Museums may reopen on June 5, as new infections decline: NOS
3 years, 7 months ago

Museums may reopen on June 5, as new infections decline: NOS

Dutch News  

The Dutch cabinet is considering relaxing the coronavirus rules on Saturday June 5 rather than June 9 because of the surge in vaccinations and subsequent drop in hospital admissions, broadcaster NOS reported over the holiday weekend. If the rumours are accurate, it would mean museums – currently closed because they are indoor locations – would be able to open four days earlier than agreed at the last press conference in May. Anne Demeester director of the Frans Hals museum in Haarlem, told current affairs show Buitenhof last week that art is ‘sex for the brain’, referring indirectly to the fact that sex workers can practise again despite coronavirus but that museums remain shut. And last week, provincial cultural chiefs wrote to culture minister Ingrid van Engelshoven urging the government to rethink the continuing closure. ‘Theatres, cinemas, stages, concert halls must reopen now,’ they said, arguing that the fact shops are open and cultural institutions are shut cannot be defended any longer.

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Theaters, museums suffer from fewer visitors
2 years, 7 months ago

Theaters, museums suffer from fewer visitors

NL Times  

Although coronavirus restrictions are gone, crowds haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels at many theaters and cultural institutions, the NOS reports. "My feeling is that that is because people have lost the routine, theater has gone out of their system," said Charles Droste, director of the Amphion Theater in Doetinchem. Last week in his theater, 150 people showed up to a …

Sources: Cabinet formally agrees to relax coronavirus restrictions
2 years, 11 months ago

Sources: Cabinet formally agrees to relax coronavirus restrictions

NL Times  

The coronavirus policy meeting at the office of Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday did not lead to major deviations from the previously-reported set of lockdown restrictions which will soon be relaxed. The Cabinet has agreed that the hospitality industry, culture, and events sectors may reopen under certain conditions, but only until a 10 p.m. closing time, sources confirm. The …

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases

Dutch News  

Ministers and health experts are meeting at the prime minister’s official residence on Monday morning to decide what the next steps in dealing with the pandemic should be, ahead of Tuesday’s press conference. On Saturday the NRC said the government’s coronavirus advisory group, the Outbreak Management Team, is recommending opening cafes, bars, restaurants and the cultural sector again, albeit with …

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Ministers meet to discuss relaxing coronavirus rules amid soaring cases

Dutch News  

Ministers and health experts are meeting at the prime minister’s official residence on Monday morning to decide what the next steps in dealing with the pandemic should be, ahead of Tuesday’s press conference. On Saturday the NRC said the government’s coronavirus advisory group, the Outbreak Management Team, is recommending opening cafes, bars, restaurants and the cultural sector again, albeit with …

Health advisors say cafes, museums and theatres can reopen, up to 8pm
2 years, 11 months ago

Health advisors say cafes, museums and theatres can reopen, up to 8pm

Dutch News  

Cafes, restaurants, museums and theatres should be allowed to open their doors again up to 8pm, government health advisors are reported as saying. Ministers are due to discuss the recommendation on Monday and on Tuesday a new press conference with prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Ernst Kuipers is likely. The NRC said the cabinet does intend to follow …

Health advisors say cafes, museums and theatres can reopen, up to 8pm
2 years, 11 months ago

Health advisors say cafes, museums and theatres can reopen, up to 8pm

Dutch News  

Cafes, restaurants, museums and theatres should be allowed to open their doors again up to 8pm, government health advisors are reported as saying. Ministers are due to discuss the recommendation on Monday and on Tuesday a new press conference with prime minister Mark Rutte and health minister Ernst Kuipers is likely. The NRC said the cabinet does intend to follow …

62% say Covid rules should be relaxed further; Strong support for hospitality, cultural sector
2 years, 11 months ago

62% say Covid rules should be relaxed further; Strong support for hospitality, cultural sector

NL Times  

Roughly 62 percent believe that the Cabinet should have loosened coronavirus restrictions for the catering and cultural sector, a survey by EenVandaag among twenty thousand people showed. Restaurants, cafes, bars, museums, theaters and other catering and cultural establishments must remain closed until at least January 25. The vast majority of respondents were pleased that restrictions were loosened for some sectors …

New coronavirus rules could boost infections to 80,000 a day, says PM
2 years, 11 months ago

New coronavirus rules could boost infections to 80,000 a day, says PM

Dutch News  

Reopening shops, higher education institutes and fitness centres will lead to a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, possibly up to 80,000 a day, prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters on Friday evening. ‘We are taking a risk because we have to do sport to stay healthy, because two in three youngsters are feeling lonely, and the lockdown is damaging our …

Testing for access 'kiss of death' for museums, theatres, cinemas
3 years, 7 months ago

Testing for access 'kiss of death' for museums, theatres, cinemas

Dutch News  

Museum and theatre directors have made a public appeal to MPs to reconsider their support for new legislation which will introduce testing to allow people to visit museums, theatres and cinemas, and to accept the protocols already in place instead. The cultural sector views the new legislation, which may be extended if coronavirus cases increase, as ‘yet another impediment to …

