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…
Archives for Museums at Night
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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!
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…
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
Bring your battery-powered candles and torches for the annual blackout behind the scenes tour of the store at Leeds Discovery Centre…
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?
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…
Help make a giant glow-in-the-dark sculpture for Museums at Night
As part of Museums at Night, the annual late night festival of arts, culture and heritage, Enginuity, is inviting the public to visit the museum free of charge…