Visitors had access to a varied schedule including movie, animation and short films screenings, video or photo exhibitions, book launches, poetry recitation, pantomime and theater plays, music concerts for all tastes, many games, competitions and delicious gastronomic surprises.
The 2010 edition was organised by 13 cultural centres and institutes, 12 of them members of EUNIC in Romania cluster (Austrian Cultural Forum, British Council, Cervantes Institute, Czech Center, French Institute, Goethe-Institut, Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Hungarian Cultural Center, Polish Institute – the coordinator of this year's edition, Romanian Cultural Institute, "Vito Grasso" Italian Institute, Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation). The Cultural and Information Center at the Embassy of Ukraine joined the organisers this year.
The first words in Romanian, the paradise of the great classical Viennese sound, rebetiko music, pantomime, documentaries and short films, a selection of pictures with and about RCI and culinary bonuses have made the offer of the Romanian Cultural Institute for the 2010 edition of the Open Night of the Institutes.
The Polish Institute and the Hungarian Cultural Center joined forces this year and delighted the audience with a photo exhibition signed by Zalka Imre and the urban toy SANDO, with a Chopin recital, traditional folk dances from Hungary, but also with moments dedicated to football. A long-awaited moment of the evening was the Guitar Summit, a performance of artists invited by the Hungarian Cultural Center, the Polish Institute and the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation.
British Council hosted a large variety of activities: cricket lessons, English phrase quizzes, English waltz lessons and screenings of the best British animated short films awarded in 2010. The program ended around 3.00 a.m. with a DJ Show, The Selector.
Czech Center offered "A magical night with film magician Karel Zema", an event that included short and feature films screenings, a photo exhibition, an animation workshop and Czech beer.
Cervantes Institute began the Open Night with literary moments and continued with Spanish films and documentary screening, also hosting documentary screenings offered by the Austrian Cultural Forum and also the screening of El Greco, offered by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture. In addition to the activities hosted by Cervantes Institute and the Romanian Cultural Institute, the Hellenic Foundation for Culture organised a series of events dedicated to learning the Greek language.
For the longest cultural night, the French Institute prepared various events such as a cooking workshop and a French language class, a design fair, short films screenings, and digital art presentations. The schedule included some unique surprises for children: stories, figurines made of fruit and clown workshops. In addition, the French Institute and Goethe-Institut organised the Paris-Berlin DJ Night, with Pawel & Ark.
"Vito Grasso" Italian Institute enhanced the magic of the Open Night with theater, film and music.
The Cultural and Information Center at the Embassy of Ukraine in Romania delighted the audience with concerts, film screenings, a Ukrainian avant-garde poetry recital and video presentations of the Ukrainian cities that will host the 2012 European Football Championship: Kiev, Kharkov, Lvov and Donetsk.
The Open Nights of the Institutes has grown with every passing year, comprising more events, visitors and co-organisers, being one of the most popular and best known events in Bucharest.
