Festival «Long Night of the Museums» in Berlin (Lange Nacht der Museen) – is an annual project involving about 100 different cultural institutions in the German capital. It takes place in the second half of August.
As part of the festival, museums, galleries, exhibition halls, archives, collections, memorials, historical monuments and cultural centers of the city open their doors to everyone on the night from Saturday to Sunday. Guests and residents of Berlin this night can plunge into the multi-layered culture of this beautiful German city by attending all kinds of cultural events as part of the festival.
The museum landscape of the German capital amazes with its scope and diversity. After all, Berlin – consists of 170 museums and collections, more than 200 private galleries and almost 300 exhibitions per day, and the total area of all participants in the «museum night» – is about 100 museums, exhibition centers, galleries, archives, palaces and castles, which is almost 400 sq. kilometers. The treasures presented in Berlin – museums are luxurious and priceless, all museums and collections are of global importance.
By the way, «Long Night of Museums» – is a well-known and popular project in many countries, including Russia. But it was invented and first held here, in Berlin, in 1997, with the aim of increasing the attractiveness of the city for tourists. At the beginning, only two dozen museums took part in it. But over time, the festival gained momentum and today attracts many spectators from different countries. One of the fundamental goals of – is to introduce people, attract and interest museums in cultural heritage. At the same time, the festival is always informal.
«The long night of Museums» is not just a display of historical, archaeological or painting collections, it is a kind of entertaining and cultural event. In addition to the usual excursions to existing exhibitions, the city's exhibition grounds prepare a special night program for spectators: concerts, lectures, musical performances, theatrical performances, film screenings, readings, reports, and art workshops are open. In addition, there are even culinary events, and many restaurants offer visitors a special menu that night.
For the convenience of tourists, buses run along specially designed routes, allowing visitors to move freely from one museum to another. There is a single ticket to all museums of the project and includes transport services.
With the nature of the festival and the variety of the program, «Long Night Museums» makes art more accessible to the general public. Every year this festival attracts more and more tourists from different countries to Berlin. And the Germans themselves are not averse to taking a break from everyday life and participating in this cultural event.
Berlin Festival «Long night Museums» is one of the most important and popular summer events in the world of culture of the capital of Germany. Museums and cultural institutions of the city appear in all their glory that night, and the evening lighting of buildings, festive atmosphere and a lively wave of communication allow every art lover to find something unusual and interesting for themselves here.