Long Night of Museums

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Artistic performance "Light and gravitation" at National Museum in Warsaw (Night of Museums 2007)
Artistic performance "Light and gravitation" at National Museum in Warsaw (Night of Museums 2007)
Long Night of Museums 2007 in Łódź
Long Night of Museums 2007 in Łódź
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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, Italy, 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 2003 in Poznań in Poznań National Museum.

In Bulgaria under the name Night of museums and galleries this event was successfully held for the first time on a national scale on the 30th of September 2005 in Plovdiv thanks to the initiative of Sariev Galleryand the civil committee “Night of Museums and Galleries – Plovdiv”. Now The Night becomes a really successful cultural product emblematic for Plovdiv that attracts many tourists, guest of the town and specialized public.

Museums in Great Yarmouth, England are also participating.

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