Museum Night

Published on May 3, 2023 by Marie-Laure

Museum night will take place on May 13, 2023: the unique opportunity to discover or rediscover the museums of your city or region in a festive and friendly way, sharing a cultural moment with other art and heritage enthusiasts .

What is Museum Night?

Museum Night is an annual cultural event that takes place in many countries around the world, usually in May. During this night, museums open their doors free of charge to the public in the evening, offering the opportunity to discover their collections and exhibitions in a different way.

On Museum Night, museums often offer special activities for visitors, such as guided tours, shows, workshops for children and film screenings. This night is also an opportunity for museums to present their collections in an original and fun way, for example using light shows or artistic installations.

 

Poster for Museum Night 2023

Program for Museum Night around Brive-La-Gaillarde

Labenche Museum - Brive-La-Gaillarde

  • Free admission from 18 a.m. to 22 p.m.. The museum and the temporary exhibition will be entirely accessible for self-guided visits! A little surprise awaits young visitors for the Curiosities exhibition!
  • From 18 p.m. to 20 p.m.: The Museum’s sound capsules : creating a sound environment around objects chosen by the students of the Arsonval high school in Brive, as part of the CHAEAC class.
  • 18:30 p.m.: Prelude dance tour around a piano. By students of the Brive Conservatory of Music, Dance and Theater. In the Tapestry Rooms.
  • 20:30 p.m.: Theater play Le Prodrome de Tantale. By the theater club of the Georges Cabanis high school in Brive.

Edmond Michelet Museum - Brive-La-Gaillarde

  • Satin Doll Sisters Show : The Satin Doll Sisters are a retro female vocal group with a repertoire from the 1940s! Five singers will come to perform in the garden of the Michelet museum. Are you ready ? From 21 p.m. in the garden of the Michelet museum. (Subject to favorable weather conditions).
  • “Faux-papiers” workshop by the Jadis association – Historical Animations
    From 20:00 p.m. to midnight.
    “Faux-papiers” workshop offered in connection with the temporary exhibition “Adolfo Kaminsky. Forger and photographer”.
    From 20 p.m. to midnight. Within the limit of available seats. Without reservation.
  • Photographic animation "Portrait of the 1940s"
    From 20:00 p.m. to midnight. Photographic animation "Portrait of the 1940s" offered by the photographic workshop of the Brive Cultural Center. The photographers are there to immortalize you in period dress. Leave your visit to the Michelet museum with your portrait from the 1940s. A journey through time guaranteed!

  • Accompanied visits to the temporary exhibition "Adolfo Kaminsky. Forger and Photographer"
    At 20 p.m. - At 21 p.m. - At 22 p.m. - At 23 p.m. Visit accompanied by the museum's cultural mediator.
    Within the limit of available seats. Without reservation.

Neanderthal Museum - La Chapelle-aux-Saints

  • Under the 9th Prehistoric Book Fair at the Neanderthal Museum (May 13 and 14), During Museum Night, you will be able to attend a round table around the theme "True-False Ideas in Prehistory" at the Uxello cinema in Vayrac (46). FREE ENTRANCE.

Museum of the Union Compagnonnique de Brive

  • Come and discover the Compagnonnique masterpieces at 17 bis, avenue Firmin Marbeau in Brive from 18:00 p.m. to midnight. 

The City of Insects - Nedde

  • La Cite des Insectes is exceptionally open from 19 p.m. to 23 p.m. to offer you a surprising & free evening! A night with insects, and not only that, with a flashlight! with insect tasting and insect handling...

The Bovetti Museum - Terrasson

  • The Chocolate Museum opens its doors for the 19th edition of the European Museum Night. 
    The Chocolate Museum offers you a friendly and fun experience, exploring the history of our chocolate factory...
    In the programme :
    -Go back in time: discover the journey from cocoa bean to bar,
    - Trades,
    - Competition game,
    - Tasting.
    Departures: 19:30 p.m., 20:15 p.m. and 21:00 p.m.
    On reservation at 05 53 51 81 53
    Shop open exceptionally from 19:00 p.m. to 21:30 p.m. on May 13.