Vitebsk women will be able to transform into geishas during "Night of Museums"

May 13, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The international event "Night of Museums" at the Vitebsk Town Hall will be held in the Japanese style, as reported to BELTA correspondent by the Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local Lore. Numerous events organized on May 14 at the museum will allow visitors to touch upon the art and culture of Japan. The program will be opened by a stylized fan dance performed by young pupils of kindergarten No. 78. Then, events will continue simultaneously in various halls of the town hall. Thus, participants of the "Night of Museums" will be able to visit a calligraphy workshop, where they will be offered to practice writing hieroglyphs. Everyone who wants to learn to create figures from paper is invited to the origami workshop, and in the "Ukiyo-e Graphics" gallery, visitors will be taught to draw with a reed pen and brush. Craftswomen are expected in the "Amigurumi" workshop for a master class on creating Japanese knitted toys. Especially for girls, a makeup and hairdressing salon will be opened in the museum that evening, where they can transform into geishas and get tattoos with Japanese symbolism. There will also be activities for men: a demonstration performance of karate and master classes dedicated to Eastern martial arts and weapons are organized for the male part of Vitebsk. The program also includes exhibitions of works by Vitebsk artist A. Kravchenko, inspired by images of Japan, an exhibition provided by the Embassy of Japan in Belarus, a game library, an evening of Japanese poetry, and screenings of anime and Japanese films. The concluding highlight of the event will be a colorful procession of participants with candles along Tolstoy Street to the bank of the Vitba River and the launching of boats onto the water. The "Night of Museums" was first organized and held on May 16, 2005, on the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Communication of France. The event is designed to bring historical and cultural heritage closer to the audience, and to show the significance of museums in society's life through an unconventional acquaintance with them. -0-