Museums that reopened their doors or planned to welcome back visitors in the coming week are forced to change course again as coronavirus cases surge.
June 17. Attendance has been about 1,500 people a day, about a third of capacity, to enforce social distancing. Safety measures have included temperature checks for guests and one-way garden paths to avoid congestion.hugely concerning that the numbers are going up. The next two weeks will tell us a lot,” said Susan Turner-Lowe, vice president of communications and marketing.
. “For museums to delay exhibitions like this, it’s really complex. You have all these balls in the air around borrowing works, and loan agreements, and dozens of people have to agree to any changes.”“It’s incredibly disappointing,” Ellegood said. “Ann Greene Kelly’s work will be in ‘Made in L.A.’ [at the Hammer Museum] this fall, but the Ree Morton show — we were the last venue on the tour. We have to do what’s necessary to keep people safe, but it’s particularly heartbreaking.
Because of the uncertainty that lies ahead, many museums have set reopening dates farther down the line, or they haven’t committed to one at all.
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