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Museums at Night 2012: Festival fun for families
From torchlight tours in Leeds to live animal-handling in Aberdeen, there's plenty to enjoy for families this Museums at Night. Here are a few ideas for kids, teenagers, parents and grandparents this weekend.
Art
Museums at Night 2012: Win tickets to Spike Jonze and Sam Taylor-Wood films at top hotel
Pop-up mini-film festival Future Shorts is bringing six films to the glamorous Soho Hotel in London for Museums at Night, and you can win a ticket to the screening.
History & Heritage
All bands on deck in rare Hovercraft Museum opening for Museums at Night 2012
The Hampshire home of Hovercraft craftsmanship only opens to the public six times a year. This year's Museums at Night festival is one of them, to a backdrop of music and soup.
Science & Nature
Dinos to dominate Ulster Museum in special Age of the Dinosaur show sneak preview
The Age of the Dinosaur, the massive new show at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, will enjoy a special late night opening alongside the permanent collections this weekend.
Spliced
Rising stars AlunaGeorge to play Ashmolean in Oxford's fantastic four for Museums at Night
Having been tipped by some of the hardest critics to please, pop-r&b duo AlunaGeorge headline a late night gig after a Grand Tour of four brilliant museums for explorers in Oxford.
Teachers
Timeportals website brings Gloucestershire museum collections into the classroom
Time portals is a free creative learning resource drawing on the rich collections of ten Gloucestershire Museums that supports historical investigation in the classroom.
