Magic moments at Museum Night

20 May 2019

Leiden University opened its doors on Leiden Museum Night, with a whole host of things to see and do at the Academy Building, Hortus botanicus and Old Observatory. Take a look at the photos and see.

Visitors could take to the wheel of this old Citroën 2CV in an experiment by psychologists from Leiden: how much risk would they take in traffic?
Archaeologists from the University showed visitors jewellery from the Late Bronze Age, Roman Empire and Early Middle Ages.
Students from the LUMC told visitors the latest on what constitutes a healthy lifestyle. Did you know that there's just as much sugar in a shop-bought smoothie as in a glass of coke?
Throughout the evening, researchers spoke about their research in the Great Auditorium. Here David Fontijn, Professor of Archaeology of Early Europe, takes to the lectern.
The pop-up Academic Historical Museum attracted the attention of visitors with, among other things, historical photos and old images of the university.
Creative visitors made the Museum Night Flower by Studio Lakmoes 'bloom'.
Mentalist Alex Blackwood read minds and mesmerised his audience with magic tricks.
Biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra spoke about the effect of plastics on the natural world.
As always, the telescopes at the Old Observatory drew a large crowd.
What is the dirtiest spot in the Hortus? Armed with a cotton bud, visitors sought out the spot with the most micro-organisms.
Magical dance show by Tribes under the trees at the Hortus botanicus.
Magical dance show by Tribes under the trees at the Hortus botanicus.
Visitors to the Academy Building. This location alone drew over 1,600 visitors on Museum Night.

Photography: Monique Shaw
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