On May 16, 23 Armenian museums will open their doors free-of-charge
for a special event
16.05.2009 16:05 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ It’s been Armenia’s 5th participation in `A night at
the museum’ International Event celebrated by 40 countries. On May 16,
from 6 to 12 p.m., 23 museums in Yerevan, Syunik, Shirak, Lori and
Sisyan will open their free-of-charge to the public for visits.
`A night at the museum’ International Event was first held in 1999 on
the initiative of French Ministry of Culture. An open day was
announced, where the public was offered free of charge visits.
In 2001 the event was held in 39 countries of the world. The
Celebratory Event in honor of May 18, International Museum Day, aims
to increase public awareness of countries’ cultural heritage.