The Expert Selection: a Night at the Museum by Nick Stockman

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Museums across the UK will stay open at night to host a range of unusual events, from sleepovers to performance art

From May 16 to 18, museums across the UK will stay open at night to host a range of unusual events, from sleepovers to performance art. Nick Stockman, project director of Museums at Night, picks five highlights from the more than 500 events taking place.

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Dover Castle, Kent Sleepovers are a 1. Magazine: Qatar and the Syrian revolution major part of Museums at Night and 2. Lunch with the FT: Nancy Pelosi venues this year range from Dove 3. Travel: On holiday in Iraq: a Kurd’s eye view Cottage, Wordsworth’s former home in 4. Life and Arts: Wrinkle-free zone the Lake District, to Hampton Court, 5. Magazine: The French elite: where it went wrong

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Lights out at the Horniman Museum Thames. Personally, the one I would like to go to is an adults-only sleepover in the MOST RECENT FROM LIFE & ARTS Great Tower of the magnificent Dover Castle, one of England’s most important Wrinkle-free zone medieval castles, set above the White Cliffs. You can bed down in Henry II’s chamber, or the servants’ quarters. May 17, from £90 per person Nancy Pelosi All change at Tate Britain . . . Design, set, match Iraq: a Kurd’s eye view Horniman Museum & Gardens, London This gem of a museum in Forest Hill, south London, is

hosting a garden party with a difference. As well as live FINANCIAL TIMES JOBS More music, dance, poetry and cocktails, highlights include

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Discovery Centre, Newcastle One of the great pleasures of Museums at Night is TOOLS & SERVICES seeing artists respond to unusual environments to create unique pieces. This year,

contemporary artist Julia Vogl will enlist the help of volunteers to create a huge Multimedia Quick links

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