On the night of May 20-21, Moscow and a number of other Russian cities will host an event known as the “Night of Museums”, when it will be possible to visit the main museums of the country for free not during the working day, but in the evening and at night, writes RIA Novosti agency.
“Night of Museums” is held annually. In 2023, such museums of Russia as the Museum of the Navy and the Borodino Military Historical Museum-Reserve, the New Tretyakov Gallery, the Darwin Museum, the Pushkin Museum in Moscow and the Moscow Region, the Artillery Museum and the Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic in Petersburg, the State Museum of the History of Literature, Art and Culture of Altai in Barnaul, the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan), the State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics. Tsiolkovsky in Kaluga and others.
It is expected that other major Russian museums will join this list. A detailed list of museums participating in the action is available on the “Night of Museums” portal.