Weekend calendar: Night of Museums, Cinepolitica, Romanian Design Week, Romanian Creative Week, Festival of Pirates, and more
The weekend of the presidential elections run-off brings film and design festivals, the crowd-pleaser Night of Museums, and a Festival of Pirates in the Danube Delta.<o:p></o:p>
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The weekend of the presidential elections run-off brings film and design festivals, the crowd-pleaser Night of Museums, and a Festival of Pirates in the Danube Delta.
In Bucharest:
Romanian Design Week
May 16 – May 25
From curated exhibitions and urban installations to tours of independent spaces and architectural studios, the event brings together over 150 organizations and six formats dedicated to the design of today and tomorrow. More on the program here.
Night of Museums
May 17
More than 70 museums in the country are expected to attend the event that sees museums and other cultural institutions open their doors to the public afterhours. The Bucharest City Hall (pictured) and the Romanian Athenaeum are among the venues participating. Updates are posted here.
Cinepolitica
Until May 17
The Romanian Peasant Museum Cinema hosts the festival, which screens seven fiction and documentary feature films on current political and social topics, most of them national premieres. More here.
Hoinar.Odyssey
May 15 – May 20
Five performances, five art installations, four debates and three workshops and concerts with students and teachers are part of the program of the event, where travel is the focus. More details here.
European Film Festival
Until May 18
The event will screen more than 40 feature films, 28 of which are national premieres. The festival will also present two selections of short films, also screened as national premieres. More details here.
