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THG Garden Party 2019, Devon

Play with paper and board the story boat at garden party

Head to the beautiful Grade II listed Thelma Hulbert Gallery and its leafy garden in Honiton this bank holiday weekend, for their annual artsy garden party…

Handel Hendrix Friday Late - Museums at Night 2018 - London

Music and macabre marionettes at The May Fayre

This May, Handel & Hendrix in London will be hosting an evening of live music, theatrical performances and interactive activities, to celebrate a forgotten part of London history…

Crystal Gallery, Hunterian Museum

Get up close and medical in London

Did you know that London has a wealth of small and quirky medical museums? Now you can experience 13 of the museums in one place with Up Close and Medical…

Museums at Night May 2017

Taxidermy, tunnel tours and immersive theatre for Museums at Night

This week, museums all over the UK will be opening late and hosting a variety of quirky events as part of Museums at Night…

The Geffrye Museum - London - Photo: Jayne Lloyd

There’s No Place Like Home at The Geffrye Museum this Autumn

Hackney Showroom and The Geffrye Museum present a special late night opening as part of And What? Queer Arts Festival and Museums at Night…

Live Friday @ The Ashmolean by IWPhotographic

Will you be spending a night at the museum?

Museums at Night is the after-hours festival of arts, culture and heritage, which sees museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage sites open their doors for special evening events…

Museums At Night Animated Minds at Bethlem Museum of the Mind

Museums at Night events for the brave and the curious

Contrary Life has picked a selection of Museums at Night events which will appeal to the curious minds and brave souls out there…

Museums at Night - May 2016

The best Museums at Night events for music lovers and beer lovers

Here is our pick of the events taking place this weekend, as part of Museums at Night, to amuse all you music lovers and beer drinkers out there…

Museums at Night - May 2016

Free and frivolous events at this weekend’s Museums at Night festival

Contrary Life brings you a round-up of our favourite free, frivolous and informative events, happening as part of Museums at Night, especially for the cash strapped amongst you…

Enchanted Museum Event Chiltern Open Air Museum

Museums at Night events for the kids, and the big kids

Contrary Life brings you a round-up of the best Museums at Night events to take your kids along to, as well as some events for those who just don’t want to grow up!

MOSI - Manchester After Hours - Hey! Manchester steam train tour

Take a steam train tour on the world’s oldest passenger railway in Manchester

All aboard for a musical Steam Train Tour of the world’s oldest surviving passenger railway at the Museum of Science & Industry on 12th May…

Silent Disco - Hooked on Music - MOSI

Get hooked on music at MOSI in Manchester

As part of Museums At Night, MOSI in Manchester will be holding a #HookedOnMusic Silent Disco on Thursday 15th May, so grab some headphones…

Torchlight Tour - Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Torchlight Tour, Leeds Museum Discovery Centre

Bring your battery-powered candles and torches for the annual blackout behind the scenes tour of the store at Leeds Discovery Centre…

Night at the Medical Museum - Thackray Museum, Leeds

Meet some creepy and colourful characters from the medical past

Are you brave enough to wander the corridors of the Victorian workhouse after hours as the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds comes alive?

Harewood House Silhouette Artistry - Museums at Night - Harewood House Trust

Have A Twilight Experience at Harewood House

Experience exclusive house and collection talks, refreshments and food on the candlelit Terrace Cafe at Harewood House in Leeds this May…

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Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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