to visit out of regular opening hours. There will be ad-hoc gallery talks by the Museum's team offering a unique insight into some of the most intriguing and fascinating objects of its treasured collections. Throughout the night there will be presentations on banknotes, with some of the Bank's experts demonstrating easy ways to check that your banknotes are genuine and talking about the upcoming launch of polymer banknotes. Members of the Bank's Bullion team will also be on hand to answer questions about gold and visitors can even try their hand at lifting a genuine bar of gold!

Banqueting House, London (May 13) – a late night opening and visit to the last remaining part of Whitehall Palace, previously the largest royal residence in Europe. Grab a drink fromexploring Robert Adam's architectural masterpiece with the lights down low. Learn about the sinister and the sad, the dark and the dreadful as we travel deep onto Osterley's hidden past with over 400 years’ worth of stories to share. Written and performed by Storyteller Lauren Hall. The tour will start outside before heading into the house. The house can also get quite cold so please bring warm clothing. The car park will be dark, a torch would be recommended. Accessibility: The tour will be using all floors of Osterley House.

BBC 6 Music presenter Lauren Laverne is the Ambassador for Museums at Night. She explains “Museums at Night is a fantastic initiative that really makes museums and galleries accessible, fun and interesting. It is so important to encourage a