The ORF Long Night of Museums (German: ORF Lange Nacht der Museen). No, it’s one day of the year when a huge number of museums and similar institutions open late and a single ticket gets you into any of them.
This is more than just a cheap and cheerful way to see a few museums.
First, just about every museum you’ve heard of (and many you haven’t) participates, so the choice is huge.
Second, the museums tend to put on special tours or events just for the occasion.
The whole thing is a nationwide event organised by ORF, which is Austria’s state media company (similar to the UK’s BBC).
Obviously, most of the special tours and events are in German, but not all. In 2019, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and National Library, for example, explicitly offered English-language tours as part of their contribution to the event.
The event has always been on the first Saturday of October. So the 2021 “night” likely takes place on October 2nd, but this has yet to be confirmed. Times are usually from 6pm to 1am the following day.
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