On this page you can find a list of art galleries and museums that have closed due to the Coronavirus / COVID 19 Crisis and the need for social distancing.
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The page lists in alphabetical order within countries (after capital cities) and covers:
  • UK
  • USA
  • Europe
  • Asia
This list is in no way comprehensive. 
  • I'm adding in art galleries and museums as I come across them. 
  • Use the form at the bottom to tell me about important ones you know about​
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Our top priority is the health and safety of our staff, volunteers, and visitors. 
a phrase found on very many websites in one form or anothers

UK - Closure of Art Galleries and Museums
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ENGLAND
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I wrote about this on March 17th - see Coronavirus and Art #4: Art Galleries, Museums and Auction Houses close in London
Guidance for businesses and other venues on social distancing measures
 The official notification re closure of premises is now published (21 March 2020)
The government is therefore asking the following businesses and other venues across the United Kingdom to close as soon as they reasonably can, and not to open for trade on Saturday 21 March:
* Food and drink venues for consumption on-site, such as restaurants and cafes – noting the exception for takeaway and delivery services discussed below. Hospitals, schools, care homes, homeless services and military canteens are exempt from these measures, but users should continue to follow public health guidelines.
* Drinking establishments, including pubs, bars and nightclubs – noting the exception for takeaway and delivery services discussed below
* Entertainment venues, including cinemas, theatres, concert halls and bingo halls
* Museums and galleries
* Spas and massage parlours
* Casinos and betting shops
* All indoor leisure and sports facilities, including gyms
These businesses and other venues must close as they involve prolonged close social contact, which increases the chances of infection spreading.
  • Measures to  close entertainment, hospitality and indoor leisure premises across the country to take place from the end of trading hours today (Friday 20 March) to limit spread of coronavirus  
  • New measures will further limit people’s sustained social contact as we tackle the spread of coronavirus, guided by scientific evidence
  • Public urged to stay at home and limit all but essential travel - people who can work from home should do so 
LONDON
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Mall Galleries - closed
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The National Gallery in London - asleep - at night

SCOTLAND
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EDINBURGH
  • National Galleries Scotland

United States of America - Closure of Art Galleries and Museums
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The following art galleries and museums are closed. Links in their name are to their website for the most up to date information. Other art museums/galleries (alo listed) are cancelling all events but allowing the museum to remain open
WASHINGTON DC
  • Art Museum of the Americas - closed for deep clean
  • National Gallery of Art - closed until further notice
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts – Closed as of March 14. 
ARIZONA
  • Phoenix Art Museum​, Arizona – Public programming cancelled through April 3.
CALIFORNIA
(currently on total lockdown)
  • Los Angeles Galleries and Museums closed until further notice
    • The Broad
    • J Paul Getty Museum
    • Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
    • LACMA
  • San Francisco Museums closed until the end of the month / until further notice
    • Asian Art Museum,
    • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
    • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
    • CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
    • the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco
COLORADO
  • Denver Art Museum​, Denver – Closed until further notice.
CONNECTICUT
  • The Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut – Closed as of March 13 until further notice.
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Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
MASSACHUSETTS

All art galleries and museums in Boston are closed for a minimum of 30 days
  • BOSTON - closed until further notice 
  • Mass MOCA, North Adams, Massachusetts – Closed as of March 16.
  • Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts 
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The frontage and steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue in New York
NEW YORK

A significant number of art museums and galleries in New York have closed and associated programs of events are also cancelled. Contact the institution for refunds for any tickets booked in advance.
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art - temporary indefinite closure effective March 13th.
  • The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, and the MoMA Design Stores on 53rd Street and in Soho - temporary closure until March 30th - when they will revaluate
  • the Brooklyn Museum plus all events - temporary closure from March 13th until further notice
  • the Frick Collection and Library plus all events - temporary closure from March 13th until further notice
  • the Bronx Museum plus programs and events - temporary closure from March 13th until further notice
  • The Whitney Museum, New York - temporary closure from March 13th until further notice
  • The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (plus events) - temporary closure from March 13th until further notice
  • The Drawing Center, New York - temporary closure from March 13th until further notice
  • Museum of Arts and Design, New York – Closed as of March 14.
OHIO
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago – Closed March 14–28.
PENNSYLVANIA
  • Philadelphia – Closed until further notice. 
    • Institute of Contemporary Art, 
  • Pittsburgh - closed for at least 14 days as of March 14.
    • The Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History,
    • the Andy Warhol Museum
OREGON
  • Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center, Oregon – Closed March 14–31.
TEXAS
  • Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas – Closed until further notice.

EUROPE - Closure of Art Galleries and Museums (+ restrictions)
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AUSTRIA
FRANCE
  • Paris
    • Louvre - only visitors with pre-booked tickets will be admitted. 
    • Musee d’Orsay caps visitors at 1,000.

GERMANY
  • Berlin Cultural Institutions – all museums and cultural institutions CLOSED as from March 13

IRELAND
  • Dublin:
    • Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin closes until at least 29 March.

ITALY
  • Museums and heritage sites closed throughout Italy until further notice
  • Venice architecture biennale postponed, due to open 29 August.

NETHERLANDS
  • Amsterdam Museums closed until at least 31 March.
    • Rijksmuseum 
    • Van Gogh Museum

SPAIN
  • All government-run museums in Madrid are closed indefinitely by order of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, including
    • Prado
    • Museo Reina Sofia, and
    • Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza,
  • La Sagrada Familia has limited visitors to 1,000 people at any given time.

ASIA - Closure of Art Galleries and Museums
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CHINA
  • All museums closed until further notice.

HONG KONG 
  • All museums closed until further notice.

JAPAN
  • Japan closes all museums until 17 March.

SOUTH KOREA
  • all museums closed until further notice.