Holiday night metropolitan museums

The historic building in the first lane Lavrushinskom involved in the action. This is not an entire NIGHT IN MUSEUM, but only two and a half extra hours of work with free entrance to all comers
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May 18, in the main museum holiday, to see the collection and assembly can be totally free. Visitors to museums potyanulis even with the night. In Moscow, has become a tradition to arrange tours night. Lovers of art say that in the dark paintings look like something from singularities.

The historic building in the first lane Lavrushinskom involved in the action. This is not a whole "night at the museum, but only two and a half extra hours of work with free entrance to all comers. From 10 am to 10 pm - unlike other metropolitan museums, on such an occasion open from 2 days to 2 nights: Tretyakovke can not be undone in the morning excursion, plan for the months ahead.

"We can not in principle to complain about attendance. We have 1 million 300 thousand visitors each year. But we are pleased that today the people have responded to our invitation and came to our museum," - Deputy Director-General stresses the State Tretyakov Gallery Marina Elzesser.

In Tretyakovke "night in the museum" found an excellent opportunity to expand the list of permanent visitors and it's not a mistake. It is now many young people came here for the first time. But many visitors and permanent, which attracted an unusual atmosphere. Masterpieces, already familiar in the evening becoming even closer.

"We were interested to visit Tretyakovku today. And then, I have heard that the exhibition is being held here Victorian art. Nam it was very interesting, too," - said Tatyana Konstantinova.

Amazing night behind. But for all connoisseurs of beauty is just beginning. By tradition, in the capital on May 18 is celebrated as International Museum Day. Most of them again today free entry.