Night of Museums and Galleries 2015

On September 11 and 12, 2015, the eleventh edition of Night of Museums and Galleries - Plovdiv was held. A study is conducted on the economic effects of non-economic services, such as Night of Museums and Galleries - Plovdiv is used as a laboratory case. 

From 2015, along with its traditional programs Museums and Galleries, Culture and Club, City and public spaces and the Little Night, the festival will run a special Curatorial program which presents the projects of Bulgarian and foreign curators specially invited to realize a contemporary art project in the specific context of Night.

Participate in the eleventh edition of the Night of Museums and Galleries - Plovdiv take a total of 72 locations, divided into four main programs: "Museums and Galleries" - 26 locations, "Culture and Club" - 20 locations "City and Public Spaces" - 15 locations, "Curatorial program" - 4 projects at 7 locations in the city, "Little Night" - 17 events. Approximately 45,000 to 50,000 people attended the events on the two nights in total (September 12 and 13). The intensive work on the preparation lasts 4 months, and the implementation itself is 6, it is carried out with the work of 10 interns and 70 volunteers. For the promotion of the Night of Museums and Galleries - Plovdiv 2015 were made: 2 press conferences in Plovdiv and Sofia; over 300 publications and reports in national and regional media; 6 news releases to the media have been distributed. A study is conducted on the economic effects of non-economic services, such as Night of Museums and Galleries - Plovdiv +0? is used as a laboratory case. The study was conducted during the NIGHT by the Bauerzax Foundation and Industry Watch Group, in partnership with the Department of Applied and Institutional Sociology at the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv and the team of the Open Arts Foundation.

New in the 11th edition:

  • "The Green" info point of the festival, which ranks first in the open call for design and implementation of Location 0 in the Night.
  • The special mobile application of the Night
  • Organized Night Tours
  • Author's font, work of the graphic studio Punkt. Its design combines dark and light at night in a special way. The colors that denote the individual programs are the code that orients in the abundance of events.

11 September – Museum and Galleries
12 September – Culture and Club
11 and 12 September – City and Public Spaces
11 and 12 September – The Little Night
11 and 12 September – Curatorial Program

Ⓒ archive, OAF

Ⓒ archive, OAF

Ⓒ Jason Metcalf

Ⓒ Aleksandra Docheva

Ⓒ Aleksandra Docheva

Ⓒ Aleksandra Docheva

Ⓒ Georgi Matov

Ⓒ Georgi Matov

Ⓒ Georgi Matov

Ⓒ Geri Sirakova

Ⓒ Geri Sirakova

Ⓒ Maritsa Kolcheva

Ⓒ Maritsa Kolcheva

Ⓒ Maritsa Kolcheva

Ⓒ Maritsa Kolcheva

Ⓒ Radina Gancheva

Ⓒ archive, OAF

Ⓒ Punkt

Ⓒ Punkt