Night of the Museums returns this Saturday

This Saturday, November 10, beginning at 8pm, more than 280 public and private cultural centres in the capital will throw open their doors to porte

ños as part of the latest edition of Night of the Museums ( No

che de los Museos) festival. This will be the 15th anniversary of the event, which takes place in Buenos Aires every year. Each incarnation has attracted more and more participants and, as a result, this year more than 900 volunteers, transit agents and security person- nel will be assisting visitors, as they explore some of the capital’s finest cultural outposts – and all for free too. Apart from the permanent exhibitions offered at the participating institutions, there will be additional exhibitions centred around themes such as the role of women, taking care of the environment, social integration, gender diversity and innovation.

But with so much on show, what should we look out for?

In terms of the ideal tour, Buenos Aires City Culture Minister Enrique Avogadro suggests “the most interesting is to let you be surprised.”

“Therearemuseumsinallour neighbourhoods and they are places that are not only open during the Night at the Museums but all year round. Residents can be proud to have theseinstitutionsintheirneighbourhoods,” he added.

Avogadro recommends visitors “choose one institution as your starting-point and start your tour from there, choosing two or three neighbourhoods to pass through. There will be several buses to take and those who will be participating can take a free bus pass to travel until 3am in the morning.”

The free bus pass can be downloaded from the event’s website (http://lanochedelosmuseos.gob.ar), where you can also find the list of bus lines that are participating. Additionally, the website includes a search feature to separate the different institutions by its barrio and a link to the event’s app, which visitors can download.