Romanian museums open after dark for the Saturday European museums night

A new yearly round of midnight museum visits is up this weekend, when we're celebrating the European Museum Holiday. You will be able to visit several museums in Bucharest and in other Romanian cities during the night between Saturday and Sunday – May 15 to May 16. Apart from the museum visits, the celebration includes music and dance shows, film and theater and special interactive events. Some of the museums have special events before or after the museum open night. See below the list of events at the Bucharest museums: National Art Museum 49-53 Calea Victoriei; free access in the European Art Gallery and the National Gallery Saturday, May 15, Sunday, May 16, 11,00 – 19,00 – 'Goya's caprices' – paid entry Saturday, May 15, 21,30 – 22,30 – Statues show, with Masca theater actors Museums night – 16,00 to 04,00 hours The National Museum of Contemporary Arts 2-4 Izvor St., Parliament Palace E4 wing Museums nights – 21,00 to 03,00 hours Saturday, May 15, 23,00 – 05,00 Party with Alex Jijian, Heathen Audio, Super Giuser, Cos Mir National Geology Museum 2nd Soseaua Kisellef Museums night– 19,00 to 01,00 hours Friday, May 14, Horezu ceramics exhibition, crystal & jewelry fair Saturday, May 15, 21,00 – Romanian music: Alina Sorescu, Andreea from Amadeus, Senti National George Enescu Museum 141 Calea Victoriei Museums night 20,00 – 05,00 hours National History Museum 12 Calea Victoriei Museums night 18,00 – 03,00 hours; dance, Syrian folklore program, theater plays The Romanian Literature National Museum 12 Dacia Blvd. Museums night 10,00 – 03,00 hours; music and poetry events, Jazz show and medieval music Saturday, May 15, midnight- meeting with director and actors of the film 'Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier' (If I want to whistle, I whistle), followed by movie screening. King Ferdinand National Defense Museum 125-127 Mircea Vulcanescu Museums night 20,00 – 01,00 hours Village Museum Dimitrie Gusti 28 Soseaua Kiseleff Museums morning 09,00 – 14,00 hours; Pottery fair The Romanian Peasant's Museum 3 Soseaua Kiseleff Museums night 18,00 – 02,00 hours Mexico traditions, China folkloric paintings Bucharest Municipality Museum 2 IC Bratianu Blvd. Museums night 14,00 – 04,00 hours; Pre-Colombian civilizations Sunday, May 16, 09,30 – 11,00 – old vehicles between 1912 – 1942 – in the museum's yard