The Long Night of Museums 2016 in Paris

There are certain places where you’d really like to spend such a night – we’ll soon elaborate, don’t worry. The capital city of France is definitely one of them. The Long Night of Museums 2016 in Paris promises excitement and cultural enrichment in an international event perfect for all the night owls out there!

You might be wondering what The Long Night of Museums is. In a few words, it is a single night in a year when all museums open their gates to welcome visitors for free. The concept was born in France a long time ago and the first edition of The Long Night of Museums happened in Berlin, Germany in 1997.

Meanwhile, the Night of Museums has become a European celebration of culture and a consecrated annual event.

Every year, the festival is celebrated in mid-May. This year, May 21st 2016 is the great day (or the great night, as you like to call it). After sundown, all museums open and they close around midnight.

The European capital cities are extremely crowded, all buzzing with excitement this day. Paris, the crowned capital city of the European culture, is a hot destination and many people from around the world are expected to want to jump at the chance to visit some of the 150 museums here for free.

In Paris, the greatest attraction will be the magnificent Louvre Museum. Every European should go there at least once in a lifetime. From the 12th-century medieval fortress to the grand seat of French royalty and then all the way to the universal museum that it is today, the Louvre has a fascinating history that’s waiting to be discovered.

Musee d’Orsay is the greatest art gallery in France hosted in the imposing and beautiful confines of an old train station. The greatest works by painters from the 18th and 19th centuries (Monet, Manet, Matisse, Gauguin and the amazing van Gogh collection) wait to be admired.

These are just a couple of the greatest museums, but with Paris taxi transfers you can go around town and choose your museum of choice to visit in this unique night.