At the 22nd edition of the European Night of Museums, the Bistrița-Năsăud Museum Complex joins museums and cultural spaces across Romania and abroad, inviting the public to an evening dedicated to heritage, art, creativity, and community.

On Saturday, May 23, 2026, between 6:00 PM and 12:00 AM, we invite you to the Night of Museums, featuring new exhibitions, music, interactive activities for children and adults, creative workshops, and relaxation areas.

The public is invited to rediscover our museum spaces:
 • Bistrița Museum
 • The Silversmith’s House, Bistrița
 • Năsăud Border Guards Museum
 • Comparative Art Museum, Sângeorz-Băi

This year’s edition focuses on community life and the artistic creativity around us. We will rediscover brass band music, commemorate remarkable personalities of the city, and open gateways to past worlds through objects and stories carefully preserved within the museum space.

Event Program – Bistrița Museum

Permanent Exhibitions

Visits to the permanent exhibitions:
 • Contemporary Art Section
 • Ethnography Section
 • History Section
 • Natural Sciences Section

Temporary Exhibitions and Openings

• 5:00 PM – Opening of the exhibition “Margins of the World. Family Histories II. Dominca Dologa”, photography by Sever Moldovan – Ethnography Hall and outdoor space
 • 8:00 PM – Opening of the Aquarium Hall – “The World of the Depths Comes Alive in Color” – Natural Sciences Section
 • “Roads – Logbook” – performative drawing exhibition by visual artist Eugen Alupopanu
 • “Sedimental” – painting exhibition by visual artist Georgiana Cotuțiu
 • “The Signal Tower. Refuge on the Dacian Limes Route” – project developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), the National History Museum of Transylvania, and Limes – Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Romania
 • “Volunteering at the Museum” – interactive exhibition and screening of the documentary film “The Roman Limes. The Roman Tower at Ponița-Ciceu Corabia”

This year, numerous young people from Bistrița enthusiastically joined the museum’s projects and will take part in the evening’s activities and artistic interventions:
 • “Corneliu Baba” Arts High School – coordinators: Oana Cârlig and Alina Ilia Sabo
 • “Tudor Jarda” Music High School – coordinator: Doris Platon
 • “Liviu Rebreanu” National College – coordinator: Petra Baciu
 • Logos Christian High School – coordinator: Elisabeta Scurtu
 • Faculty of Tourism Geography – coordinator: Irina Raboșapca
 • Youth for Community Bistrița Association – coordinators: Cristina Hangea and Iulia Cihărean
 • Atomic Bots Robotics Club – “Andrei Mureșanu” National College Bistrița – coordinator: Emiliana Bodriheic

Artistic Performances

• 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Military Band of the Bistrița Garrison
 • 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM – Perpetuum Rodna Brass Band
 • 8:15 PM – 8:45 PM – Țigău Brass Band

Cultural and Educational Activities

• 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Visitor contest “Nine Characters in Search of a Discoverer”
 • 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Astronomy workshop organized by Astroclub QUASAR Bistrița-Năsăud, coordinated by Bogdan Galben, Raluca Truța, and Raul Truța – museum courtyard
 • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Interactive workshop by the Atomic Bots Robotics Club – lapidarium, museum courtyard
 • 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM – “Art as Puzzle” – Contemporary Art Section, Grigore Bradea Hall
 • 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM – “Biodiversity” workshop organized by the Green Map Association – museum courtyard
 • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM – Modeling workshop – Bodo Gallery Association
 • 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM – “Stories Woven from Threads and Bistrița Traditions” workshop – Handmade Bistrița group, coordinated by Adina Pop – museum courtyard
 • 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM – LEGO play area organized by the Brickenburg Association – Ștefan Dănilă Hall, 1st floor

Outdoor Activities Area

A relaxing and cheerful corner awaits you in the museum courtyard, with hammocks, light garlands, coffee, sweets, traditional gastronomy, and games for all ages.

• Gastronomy stand – pies, chimney cakes, and traditional products – Cuptoru’ lu’ Buna / S.C. Mariana Impex SRL
 • Prosecco Point – Black and White / Florin Vereș
 • Gallery Garden – mobile bar by Vlad Bodașcă
 • BestArt – Museum Cafe / Iulia Pop

We look forward to welcoming you on May 23, 2026, to spend a special evening together, where the museum becomes a space for encounters, stories, and experiences that bring the past closer to the present.