January 30, 2019 - As most of you are probably aware, the ‘Long Night of Museums’, also known as Museum Night, returns this Friday, February 1, 2019. The 14th edition of this favorite event will be held throughout Croatia under the theme "Museums - Innovations and Digital Future”.
“Croatian museums use state-of-the-art technologies in their everyday practices, which involves an innovative and creative view of the museum’s possibilities and greater availability of museum content to new segments of museum audiences, through various digital platforms, mobile applications, tools, VR (Virtual Reality, AE (Augmented Reality), and many other technological innovations," reads the Museum Night website.
The Croatian Museum Association (HMD) called on museums, galleries and similar institutions to propose their programmes on this topic by January 11.
Many establishments in Split signed up to participate in this Friday’s event, including the Archaeological Museum, Ethnographic Museum, Meštrović Gallery, Škola Gallery, HGK County Chamber Split, the Croatian-French Association, City Museum of Split, Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, the Split University Library, Poljud Stadium, the Starry Village Mosor, and others.
You can find the full program of each participating location on the Museum Night’s official website.
Last year, Museum Night was held in over 200 museums and similar institutions in about 100 cities and towns across Croatia under the title "Museums and Sports - Faster, Higher, Stronger".
Fourteen years ago, when this event was organized in Croatia for the first time, only six museums in Zagreb joined the campaign.
The initiative was launched in Germany in 1997, followed by France. As of 2005, it became a Europe-wide cultural event in which museums and cultural institutions in an area cooperate to remain open late into the night to attract visitors.
In Croatia, admission to all Museum Night venues is free. The event lasts from 6 pm to 1 am.
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