This May will see the return of Festival of Museums – the annual weekend of exciting and innovative day and night events in museums and galleries throughout Scotland.

The event takes place over the weekend 18 – 20 May 2012, from Aberdeen to Ayrshire and Skye to Stirling, there’s an ever-growing programme with more than 50 confirmed events so far Scotland-wide, and many of the events are free.

This year, visitors can enjoy some sleuthing at the Bell Pettigrew Museum in St Andrew’s; settle down to some wistful and wonderful Celtic fairy tales at the People’s Palace and Winter Gardens in Glasgow; discover Scotland’s ‘horrible history’ at the Falconer Museum in Forres, Moray; listen to Tosca in the National Galleries in Edinburgh or attend a Japanese tea ceremony at Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura. From little ones to big kids, and young Einsteins to avid inventors – there’s something for everyone.

Festival of Museums is organised by Museums Galleries Scotland. Follow them on Twitter for the latest news: @FestofMuseums and join in using the hashtag #FoM12

Browse through the full line up at www.festivalofmuseums.com.