The museums of Moscow go to the quarantine
ARTinvestment.RU   16 марта 2020

Several museums in the capital took the decision today to close its doors to visitors

on Saturday and Sunday, 14 and 15 March, several museums of Moscow announced that from Monday, 16 March 2020, and to stabilize the situation have closed their doors for visitors.

the First sign of this undertaking was organized by the Museum of modern art "Garage". In the ad, published on the Museum's website, Director "Garage" Anton Belov said: "In a situation of increasing tension, we see only one possibility to minimize the potential danger — to suspend his public work of the Museum, Educational center, library and archives", separately noting that at the time of discontinuation of visitors to the Museum will increase its presence online.

the Initiative of the "Garage" was supported by the leadership of the Museum AZ (Anatoly Zverev). On the Museum's website, in their the appeal the Director of the Museum Natalya Opaleva and art-директор Pauline Lobachevsky misleading about the cancellation of public events, because "in this situation, each of us needs to think not only about their health but also about the people that surround us". The Museum does not stop its exhibition activities – for people wishing to visit the Museum without leaving the house, soon to be available video tour of the current exhibition in the Museum.

Earlier, on March 13, the transfer for 2021 and said the fair DA!MOSCOW, which was to be held in may 2020. Participants and partners of the project by the organizing Committee of the fair was sent out official notification.

And while the State Tretyakov gallery, the Pushkin Museum and other institutions still collect tens and hundreds of people in their rooms, list of museums and exhibition centres, preferring a temporary withdrawal, is growing, albeit not at the expense of Moscow. So, has become it is known that until April 10 suspends the work of the Center for contemporary art "dawn" (Vladivostok).

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova, AI

Sources: garagemca.org, museum-az.com, zaryavladivostok.ru