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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4 Jan 2026Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, United States
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17 Feb 2024Jorvik Viking Festival
26 Jun 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
20 Mar 2026Spring equinox
A gorge-ous place to drop in
Aug 24, 2023Shark Fin Cove, California
Hiding in the woods
Good cold fun
4 Feb 2025Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
Im ready for my close-up, Mr. DeSquirrel
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Whos in this creepy copse?
Don’t look down!
What are these beautiful sandy waves?
8 Feb 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
History awaits atop the hill
31 Aug 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering, Nebraska, United States
11 Apr 2026Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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High achievers
8 May 2025World Donkey Day
20 Sep 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
27 Jun 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
30 Oct 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
20 Jun 2025Maasai giraffe mother with calf in the Serengeti, Tanzania
When art imitates life
12 Jan 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
20 Apr 2025Happy Easter!