A drama themed around European hat culture is staged during the "Night at the Museum" activity held by Nantong Museum on May 18, 2019. [Photo/IC]

Nantong Museum announced that it will hold a variety of events to celebrate International Museum Day, which falls on May 18 every year.

The museum will work with its counterparts in Zhejiang province and Chongshu city as well as Nanjing Xiaozhuang University to hold three special exhibitions as follows:

During this period, the museum will arrange for two special shows to be held for students with visual and hearing impairments. A walking event and an online scavenger hunt will also be held in the museum cluster on the banks of the Haohe River. 

On May 18, a series of creative cultural products featuring traditional Chinese holidays, including the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-autumn Festival and Chongyang Festival, will be available for purchase online.

The museum will also work with Nanjing Museum to host another “Night at the Museum” activity, which will be broadcast online.