Museums at Night (UK)
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Museums at Night is an annual weekend of late openings, sleepovers and special events taking place in museums, galleries, libraries, archive and heritage sites all over the UK. It is affiliated with the Nuit des Musées programme across Europe. It takes place on the weekend before International Museum Day, May 18th, and in 2011 will run across the weekend of Friday 13th - Sunday 15th May 2011.
Museums at Night is funded by the MLA
and administered by Culture24.
For Museums at Night weekend 2009, cultural and heritage venues in the UK staged 157 events, attracting over 34,000 visitors.
Museums at Night weekend sees combined cultural and heritage programmes offered by multiple organisations in many UK cities, including Stockport, Bath, Dorchester, Norwich, Liverpool and NewcastleGateshead.
Museums at Night is funded by the MLA
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council is a non-departmental public body in England and a registered charity with a remit to promote improvement and innovation in the area of museums, libraries and archives...
and administered by Culture24.
For Museums at Night weekend 2009, cultural and heritage venues in the UK staged 157 events, attracting over 34,000 visitors.
Museums at Night weekend sees combined cultural and heritage programmes offered by multiple organisations in many UK cities, including Stockport, Bath, Dorchester, Norwich, Liverpool and NewcastleGateshead.