More than 75 museums, bringing together 210 museum spaces across the country, will open their doors on May 17 for the Night of Museums 2025, the Ministry of Culture announced on Thursday evening.
According to a press release sent to AGERPRES, an impressive 500 heritage and museum education specialists will organise 677 cultural-educational activities aimed at all categories of the public, from the youngest visitors to the mature public, passionate about history, art, science and tradition'.
At the same time, for the first time in the history of this event, the Ministry of Culture is supporting the Night of Museums through Priority Projects, reaffirming its commitment to the valorisation and promotion of the national cultural heritage, with special attention being paid this year to museum employees.
"It will be the most important night of the year, the night when Romania's cultural heritage and those who administer it are where they belong: in the centre of attention! From Tulcea to Timisoara, from Sighet to Calarasi, from Bucharest to Sibiu, in all the counties and cities of the country, culture is vibrating, closer to the people, on a May night. I invite Romanians to rediscover their national heritage, to get to know those who protect it and to experience together the joy of a unique evening dedicated to culture," Culture Minister Natalia Intotero was quoted as saying in the press release.
In his turn, the president of the National Network of Romanian Museums, Ciprian Stefan, manager of the ASTRA Museum (in Sibiu), welcomed the support given to the organisers of the Night of Museums event by the Ministry of Culture, deeming it as highly necessary, a confirmation of the importance of museums for people'.
The Ministry of Culture addresses thanks to all museum staff for the devotion, professionalism and passion with which they carry out their work, day after day, in the service of visitors and the national cultural heritage' and invites the general public to participate in the events organised throughout the country and to support, by their presence, the efforts of those who work in Romanian museums.
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