Reopening

Welsh museums close amid local lockdowns

Several museums and heritage sites have closed in response to Covid-19 restrictions in six boroughs in South Wales

Mary Rose and National Museum of the Royal Navy announce collaboration

New joint tickets will offer entry to several maritime heritage attractions for a year

Creating engaging digital learning content with a legacy beyond the lockdown

The National Football Museum has focused on three clear strands of content

Southbank Centre warns it may not be able to reopen until April 2021

Director calls on government to intervene to support arts sector

Reopening museums: what you need to consider

Advice on managing visitor flow, hygiene and other essential considerations as museums plan their emergence from lockdown

Scottish museums to reopen in third phase of government exit plan

Steps out of lockdown will be 'careful, gradual and incremental'

Welsh open-air museums could see early exit from lockdown

Outdoor museums may be able reopen in the first stage of lifting restrictions if they can ensure social distancing

Taskforce to support reopening of cultural sector in England

The group will oversee the potential opening of museums and galleries in stage three of the UK government’s coronavirus recovery plan

Northern Ireland’s outdoor museums will be first to reopen

The executive has no timetable for its coronavirus recovery plan but hopes to reach the final stage by December

English museums to stay closed until at least July

The employee furlough scheme has been extended until October, but employers will have to contribute more from August onwards

Public ‘highly cautious’ about returning to museums

Confidence in whether an attraction can maintain social distancing is crucial in determining whether people will visit

Museums in Europe prepare to reopen after two-month shutdown

Strict guidelines will be in place to safeguard public health, but some fear costly new measures will exacerbate the sector's funding woes