State Museums of Tatarstan can be visited free of charge within the "Day and Night at the Museum"

May 16-17,   Tatarstan  holds an action  the "Night and day at the museum." This was said  at a press conference  at  the news agency "Tatar-Inform"    by Head of Museum Development of the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan  Damir Natfullin. He said that the event is held on the eve of   the International Museum Day, which is celebrated on May 18th. For the first time in Tatarstan this action took place in 2007. Last year,  it was attended by about 40 thousand  residents and guests of Kazan. This year a free admission   to be provided  to all permanent exhibitions at  all  public museums in Tatarstan. Paid events   and services by  the  museums  will be organized additionally. This year,  the theme of the campaign "Day and Night at the Museum"  is  the 70th anniversary of the Victory  Day. According to the speaker, the action is held to promote the cultural heritage of Russia, as well as familiarizing the younger generation to museums. To attract the attention of children to  the museums  new approaches for  the use of modern technology, 3D-visualization have been developed.

The main ground of the action in Kazan will be the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan, the State Museum of Fine Arts of Tatarstan,   the  Gallery of Modern Art, the Museum-reserve "Kazan Kremlin". The latter will host a rock festival for young bands, show of  choirs, sports competitions in shooting, running and others. Events will be held from  the morning  up to the night  2.00 pm. Asked by reporters why the action takes place only up to 2.00, while in Moscow it goes up to the morning, Damir Natfullin said that every year   time of last  visits  to the museums is fixed. Last year, after 23.00 pm there were  no visitors to  museums. If the number of visitors at night  increases   the campaign will be extended. While there is no need to carry out the action  up to the morning, he said.

Head of the   G. Tukai  Literary Museum    Guzel Tukhvatova  said that their museum is also actively involved in the action. May 16,  the day  begins  with an interactive tour for tourists "Morning at the museum." After an exciting costume walks visitors are invited to visit the museum event "Colours of Sabantui" where everyone can experience the atmosphere of the national holiday of  Sabantui.  At 13.30 pm,  little   visitors take part  in a lesson  "Great-grandsons of  the Victory" on the background of the exhibition "We are fighting like a tiger ...". Children become familiar with a new exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Great Victory, talk about their  great-grandfather, who fought in the war and worked in the rear,  see children's drawings of the war years. At 17.00, in the evening, a meeting "Aulak oi" ("Evening gatherings") is held.

"Tatar-Inform"