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Museums at Night was a twice-yearly festival of late openings, sleepovers and special events taking place in museums, galleries, libraries, archive and heritage sites in the United Kingdom. It was affiliated with the European
The BBC History Magazine Guide to Museums at Night 2013
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Museums at Night was a twice-yearly festival of late openings, sleepovers and special events taking place in museums, galleries, libraries, archive and heritage sites in the United Kingdom. It was affiliated with the European Night of Museums
The Long Night of Museums (german: Lange Nacht der Museen), or the Night of Museums, and, since 2005, the European Night of Museums, is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions to remain open late into the night to introduce ...
programme, and took place on weekends in late May (near to International Museum Day
International Museum Day (IMD) is an international day held annually on or around 18 May, coordinated by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The event highlights a specific theme which changes every year reflecting a relevant theme or ...
) and late October. It ceased operations in January 2020, through lack of funding.
Museums at Night was core funded by Arts Council England
Arts Council England is an arm's length non-departmental public body of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. It is also a registered charity. It was formed in 1994 when the Arts Council of Great Britain was divided into three s ...
and administered by Culture24
Culture24, originally the 24 Hour Museum, is a British charity which publishes websites, ''Culture24'', ''Museum Crush'' and ''Show Me'', about visual culture and heritage in the United Kingdom, as well as supplying data and support services to ...
. For Museums at Night weekend 2009, cultural and heritage venues in the UK staged 157 events, attracting over 34,000 visitors. There were combined cultural and heritage programmes offered by multiple organisations in many United Kingdom towns and cities, including Stockport, Bath, Dorchester, Norwich, Liverpool and NewcastleGateshead. The largest single programme within the festival was that organised in Newcastle Gateshead, covering over 50 venues under the title '' The Late Shows''.
Participants
The "Connect!" competition between museums and other cultural hosting institutions engaged artists to produce art for the festival weekend. One of the artists who participated in Museums at Night during May 2013 through The Late Shows wasJulia Vogl
Julia Vogl is an artist originally from Washington, D.C. who lives and works in London, England. She is a social sculptor, and primarily makes public art. Through a process of community engagement, her works build bright color into existing ar ...
, who created a chandelier with the help of members of the public, using 2500 recycled plastic bottles.http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/art433736 Culture24 interview. Davy and Kristin McGuire participated in Museums at Night in November 2015 with ''Starkers'', bringing the Williamson Art Gallery and Museum
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum is an art gallery and museum situated in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England and houses Wirral's art collection.
History
The art gallery and museum opened on 1 December 1928, the single-storey building is Neo-G ...
's statue ''Pauline'' to life, animating her to give her opinions on the visitors to the gallery over the years.
See also
*Light Night
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Light Night is an annual cultural event which first happened in the city of Leeds in October 2005, as part of the launch of the region-wide Illuminate Cultural Festival.
Based on the European model of Nuit Blanche ...
*Nuit Blanche
Nuit Blanche () (White Night) is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival of a city. A Nuit Blanche typically has museums, private and public art galleries, and other cultural institutions open and free of charge, with the centre of the ...
*Long Night of Museums
The Long Night of Museums (german: Lange Nacht der Museen), or the Night of Museums, and, since 2005, the European Night of Museums, is a cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions to remain open late into the night to introduce ...
References
External links
*{{official, http://www.museumsatnight.org.ukThe BBC History Magazine Guide to Museums at Night 2013
Nightlife Arts festivals in the United Kingdom Museum events