PARIS, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of museums in France turned nocturnal on Saturday and opened their doors to visitors who are set to spend sleepless Night at Museums.
In Paris and neighboring cities, 160 museums celebrated the 13th European Night of Museums, an event held in every spring since 2005 and participated by more than 3,000 museums in Europe.
In the French capital and across the country's towns, the museums offer free admission to visitors to "discover the places of culture" during "a festive event", the ministry of culture said in a statement.
For this year's edition of the European Night of Museums in France, children are taking part in overnight programs via "the class, the work!" plan which "proposes to the pupils to be the mediators of culture by presenting to visitors of the night the works which they have studied throughout the academic year", the ministry added.
Interactive journey, guided tours, performances, concerts and workshops are also planned at the museums.
In 2016, 2 million visitors spent their Saturday nights in 1,300 museums where 3,000 activities were presented, according to the ministry's data.
