International Museum Day
International Council of Museums day since 1977. About 95,000 museums exist globally — and after a 2020 pandemic dip, attendance bounced back to pre-COVID levels by 2023.
- Category
- Culture
- Observed in
Franceofficial
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2013
Mark Carson, an openly gay man, was murdered in a hate crime incident in New York City, prompting a 1,500-person march against anti-LGBTQ violence.- 2019United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign.
- 2018A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
- 2018Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes in Santiago de las Vegas after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, killing 112 of the 113 people on board.