While the evening may be something of a public relations exercise, it also points the way forward for a museum that is intended to be more than simply a house for artefacts. You could have thousands of people here. We're not yet sure what that event might be. The scope is there. This is a site people could use for many activities.
Tonight is just the start of a process of opening up the site for special events.
There may still be a limited number of places available for After Dark Circle evenings. The next, which concentrates on the collection of gold, will be held at the National Museum in Kildare Street, on April 26th.