Long Night of Museums
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The Long Night of Museums (German: Lange Nacht der Museen) is a cultural event organized together by multiple museums and cultural institutions in a location during which the establishments remain open late into the night. Marketed together, the event seeks to introduce new individuals into the cultural institutions.
The first Long Night of Museums took place in Berlin in 1997. Since then, the number of participating institutions and exhibitions has risen from 12 to 125. A common entrance pass both allows visitors to access all spots and to access public transportation to reach the various spots.
Because the concept has been so well-received (154,000 individuals took part in the January 2005 Berlin night), the nights have now expanded and taken place in over 120 cities. In addition to the Langen Nacht der Museen in Berlin, a Nuit Blanche has taken place in Paris and a museums-n8 event in Amsterdam. Coordinated long nights organized by ORF have also taken place in Austria, South Tyrol, and Liechtenstein. In Switzerland long nights have taken place in Basel, Bern, Lucerne, St. Gallen, and Zürich.
In Poland, this event is called simply Night of Museums (Polish: Noc Muzeów). First edition took place in 2004 in Kraków.
