The European Museum Night, an initiative set up by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication in 2005, is being held on 19 May, where museums from all over Europe open doors and provide visitors with attractive experiences outside of the usual offer.
As in previous years, and for the 12th consecutive year, the Quinta das Cruzes Museum participates in this event, offering a broad operating schedule and a series of events to the general public. This event counts on the participation of more than 1300 museums including 6 national museums. The interactive map of participants can be found at the following address: https://nuitdesmusees.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Programme#/pinpoints/19353664
The Museum will normally be open from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., reopening at 7:00 p.m. to start the European Museum Night celebrations closing at 12:00 p.m.
During the European Museum Night celebrations, entrance fees and activities will be free, but some scheduled activities require prior registration.
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Program – 14th European Museum Night Saturday, May 19, 2018 |
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| Schedule | Event | Public | Description |
| 19h00 | Start of the commemorations of the European Museum Night | – | Opening of the museum to the public.
Free admission. |
| 19h30 – 20h30 | Guided tour | General public | General guided tour of museum collections.
Note: It requires prior registration through the Museum contacts. |
| 20h30 – 20h45 | “Orquestrofone” Concert | General public | Reproduction of some musics on the Orquestrofone (mechanical musical instrument dated of 1900) exposed in its own structure in the gardens of the Museum. |
| 21h00 – 21h45 | Musical Performance – Fatum Fado Group | General public | The Fado Group of the Academic Association of the University of Madeira Fatum was constituted in January 2010, contradicting the lack of tradition in making the voices of the students accompanying the guitars of Coimbra. The Fatum appear with the glow and enthusiasm left by other fado groups that passed by Madeira island. Capa Negras, Fado Group of the Higher Institute of Engineering of Porto, Sangue Novo and the Madeirense Group of Fados of Coimbra were responsible for the emergence of the idea of a group of fados at the University of Madeira.
Location: Museum Gardens |
| 21h30 – 22h00 | Game tour | Público infantojuvenil | Game tour based on the visit to the Museum with a technological support. It is intended, through a digital platform, to create conditions for a different and closer interaction of the visitor with the object.
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| 22h00 – 22h30 | Game tour | Público infantojuvenil | Game tour based on the visit to the Museum with a technological support. It is intended, through a digital platform, to create conditions for a different and closer interaction of the visitor with the object.
Notes:
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| 22h30 – 23h30 | Guided tour | General public | General guided tour of museum collections.
Note: It requires prior registration through the Museum contacts. |
| 24h00 | End of the European Museum Night celebrations | – | Encerramento do museu. |