Testing for access 'kiss of death' for museums, theatres, cinemas
3 years, 7 months ago

Testing for access 'kiss of death' for museums, theatres, cinemas

Dutch News  

Museum and theatre directors have made a public appeal to MPs to reconsider their support for new legislation which will introduce testing to allow people to visit museums, theatres and cinemas, and to accept the protocols already in place instead. The cultural sector views the new legislation, which may be extended if coronavirus cases increase, as ‘yet another impediment to …

Negative covid test could soon be required to visit museums, zoos, theme parks: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

Negative covid test could soon be required to visit museums, zoos, theme parks: Report

NL Times  

The Cabinet is considering making a negative coronavirus test or a Covid-19 vaccination certificate a mandatory requirement to access museums, zoos and amusement parks when they are allowed to reopen, sources told BNR. Sources told BNR that it was under serious consideration to make use the app mandatory as a way to gain entrance when numerous industries start welcoming guests …

Dutch could reopen cafe terraces, universities in three weeks: Report
3 years, 9 months ago

Dutch could reopen cafe terraces, universities in three weeks: Report

NL Times  

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is unlikely to announce any significant immediate changes to the coronavirus policy during a press conference on Monday. However, the caretaker Cabinet is expected to say that cafe terraces and in-person higher education classes will be allowed to open back up to the public in about three weeks if the coronavirus infection figures progress in …

'It's not looking good,' says Rutte ahead of key coronavirus decisions
3 years, 10 months ago

'It's not looking good,' says Rutte ahead of key coronavirus decisions

Dutch News  

The current coronavirus measures are likely to be extended into March, prime minister Mark Rutte hinted on Thursday, during the debate on enshrining the curfew into emergency pandemic legislation. Rutte and De Jonge said earlier their priority is to reopen secondary schools and on Friday 50 organisations, including Unicef and social work association Jeugdzorg Nederland, called on the government to …

Museums, Art Galleries, Exhibitions Under Culture Ministry to Reopen from Nov 10; SoPs Issued
4 years, 1 month ago

Museums, Art Galleries, Exhibitions Under Culture Ministry to Reopen from Nov 10; SoPs Issued

News 18  

The Ministry of Culture on Thursday announced that museums, art galleries and exhibitions under it would reopen from November 10 and issued guidelines for preventive measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. "While the museums, exhibitions and art galleries under Ministry of Culture would be reopened from 10 November, 2020, onwards, others can be reopened as per convenience and in …

New York City's Museums To Reopen As State's COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Tick Down
4 years, 4 months ago

New York City's Museums To Reopen As State's COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Tick Down

NPR  

New York City's Museums To Reopen As State's COVID-19 Numbers Continue To Tick Down Enlarge this image toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images New York City's museums and cultural institutions will be allowed to open up again later this month, for the first time since being temporarily shuttered because of the coronavirus pandemic. "New …

One in four museums at risk of failing due to corona, says association
4 years, 5 months ago

One in four museums at risk of failing due to corona, says association

Dutch News  

A quarter of Dutch museums are in danger of permanently shutting their doors after months of being temporarily closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to the Museums Association. The association has made an urgent call for all museums to be compensated for the costs they incurred while the country was in lockdown as well as for the decrease in …

Beijing to reopen cinemas, theaters after months-long closure
4 years, 5 months ago

Beijing to reopen cinemas, theaters after months-long closure

China Daily  

Cinemas in Beijing's low-risk areas for COVID-19 can resume operations on Friday, with effective epidemic prevention measures in place, a local official said on Tuesday. Cinemas will limit their attendance per show to 30 percent of capacity and sell non-adjacent tickets, Wang Jiequn, director of the Beijing municipal film department, told a press conference. Among other epidemic prevention measures, spray …

Beijing to reopen cinemas, theaters after months-long closure
4 years, 5 months ago

Beijing to reopen cinemas, theaters after months-long closure

China Daily  

Cinemas in Beijing's low-risk areas for COVID-19 can resume operations on Friday, with effective epidemic prevention measures in place, a local official said on Tuesday. Cinemas will limit their attendance per show to 30 percent of capacity and sell non-adjacent tickets, Wang Jiequn, director of the Beijing municipal film department, told a press conference. Among other epidemic prevention measures, spray …

Cinemas in China begin to reopen after six-month coronavirus closure
4 years, 5 months ago

Cinemas in China begin to reopen after six-month coronavirus closure

Live Mint  

Some cinemas in Chinese cities from Shanghai to Chengdu reopened on Monday after a six-month closure, raising hope that the world's second largest movie market can start to recover from painful losses during the coronavirus pandemic. Chinese authorities last week said they would allow movie theatres in low-risk areas to resume operations in a restricted fashion, a long-awaited piece of …

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