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This year will be the fifth annual Brno Museum Night. Allow me to take the opportunity of this small anniversary to look back. The idea to open the doors of the museums and galleries after dark arrived in the Czech Republic in 2004 when a few Prague institutions decided to make their exhibitions accessible at an unusual time. In Brno they were joined on the same day by the Moravian Gallery only. With minimal promotion and a limited accompanying programme it was short of a shock to have almost 2000 visitors cross the threshold of the three buildings of the gallery in the centre of Brno. On the next Brno Museum Night which was the first syndicated affair, the organization of the event was a shared effort by eight museums and galleries and not even in our wildest dreams could we have hoped that in 2009 the number of the participating institutions will be doubled! And so it happens that year by year the number of places which can be visited free of charge is growing as is the quantity of accompanying events and most importantly the numbers of people turning up for the museum night. Although we are pleased by the tradition of the visitor number record being broken every year, what we appreciate even more is the general ambience, the omnipresent joy and the feeling of togetherness. These emotions are often felt even at the preparatory stage regardless of the difficulties we have to face. The chance to be able to realize every year how great is the impact of the willingness on the part of the representatives of all the important exhibition institutions in Brno to listen to one another, reach an agreement and work together is extremely motivating and hopefully not just for us. The fact that we invited other establishments – libraries, the observatory and a church encouraged others to arrange their own activities independent of the museum night. Together we have managed to bring to life an unprecedented cultural and social phenomenon which could not be ignored by our founding organizations. Last year the Czech Ministry of Culture, in addition to the City of Brno and the Southern Moravia Region, decided to provide a substantial subsidy. It was repeated this year through a grant to the Moravian Gallery in Brno. We have produced e. g. the full colour programme brochure. It is thanks to this financial support that you are able to hold in your hands this full colour brochure. In addition, we issue a publication in two languages providing basic information on what can be seen in the Brno museums and galleries for the inhabitants of the city and the region and for visitors from abroad. It is hard to believe that a similar brochure is still waiting for publication and that the impetus for this came from the Brno Museum Night. What is behind the great success of the Brno Museum Night? In my opinion, the greatest problem of a modern city is the atomization of its functions. People work there, deal with authorities, shop or look for entertainment. The museum night integrates the city into a living organism and at the same time gives the citizens guidance as to the simplest way of navigation and orientation in the vast range of options to choose from. Suddenly they find themselves to be attracted by things that normally do not come to mind. It is our wish that people welcome this guidance and remember to use it throughout the year. Marek Pokorný |
Ten reasons why you should take part in the Brno Museum Night
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We wish you a good museum night
Live and direct reports from the museum night will be broadcast on a large screen of the Yotiva company on Náměstí Svobody and on the web page www.yotiva.tv
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