Social media showed that large numbers of people were taking advantage of the late-night opening on Museum Night, with some clearly adopting ambitious itineraries to allow them to visit as many different locations as possible.
The initiative is part of the European Museum Night program.
Lines at the national art museum rivaled those seen when it re-opened last year after extensive renovation:
Šobrīd pie #LNMM pic.twitter.com/1JzlCFhXIE
— LNMM (@LNMM_muzejs) May 20, 2017
Meanwhile the EU House in Riga offered a vicrtual tour of EU member states:
#muzejunakts @ES_maja virtuāls ceļojums uz Eiropas Vēstures namu Briselē (@HistoriaEuropa): https://t.co/HuRZenAoq7 pic.twitter.com/L8jxYd5wPa
— Eiropas Parlaments (@EP_Riga) May 20, 2017
Liepaja came alive with a wide range of activities:
Tāda @muzeju_nakts ir #Liepājā. Un tā ir tikai maza daļiņa, kuru paspēts apskatīt 2 stundu laikā! pic.twitter.com/JY5G6xj9Dz
— Aigars Prūsis ?? (@Prusis) May 20, 2017
In Daugavpils, a museum with a definite Latgalian flavor was doing good business:
Muzeju nakts Šmakovkas muzejā#Daugavpils #muzejunakts #Latgale #Latvija@muzeju_nakts pic.twitter.com/0vYu1EbIFi
— Daugavpils Travel (@DaugavpilsTIC) May 21, 2017
