The traditional Night at the Museums will take place in Moscow on the 17th to 18th of May.

      It will be held for the eighth time in Moscow and for the tenth time in Europe, the project website reports.

      More than 250 city and federal museums will participate in the large-scale cultural action. The museums, most of them welcoming visitors for free on this date, will be opened till midnight, whereas some of them will work into the early hours.

      Free buses and accredited taxis will take people via specially organized routes from one museum to another. It will make it easier for museum lovers to see as much and as soon as possible. There will also be special excursion routes for physically disabled people.