Museum Night (Croatia)

Museum Night (Croatian: Noć muzeja) is an annual nationwide event held in Croatia, typically on the last Friday of January. During Museum Night, museums, galleries, and other cultural institutions across the country open their doors to the public free of charge, often until late into the night. The event aims to promote Croatian cultural heritage and encourage wider public engagement with museums and their collections.

The program varies significantly from location to location, but often includes special exhibitions, guided tours, workshops for children and adults, lectures, concerts, performances, and film screenings. Many museums also use the occasion to showcase their less well-known or recently acquired items.

Museum Night attracts a large audience, with hundreds of thousands of visitors participating each year. It has become a significant cultural event in Croatia, contributing to raising awareness of the importance of museums and their role in society. The event is coordinated at the national level by the Croatian Museum Association. While the primary focus is on museums, related cultural institutions such as archives and libraries often participate as well. The themes of Museum Night vary each year, providing a focus for the exhibitions and programs.