Museums at Night

Museums at Night is Culture24's annual after hours celebration when hundreds of museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage sites open their doors for special evening events. Friday May 18 - Sunday May 20 2012.

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Museums at Night 2012: Win tickets to the Towner and London Transport Museum

Bag free entry to acclaimed author Craig Taylor's appearance at the London Transport Museum and Bob & Roberta Smith's clubnight at the Towner in Eastbourne.

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Get a sneak peek at Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant boat Spider T for Museums at Night

The Spider T, an iron hull built in 1926 which will take part in a marathon Jubilee flotilla, will welcome visitors to its Humberside dock for a special Museums at Night evening.

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Bob & Roberta Smith present the University of Misunderstanding at Eastbourne Towner

The artist wants your dodgy artworks and dance moves for a Museums at Nightclub in the south-east's largest gallery which is unlikely ever to be seen again.

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Museums at Night 2012: Your guide to events across Scotland

From the Berwickshire to Caithness, Galloway to Lewis, museums the length and breadth of Scotland open their doors for some very special events to celebrate Museums at Night.

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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.

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Dinos to dominate Ulster Museum in special Age of the Dinosaur Museums at Night 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.

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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 ......

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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.

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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.

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Museums at Night 2012: 30-metre glowstick chimney lights up Toffee Factory for Late Shows

Newcastle and Gateshead's Late Shows return with a grander programme than ever for 2012, but the most eye-catching bit might be their 30-metre chimney-turned-glowstick.

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Museums at Night 2012: Your guide to ghost tours, grisly tales and murder mysteries

Cultural venues like nothing more than frightening us half to death with tales of ghosts, ghouls and other mysterious spectres of the night so here’s a roundup of some top spooky comings and goings ......

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Cunning cartoonists Modern Toss muse on Museums at Night in Saturday Guardian work

The sharp pair behind Modern Toss have honoured the joy of an all-nighter by dedicating their weekly Guardian cartoon to this year's Museums at Night campaign.

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Museums at Night 2012: Your guide to this year's events in historic houses and properties

Twilight tours of historic houses yield surprises at every turn. This year's Museums at Night sees dozens of glorious venues open their doors.

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