Hundreds of people, unseen artifacts and many additional events took place during the 20th European “Night of the Museums”. This is the largest cultural and historical tour with free entry in Europe, bTV recalls.
Free access to the galleries and museums of Sofia began already at noon, and shortly before 7 p.m. the crowds of people were already there.
There are over 50 locations in this year's “Museum Night” only in the capital, and the queue that forms in front of the National Gallery “Palace“ herself speaks about the interest in the initiative.
„I have a relative who went to Thessaloniki. She had already gone to visit some museums in the morning and had even published photos, explains Maria Mihailova.
„Because I was invited by my friends, as I am a big fan and connoisseur of art, and that is why I decided to visit the “Night of Museums”, notes Gabriela Todorova.
The National Museum of Military History is traditionally one of the most attractive places you can visit during the “Night of Museums” in the capital.
„For our guests, we have prepared a concert by the representative brass band of the Guardsmen, a summer cinema under the stars, there will be a separate selfie corner, and visitors will also be able to view the permanent and external exposition of the museum,” explains Deyana Kostova from the National Museum .
The National Polytechnic Museum was a paradise for small and large inventors. This year they welcomed their visitors in a completely renovated office for physical experiments and more.
The emphasis was placed on the collection of previously unseen models of the indispensable typewriters of the past.
„We have exhibited about 50 old machines that try to illustrate and show the overall development of this dinosaur of technology. I dare to say that absolutely every typewriter has an interesting story behind it," explains Mladen Manev from the National Polytechnic Museum.
In front of the National Gallery there was a dance performance that recreated an ancient Thracian ritual. “Here you will see not just dead artifacts, but rather the animating past, which has its future because it already was”, says Plamen Ivanov, director of the “Orfika“ academy.