other venues open their doors to visitors.

The program covers exhibitions, artistic interventions, screenings, performances, workshops, concerts, and interactive tours. Overall, more than 120 events have been announced in cities across the country, the organizers have said.

In Bucharest, this year’s Night of Museums circuit includes so far more than 50 museums and cultural venues. In Cluj-Napoca, 13 venues have already registered for the event, and in Iaşi, six.

The event was started 16 years ago by France’s Culture Ministry, under the patronage of the Council of Europe, UNESCO, and the International Council of Museums. In Romania, it is organized by the National Museum Network (RNMR)

In 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 60 museums and institutions marked the Night of Museums on November 14, with events held primarily online.

Last year, some 190 cultural venues in 73 localities in the country took part in the event.

The program is updated here and on the communication channels of the cultural institutions involved.

(Photo: Night of Museums at the National Museum of Art of Romania by Albertophotography | Dreamstime.com)

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