International Museum Day 18 May 2026

International Museum Day

You walk into a museum, and suddenly time shifts. A fossil hints at life millions of years ago. A gemstone reflects geological change you can"t see. That sense of connection is exactly what International Museum Day, created in 1977 by the International Council of Museums, aims to celebrate.

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Today in History

Sunlight turning silver to gold
Ablaze with colour
18 May 2024International Museum Day
18 May 2025International Museum Day

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1 Feb 2025Königstein Fortress, Saxon Switzerland, Germany
4 Jun 2024Chestnut-headed bee-eater, Bardia National Park, Nepal
Icon of the Highlands
14 Dec 2025Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England
28 Mar 2025Black-naped monarch
21 Aug 2025Wheatear, Peak District National Park, England
14 Mar 2026Celebrating Pi Day
A prehistoric pavement
17 Jan 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
23 Aug 2024Prasat Phanom Rung temple ruins, Thailand
25 Feb 2025Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Christmas in the cloister
Check out these ‘sea cows’
Im ready for my close-up, Mr. DeSquirrel
Last night of the Proms
16 Nov 2025A traboule in Lyon, France
31 Jan 2026International Zebra Day
Taking a New Year nap
Owl be seeing you
9 Dec 2023Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, USA
London calling
A labyrinth of luxury
Cool bloomers
5 Sep 20242024 Toronto International Film Festival
6 Jun 202581st anniversary of D-Day
27 Jun 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
6 Feb 2025Waitangi Day in New Zealand
Doves of peace
4 Sep 2025Grizzly bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, United States
25 Feb 2024Modica, Sicily, Italy