Long Night of Museums. Horror at the Open-Air museum Cover Image

Noc Muzeów. Horror w skansenie
Long Night of Museums. Horror at the Open-Air museum

Meeting with Silesian Bogeymen at the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów”

Author(s): Angelika Nowicka
Subject(s): Library and Information Science, Education and training
Published by: Wydawnictwo Muzeum „Górnośląski Park Etnograficzny w Chorzowie”

Summary/Abstract: The article Long Night of Museums. Horror at the open-air museum. Meeting with Silesian bogeymen at the Museum “Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów” tries to bring closer the issue related to the organization of the event Long Night of Museums. It discusses the success of the event and presents the activities undertaken to make the event attractive. Furthermore, it draws attention to the commercialization of the Long Night of Museums, but also tries to demonstrate its promotional and educational nature. The article illustrates how the attendance and thus the popularity of the event has grown over the years.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 146-153
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish