More than 75 museums, bringing together 210 venues from all over the country, will participate on Saturday in the 21st edition of the Night of Museums 2025, with the Ministry of Culture officially supporting the event for the first time.

An impressive number of 500 specialists in the field of heritage and museum education will organize 677 activities aimed at all categories of the public, from the youngest visitors to the mature public, passionate about history, art, science and tradition.

In Bucharest, the National Museum of Art of Romania joins the 2025 edition of the Night of Museums with a special program, offering access to all five permanent galleries and historical spaces located in the headquarters in Calea Victoriei 49-53.

From 11:00 to 22:00 (last entrance at 21:00), the Gallery of Old Romanian Art, the Gallery of Modern Romanian Art, the Gallery of European Art, the Gallery of Oriental Art and the Gallery of European Decorative Art will be open.

The public can also visit the Royal Dining Room, the Voivodes' Stairs and the Throne Hall of the former Royal Palace.

On Saturday, the related museums - the Museum of Art Collections, Theodor Pallady Museum and the K.H. Zambaccian Museum - will be closed.

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Bucharest City Hall will open its doors to the general public on Saturday, the European Night of Museums, from 18:00-24:00, with free admission, guided tours, exhibitions and live music.

Guided tours will start at 18:00, at 15-minute intervals, and the last entrance will be at 23:30.

The exhibitions on view capture 'the cultural and architectural evolution of the city, as well as the contemporary challenges of heritage conservation and protection'.

The exhibitions that can be visited by those who are interested capture 'the cultural and architectural evolution of the city, as well as the contemporary challenges related to the preservation and protection of heritage'. On view will thus be the photo exhibition 'Intersections in the Creative Quarter' by Cornel Lazia, organized by The Institute and the Cartierul Creativ/Creative Quarter, and the exhibition 'ARHimagini Club A' by architect Mirel Leventer, which presents a unique collection of images from the period 1969-1989, when Club A, a symbolic place of cultural resistance during the communist period, was a meeting place for young talents and those seeking freedom through art.

The exhibition program of the 'Open City Hall' event is complemented by the project 'Reducing the seismic vulnerability of the built environment - a pressing partnership for the protection of life, cultural heritage and society', carried out by the Municipal Administration for Building Seismic Risk Consolidation. The exhibition documents, through images, plans and drawings, the restoration and consolidation of buildings that are part of the city's architectural heritage, emphasizing the importance of correct and sustainable interventions for their preservation in the face of seismic risks.

The atmosphere in the inner courtyard of the Palace will be entertained by musical moments offered by the band Byron, one of the most appreciated alternative rock bands on the local scene. Dan Byron (vocals, guitar, flute), Sergiu '6' Mitrofan (keyboards, guitar, vocals), Dany Serrano (guitar), Laszlo Demeter (bass) and Andrei Ilie (drums) will offer the audience 'electrifying moments with an eclectic sound, from progressive rock to jazz influences'.

Another highlight of the evening will be the participatory installation 'Bucharest ACUM', which invites the inhabitants and visitors of the Capital to become 'active actors in shaping the future of the city'.

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At the National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, on the European Night of Museums, visitors are expected, between 18:00 - 20:00 (entry time of the last visitor) to visit the permanent exhibition 'Christian Law', where 'each room speaks about the ritual of beliefs and the beauty of Romanian art'.

Six additional temporary exhibitions will be open: 'Portret/Atelier. Ana Maria Ariciu', at the The new Gallery Hall, 'Borders and Garments', at the Sala Tancred Banateanu,'Stela's Stories', at the Acquarium Hall, 'Beyond yesterday. Anthropological journey in the Balkans in the footsteps of the Manakia brothers in 1900', in the Media Hall, 'Je suis Mahala' - Eugen Raportoru's personal exhibition at MNTRplusC (in the presence of the artist), which will be open until 23.00.

At the Holy Saints Constantine and Helen Fair, craftsmen from all parts of the country will bring to the museum's courtyard objects that have been skillfully crafted or restored over the winter: towels, garments, traditional blouses 'ii' from Bucovina, Mehedinti or Breaza, veils, vests embroidered with silk thread, buckles, carpets from Oltenia, icons, jugs and pitchers, wooden household objects.

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The National Geological Museum, located in the heart of the capital, opens its doors to the general public on Saturday, during the Night of Museums.

From 10:00 in the morning until 21:00 (last admission time), visitors are invited to explore for free an exciting museum experience that combines science, education, culture, art and natural history in an emblematic Romanian research space.

There will be several exhibitions open: the temporary exhibition 'The natural and cultural heritage of Dobrogea' - an incursion into the geological history and unique biodiversity of the region, the exhibition with the sale of crystals, jewelry, semi-precious stones and the permanent exhibition, which brings together over 85,000 exhibits showing the evolution of the Earth, fossils, rocks, crystals and meteorites, all in a historic monument building, with a special atmosphere

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The National Museum of Romanian History (MNIR) will welcome its visitors on Saturday 13:00 - 21:00 and Sunday 10:00 - 18:00 with three large permanent exhibitions - the Historical Treasury, the Copy of Trajan's Column and the Lapidarium, as well as a series of temporary exhibitions.

