Europe holding Night of Museums, Russia joins the project.

PARIS, May 15 (Itar-Tass) - May 15 is the 2010 date for the European
night of museums. Three thousand picture galleries and other museums in 39
European countries, including Russia, will open their doors to visitors on
Saturday night. Three hundred museums have joined the action in Russia
compared to 200 in 2009. Four hundred cultural centres will open to
visitors in Italy.
In France, a country that pioneered the whole project, the event will
be held for the sixth time. Since 2006 the night of museums has been held
under the patronage of the Council of Europe and has been supported by the
UNESCO.
France remains unconditional leader of this night of culture. More
than 1,300 museums, both state and private, will be open in France in the
evening hours on Saturday. They include ethnographic, historical and
thematic museums as well as Versailles, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the
museums of Rodin, Burdela and Maillol as well as the museums of mail, the
Middle Ages, the Renaissance and romantic life.
France's Culture Minister Frederick Mitterand said that the European
night of museums offered an excellent opportunity to remove barriers that
prevent the access of some social groups to cultural heritage. Last year,
the museum night action drew together 1.8 million art fans in France,
exceeding the 2008 levels by 300,000 people. This year, the attendance is
expected to be as high as in previous years. A spate of cold and rainy
weather in France is the only thing that can actually decrease the number
of visitors.

.Penza museums in Russia join world 'Night of Museums' action.

PENZA, Southern Central Russia, May 15 (Itar-Tass) - Four leading
museums in Russia's Penza region will join the European night of museums
action on Saturday. The 100-year-old Penza regional ethnographic museum,
the K.A. Savitsky picture gallery, the Association of State Memorial
Museums of Literature and the Penza museum of folk art will stay open from
Saturday evening, May the 15th, until two o'clock in the morning on May
the 16th.
There are about thirty museums in Penza. They have what to offer to
their visitors: six million artefacts from the main stocks.
The museum workers have prepared theatrical shows, meetings one-day
exhibitions, excursions and diverse master classes for fanatic lovers of
history and culture.
The first 'Night of Museums' was held on May 18, 1999 under the name
of "Spring of Museums". It was organized by the French Ministry of
Culture and Communications. Thirty-nine countries from Europe and America
participated in the action in 2001. In 2005, the action was renamed into
the night of museums. Seven hundred and fifty museums in France and 500
museums in Europe joined the project in 2005. Their number increased to
2,300 museums in Europe, including Russia.
In the meantime, France remains unconditional leader of this Night of
culture. More than 1,300 museums, both state and private, will be open in
France in the evening hours on Saturday. They include ethnographic,
historical and thematic museums as well as Versailles, the Louvre Museum
in Paris, the museums of Rodin, Burdela and Maillol as well as the museums
of mail, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and romantic life.
France's Culture Minister Frederick Mitterand said the European night
of museums offered an excellent opportunity to remove barriers that
prevent the access of some social groups to cultural heritage. Last year,
the museum night action drew together 1.8 million art fans in France,
exceeding the 2008 levels by 300,000 people. This year, the attendance is
expected to be as high as in previous years. A spate of cold and rainy
weather in France is the only thing that can actually decrease the number
of visitors.

.United Nations chief calls for restraint in Kyrgyzstan.

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Itar-Tass) - The United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern over violence and
the death of people that occurred when government buildings were seized in
Osh, Dzhalalabad and Batken in southern Kyrgyzstan.
Martin Nesirky, a spokesperson for the secretary-general, said that
Ban Ki-moon thought it was necessary to observe laws and remain calm. He
called on all the parties to show restraint and solve problems peacefully
through dialogue.

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