This weekend is the annual Museums at Night event, with suitable venues around the UK opening up a little bit later than usual and often laying on a few extra goodies.
My selection of the London venues is below:
Friday
| 5:30 pm – 9pm | Banknotes and Bullion |
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The Bank of England Museum will offer its visitors a rare opportunity for an evening visit as part of the nationwide Museums at Night campaign. |
| 6pm – 9pm | Lancing the Surgeons (Holborn) |
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Talks, activities and archival displays will look at the life of Thomas Wakley, surgeon, Lancet founder and editor and medical crusader. |
| 6pm – 9pm | Apsley House (Picadilly) |
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Enjoy highlight talks about the fascinating history and collection as you explore the rooms in the atmospheric half light of the evening. (Cost: £8.20) |
| 6pm – 9pm | Love and Lust (Bloomsbury) |
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Follow clues related to seduction in the animal world, look at the work of amorous artists and find romance in the ancient world. |
| 7pm – 9pm | Ghostly guides at Valence House |
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Let the spirits of Valence House past guide you around this ancient building, as we go on the hunt for their stories with psychic ghost hunter. (Cost: £15) |
| 7pm – 10pm | Maps Unleashed (Covent Garden) |
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Explore the London Transport museum after hours with a glass of wine and enjoy the opening evening of this brand new exhibition – Mind the Map. (Cost: £8) |
| 7pm – 9pm | The Body Adorned (Forest Hill) |
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Visit our current exhibition The Body Adorned out of hours, along with talks and demonstrations. |
| 7pm – 9pm | Twilight Tour of Osterley Park House |
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An exclusive chance to view such rooms as Osterley’s extraordinary Long Gallery and the opulent Tapestry Room (Cost: £10) |
| 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | When the shutters shut (Richmond-upon-Thames) |
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A special after-hours event as part of ‘Museums at Night’, discover what happens when the visitors have gone home. (Cost: £15) |
| 8:15 pm – 9pm | Candle-lit tours of Dr Johnson’s House (Fleet Street) |
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A rare opportunity to see many of the rooms in Johnson’s historic house lit by candlelight in these special curator-led twilight tours (Cost: £12) |
Saturday
| 5pm – 8:30 pm | A Night in Space (Greenwich) |
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Evening at the Royal Observatory with planetarium shows, workshops and talks. |
| 6pm – 9pm | Apsley House (Picadilly) |
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Enjoy highlight talks about the fascinating history and collection as you explore the rooms in the atmospheric half light of the evening. (Cost: £8.20) |
| 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm | Candle-lit tours of a steam pumping station (Brentford) |
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Experience the majesty of Kew Bridge Steam Museum’s giant steam pumping engines working away by candle-light. (Cost: £10) |
| 7pm | The Secrets of Southside House (Wimbledon) |
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A talk/guided tour in which you can discover the story of the rescue and restoration of this historic family home (Cost: £15) |
I’ve been to museums night but it was pretty busy. I recommend anyone to visit the museums on other days to truly enjoy their beauty.