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Temporary exhibitions, nocturnal insect collection activities and bat spotting in the museum courtyard, movie screenings offered by Digi World, artistic moments are among the proposals of the National Museum of Natural History Grigore Antipa for the Night of Museums event.

The visitors are invited to admire the temporary exhibition ''#2 Albania, pages from nature!', recently opened at the Antipa Museum, and between 17:00 - 19:00 they will be able to enjoy artistic moments offered by two choirs of the Marin Preda Theoretical High School.

Between 17:00 and 23:00, in front of the museum, the astROmania team will offer guests the opportunity to observe the Sun and the stars of the night through the telescopes provided and learn about the meteorites.

From 21:30 until 22:30 guests are invited in the courtyard of the museum to participate in the entomological collection of nocturnal insects with the help of light sources, under the coordination of the museum specialists.

Visitors will learn from the museum researchers more information and curiosities about bats - how the little creatures communicate and how they can be intercepted with special equipment - in a series of activities in the museum courtyard between 21:30 and 22:30.

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Visiting the permanent exhibition and a temporary exhibition of textile art, organizing guided tours in the garden and a jazz concert are among the activities that will be organized on Saturday, between 12:00 and 22:00, during the Night of Museums at the National Museum of Maps and Old Books of Bucharest.

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On Saturday, the George Enescu Philharmonic will celebrate the European Night of Museums, and the Romanian Athenaeum will be open free of charge from 10:00 pm to 00:00 am, with a guided tour and a recital by the Athenaeum Resonance Ensemble.

The program will include a guided tour from 22:00, followed by a recital by the Athenaeum Resonance Ensemble, which will perform Sonata No 1 in G major a quattro and Sonata No 3 in C major a quattro by Gioachino Rossini.

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The Cultural Center 'Brancoveanu Palaces at the Gates of Bucharest' invites the public to participate, from 18:00 - 22:00 (last access: 21.30), to one of the most awaited nights of the year: Museum Night, the European cultural event being marked this year as well by free access to two of the most emblematic landmarks of Romanian heritage: The Mogosoaia Palace and the Triumphal Arch.

At the Mogosoaia Palace, insomniacs are expected to explore the gardens, admire the unique Brancoveanu-style architecture and visit the permanent exhibitions 'Liana and Dan Nasta Collection' - Palace floor; 'Frescoes of the Vacaresti Monastery' - the Princely Cellar and the temporary exhibitions: 'The Healer. Host or guest?' - Recina Ionescu; 'Armonie' - Nicoleta Bica Bucsaru; 'Zoopolis' - Mana Bucur and 'Vegetal Rhythms' - Dana Nechita.

The Triumphal Arch will welcome its visitors with a photo-documentary exhibition telling the story of the monument and the Romanian spirit.

The event is accessible for people with hearing disabilities, reaffirming the organizers' commitment to cultural inclusion.

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Vasile Grigore Art Museum proposes, on Saturday, during the Museums Night, from 17:00 to 22:00, a musical evening by Camerata GRAI & friends.

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The National Theater Museum opens its doors to the public on Saturday, on the occasion of the Museum Night and invites the public to discover the exhibition 'Queen Maria at the theater', which presents stage costumes, documents, photographs and posters that reconstruct the atmosphere of the performances.

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Artmark Galleries presents, on Saturday, 'All Stars' - an exhibition with over 160 autographed collectibles of great local and international stars from sport, music and cinema, such as Hagi, Pele, Verstappen, Schumacher, George Foreman, Cassius Clay, Ilie Nastase, but also Alice Cooper or Sylvester Stallone.

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Art Safari organizes, on Saturday and Sunday, a special meeting with Tonitza, Luchian, Pallady, Maxy, Ghenie and other Romanian art names.

In the 1 million EUR exhibition, art lovers can admire works created by great masters and successful contemporary artists ranging from Nicolae Tonitza, Stefan Luchian, Theodor Pallady, Iosif Iser, Alexandru Ciucurencu and Nicolae Darascu to Max Hermann Maxy and Adrian Ghenie.

At the same time, Art Safari has a special visiting program and 50% discounts on tickets, exclusively this weekend. On Saturday, May 17, during the Night of Museums, the exhibition will be open between 12:00 and 00:00, and on Sunday, May 18, the visiting hours will be the normal one, between 12:00 and 21:00.

The event is organized in partnership with Dependent de Arta by Artmark, the largest art store in Romania.

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The Bucharest City Museum offers free access to all its museums and memorial houses.

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Night of Museums has become, in the last two decades, one of the most powerful cultural events and a real social phenomenon, with audience figures of around one million people all over the country.

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The Bucharest City Museum offers free access to all its museums and memorial houses during Museum Night.

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Museum Night has become, in the last two decades, one of the most powerful cultural events and a real social phenomenon, with audience figures of around one million people all over the country. Last year, thousands of visitors, especially young people and tourists, took part in the 20th anniversary edition of Museum Night in Bucharest, with 55 events among the organizers' proposals. Despite the absence of some of the capital's emblematic museums, which had a normal program on Saturday, the participating institutions offered the public interactive tours, exhibitions, projections, presentations, urban installations, shows, workshops and street animations. AGERPRES (RO - writing by: Daniel Popescu; EN - writing by: Simona Iacob)