International Museum Day and Night of Museums 2025

Saturday 17, 19.00 – 1.00
Sunday 18, 10.00 – 20.00
Open doors to "Amazons"
The exhibition "Amazons" draws us into the immense natural and cultural richness of the territory, cities and indigenous communities of the Amazon to learn about the art, thinking and huge ecological impact of a region that is central to the future of the planet.
Free admission subject to prior reservation

Saturday 17, 19.00 – 1.00
Sunday 18, 10.00 – 20.00
Open doors to "Chris Ware"
Chris Ware is one of the most innovative modern comic-book artists. We are moved by his drawings and vignettes because they take an in-depth look at human existence. The exhibition "Chris Ware" reviews the work and the artistic thinking of a fundamental cartoonist.
Free admission subject to prior reservation

Saturday 17, 19.00 – 1.00
Sunday 18, 10.00 – 20.00
Open doors to "In the Troubled Air..."
This exhibition showcases the transformative power of images and explores the way in which emotion has been represented in art. "In the Troubled Air..." is an exhibition by the thinker Georges Didi-Hubermann that invites us to live a poetic and critical experience in a journey around 300 works by key figures of European culture.
Free admission subject to prior reservation

Saturday 17, 21.00 – 1.00
DJ sessions
The Night of Museums presents four DJ sessions in the foyer of the CCCB. Architect and researcher Natalia Figueredo and sound artist Nahun Saldaña invite you on an immersive trip to Amazonia, with their rhythms and sound landscapes.
Sessions: 21.00 and 23.10 (Nahun Saldaña), and 21.40 and 23.50 (Natalia Figueredo)
Free admission, no reservation required.

 

International Museum Day, held on 18 May, is an event organized by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) to sensitize citizens to the importance of museums in the development of society. On or around this day, museums organize activities for all audiences and open their doors free of charge. The Saturday night before International Museum Day is the Night of Museums, during which museums also organize doors-open events and other activities. The CCCB is taking part with doors-open days to the exhibitions and a programme of DJ sessions.