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Coronavirus: museums to reopen as soon as lockdown is lifted?

As mainland France is going through the third hybrid lockdown, the Senate has been claiming for museum and all cultural places to reopen as soon as lockdown is lifted.

Reopening from mid-May: Alain Fischer remains cautious and does not know if this goal could be met

Are come of places closed be able to reopen on May 15, as told this March 31 by Emmanuel Macron during his address? Entrusted with the French vaccinal strategy, Alain Fischer remains cautious because of the very active spread of the virus in the country. Invited on LCI this April 8, he said he does “not know if this goal could be met on May 15”.

Covid-19: The highest risk places of infections? Schools and places of worship brought into question

Where are people the most infected with Covid-19? A question Institut Pasteur's latest ComCor study tried to answer to, so has a German study bringing more details about places of worship and schools.

In Paris, Etienne Daho's stage outfits join the Palais Galliera collections

The Palais Galliera is known to Parisians as the museum of fashion. And now a monument to French chanson has been added to its 200,000-strong collection: some of Etienne Daho's stage and street outfits have been entrusted to this Parisian cultural institution.

Covid: museums, theaters, and operas are the safest places, a study reads

According to a German scientific study, operas, museums, and theaters are the public places with the lowest Covid-19 spread risk, on the condition health guidelines are complied with properly.

Covid: museums to provide charged digital tours to revive their activities

Months of closure and almost empty cash registers: the health and economic crisis has left museums at sea. To find new sources of income, some of them are trying to launch charged digital tours.

Covid: Roselyne Bachelot wants no vaccine passport to enjoy cultural places

As the government is trying to reopen museums soon, Roselyne Bachelot has stood out against instating a vaccine passport for people to enjoy cultural places.

Museums, movie theaters, theaters: reopening to spread over time, extended aids

Movie theaters, theaters, museums have not been given a reopening date but extended aids. This is what has been announced this Thursday January 14, 2020 by Roselyne Bachelot during the government's press brief.

Covid: Jean Castex does not wish to get ahead of himself and plans the reopening of cultural places

This December 17, 2020 invited on France Inter Minister of Culture has warned cultural places to reopen on January 7, 2021 was not certain. Jean Castex has gone one further and explained it was not possible to plan when these places will be allowed to reopen safely.

Lockdown: museums' digital collections to enjoy

France is moving to a new lockdown, and we must say that we will sure miss visiting museums! Sortiraparis gives you a selection of digital tours and other digital collections from Paris museums to nicely enjoy from home while waiting for their reopening.

Lockdown exit: what changes since December 15, 2020

The second nationwide lockdown in France ended on December 15. Even though the lockdown exit has been confirmed this Thursday December 10, 2020 by Jean Castex, it has been toughened up. In concrete words, what changes?

Museums suffer from this extended lockdown

“It’s heartbreaking, these exhibitions will not meet the public again” Musée d’Orsay president Laurence des Cars deplores. As they must stay closed at least until January 7, 2021, museums are going out of their ways to make sure their programs will survive the Covid-19 epidemic.

Cézanne et les maîtres, Rêve d'Italie at the Musée Marmottan-Monet - reopening and extension

The exhibition 'Cézanne et les maîtres. Rêve d'Italie', installed at the Musée Marmottan Monet since February 27, 2020, reopens to the public on June 2 and has been extended until January 3, 2021, due to coronavirus. For the first time, the exhibition focuses on Cézanne's close ties with the masterpieces of the greatest Italian painters. An opportunity to discover Cézanne and his painting in a whole new light!

Coronavirus and lockdown: Museum Night 2020 to take place online

The coronavirus epidemic and the first confinement got the better of the 16th Museum Night since the cultural event initially planned on May 16th, 2020 will ultimately take place on November 14th, 2020. Yet the new lockdown will not prevent the event to be held as it will take place online with the #NDMChezNous operation.

Coronavirus: Museums and monuments shut down in Paris

Following Emmanuel Macron's latest address and the implementation of the new lockdown starting Friday October 30, 2020, museums and monuments in Paris must shut down again and postpone their events. Here are the places now closed to the public.

Cultural tourism: Landmarks in Paris and Île-de-France

A stay without discovering something cultural is a stay ruined! So, to dive into the heart of Paris and Ile-de-France heritage, we have gathered the unmissable outings in museums, monuments, castles and gardens all around the area. The hardest part is now to choose!

Coronavirus: what are the closed public places facemasks are mandatory in?

Facemasks are now mandatory in closed public places from Monday July 20, 2020 in France. Health Minister Olivier Véran shared the list of places concerned. Here there are.

Coronavirus: museums to reopen on June 2 everywhere in France

Edouard Philippe has announced it on Thursday May 28, 2020: phase two of France's containment exit plan allows musuems and monuments to reopen eveyrwhere in France. Starting from June 2, 2020, we can go back to museums, but with a facemask on all along our visit.

Coronavirus: Paris museums to reopen

To face coronavirus and the economic crisis, Paris deputy mayor for Culture Christophe Girard has announced a few weeks ago that museums depending on the city will be allowed to partially open again mid-June regarding post-confinement health measures are upheld. What museums are concerned? We tell you everything!

Paris Council welcomes a 200-million-euro grant scheme

Paris Council has welcomed an aid scheme to support Parisian companies and cultural players in town as they are struggling amid the coronavirus epidemic.