Today, May 18, is celebrated annually as International Museum Day.
With the theme Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion, International Museum Day 2020 aims at becoming a rallying point to both celebrate the diversity of perspectives that make up the communities and personnel of museums, and champion tools for identifying and overcoming bias in what they display and the stories they tell, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) website reported. This year, all the events marking the day will be held online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On May 18, all museums of Armenia and Artsakh will implement various programs online, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport reports.
The National Gallery of Armenia will host an event titled "Online tour to the National Gallery of Armenia" at 8pm.
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