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For Museums at Night weekend 2009, cultural and heritage venues in the UK staged 157 events, attracting over 34,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culture24.org.uk/sector+info/campaigns/art70421 |title=Museums at Night 2009 Evaluation Report |date=24 July 2009 |publisher=Culture24 |accessdate=June 18, 2010}}</ref> |
For Museums at Night weekend 2009, cultural and heritage venues in the UK staged 157 events, attracting over 34,000 visitors.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culture24.org.uk/sector+info/campaigns/art70421 |title=Museums at Night 2009 Evaluation Report |date=24 July 2009 |publisher=Culture24 |accessdate=June 18, 2010}}</ref> |
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Museums at Night weekend sees combined cultural and heritage programmes offered by multiple organisations in many UK towns and cities, including Stockport,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visit-stockport.com/stockport_festivals_culturefeast_museums.asp |title=Culturefeast: Museums at Night |publisher=Visit Stockport website |accessdate=18 June 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Bath,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/whats_on/news/press_releases_2010/museums_at_night.aspx |title=Museums at Night 2010 |publisher=The Roman Baths, Bath website |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> Dorchester,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dorchesterdorset.com/blog/news/dorchester-museums-at-night-success/ |title=Dorchester Museums at Night Success |date=18 May 2010 |work=DorchesterDorset.com blog |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> Norwich,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagecity.org/projects/museums-at-night.htm |title=Museums at Night |work=Heritage City website |publisher=Norwich HEART |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> Liverpool<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2010/04/liverpool-light-night-friday-14-may-2010/ |title=Liverpool Light Night - Friday 14 May 2010 |author=Ian Jackson |date=16 April 2010 |publisher=Art in Liverpool blog |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> and NewcastleGateshead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelateshows.org.uk/home.html |title=The Late Shows |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> The largest single programme within the festival is that organised in Newcastle Gateshead covering over 50 venues under the title ''The Late Shows'' <ref>http://tyneandwear.sky.com/events/article/20818/the-late-shows-artists-limber-up-for-after-dark-events India Adams reporting in 2012 for Sky "the UK's largest Museums at Night event".</ref>. |
Museums at Night weekend sees combined cultural and heritage programmes offered by multiple organisations in many UK towns and cities, including Stockport,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visit-stockport.com/stockport_festivals_culturefeast_museums.asp |title=Culturefeast: Museums at Night |publisher=Visit Stockport website |accessdate=18 June 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Bath,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/whats_on/news/press_releases_2010/museums_at_night.aspx |title=Museums at Night 2010 |publisher=The Roman Baths, Bath website |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> Dorchester,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dorchesterdorset.com/blog/news/dorchester-museums-at-night-success/ |title=Dorchester Museums at Night Success |date=18 May 2010 |work=DorchesterDorset.com blog |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> Norwich,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritagecity.org/projects/museums-at-night.htm |title=Museums at Night |work=Heritage City website |publisher=Norwich HEART |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> Liverpool<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog/2010/04/liverpool-light-night-friday-14-may-2010/ |title=Liverpool Light Night - Friday 14 May 2010 |author=Ian Jackson |date=16 April 2010 |publisher=Art in Liverpool blog |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> and NewcastleGateshead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelateshows.org.uk/home.html |title=The Late Shows |accessdate=18 June 2010}}</ref> The largest single programme within the festival is that organised in Newcastle Gateshead covering over 50 venues under the title ''[[The Late Shows]]'' <ref>http://tyneandwear.sky.com/events/article/20818/the-late-shows-artists-limber-up-for-after-dark-events India Adams reporting in 2012 for Sky "the UK's largest Museums at Night event".</ref>. |
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Museums at Night[1] is an annual weekend of late openings, sleepovers and special events taking place in museums, galleries, libraries, archive and heritage sites all over the UK. It is affiliated with the Night of Museums programme across Europe.[2] It takes place on the weekend before International Museum Day, May 18,[3] and in 2013 will run from Thursday 16th - Saturday 18 May.
Museums at Night is core funded by Arts Council England and administered by Culture24.[4]
For Museums at Night weekend 2009, cultural and heritage venues in the UK staged 157 events, attracting over 34,000 visitors.[5]
Museums at Night weekend sees combined cultural and heritage programmes offered by multiple organisations in many UK towns and cities, including Stockport,[6] Bath,[7] Dorchester,[8] Norwich,[9] Liverpool[10] and NewcastleGateshead.[11] The largest single programme within the festival is that organised in Newcastle Gateshead covering over 50 venues under the title The Late Shows [12].
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- ^ "Museums at Night homepage". Culture24. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "Nuit des Musées website". Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "International Museum Day". international Council of Museums. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ "What is Museums at Night?". Museums at Night. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Museums at Night 2009 Evaluation Report". Culture24. 24 July 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Culturefeast: Museums at Night". Visit Stockport website. Retrieved 18 June 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Museums at Night 2010". The Roman Baths, Bath website. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Dorchester Museums at Night Success". DorchesterDorset.com blog. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Museums at Night". Heritage City website. Norwich HEART. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ Ian Jackson (16 April 2010). "Liverpool Light Night - Friday 14 May 2010". Art in Liverpool blog. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "The Late Shows". Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ http://tyneandwear.sky.com/events/article/20818/the-late-shows-artists-limber-up-for-after-dark-events India Adams reporting in 2012 for Sky "the UK's largest Museums at Night event".