This event, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication since 2005, has become an essential date in the French cultural calendar. This year, the 14th European Night of Museums will take place this week, on Saturday, May 19, 2018.
From Moscow to Madrid, from London to Istanbul, it is an opportunity for the public to reclaim the masterpieces found in the approximately 3,000 museums spread across thirty European countries and more than 1,300 museums in France. These will offer a wide choice of programs. It is also a unique moment to visit collections and exhibitions for free and in the evening.
A rich and diverse program awaits, featuring exchanges, meetings, discoveries, original and participatory experiences, fun activities, performances, shows, concerts, screenings, and other unusual journeys to enjoy with family or friends.
Once again this year, for the 6th time, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of National Education are proposing “La classe, l’oeuvre !” (The class, the artwork!), a program where students (from kindergarten to high school) present artworks on the evening of the European Night of Museums.
The website and the Night’s social networks will also be mobilized through special online operations organized with the event’s partners and the #NuitDesMusées hashtag.
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Mademoiselle Bon Plan’s selection for Paris and the Ile-de-France:
The Cernuschi Museum
A sensory journey through the history of Asian arts at the Cernuschi Museum, with olfactory experiences, multi-voice tours, and tea tastings offered while exploring the exhibition “Perfumes of China: The Culture of Incense in the Time of Emperors.”
Cernuschi Museum
7 Avenue Velasquez, 75008 Paris
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The Musée National Picasso-Paris
The Musée National Picasso-Paris will host a performance by Renaud Auguste-Dormeuil in its main courtyard: ‘The Day Before’, which invites viewers to observe the star map from the night before the bombing of Guernica.
Saturday, May 19, 2018, from 6:30 PM to midnight
Musée National Picasso-Paris
5 Rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris
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The Musée d’Orsay
“Monet Night” at the Musée d’Orsay (Paris): rediscover several of Claude Monet’s masterpieces with guides, as well as concerts by the Big Band Umlaut, including one dedicated to young audiences.
Musée d’Orsay
1 Rue de la Légion d’Honneur, 75007 Paris
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La Monnaie de Paris
La Monnaie de Paris is participating in this night for the first time, focusing on the theme of metal, and invites you to dive into 1,150 years of the institution’s history and expertise: engraving demonstrations and themed guided tours about Europe.
La Monnaie de Paris
11 Quai de Conti, 75006 Paris
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The Musée du Quai Branly
On the occasion of the 14th European Night of Museums, the Musée du Quai Branly is offering “flash tours” throughout the evening on the collections plateau and “thrill tours” of the exhibition Hells and Ghosts of Asia. The temporary exhibitions Paintings of the Far Away and Bettina Rheims’ “Vous êtes finies, douces figures” will also be open for free access.
from 6:30 PM to midnight
Musée du Quai Branly
37 Quai Branly, 75007 Paris
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National Archaeology Museum – National Estate of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
On the program: ‘musico-archéo’, a journey into the imagination at the sources of millennial myths with the Calliopée Ensemble; guided tour of the museum’s collections; museum curators will present the Edouard Piette collection in the historic room, which will be exceptionally open all evening.
National Estate of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
place Charles de Gaulle 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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Nocturnal journey in the Hauts-de-Seine Department in its 3 departmental museums
For the European Night of Museums, the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council is offering cultural events at the Vallée-aux-Loups Departmental Estate in Châtenay-Malabry and at the Sceaux Departmental Estate.
On the program:
- Sceaux Departmental Estate Museum: ‘Petite Nuit de Sceaux’, court entertainment, large live ‘game of the goose’ at the Orangerie, from 8 PM to 11 PM.
- Vallée-aux-Loups Departmental Estate – Maison de Chateaubriand: ‘Goethe and Chateaubriand’ exhibition. Crossed perspectives on landscapes in the house, from 8 PM to 11 PM and literary wandering with the actors of the Studio Théâtre d’Asnières in the house and park, starting at 8 PM.
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All that’s left for me to do is wish you all a wonderful night, under the banner of museums and culture.
