Art galleries
Visitors wait for the opening of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. More than 100 Andy Warhol originals have been hanging on the walls of Cologne’s Museum Ludwig since mid-December with nobody to view them after coronavirus restrictions shut down galleries across the country. That changed on Tuesday as the doors were opened to limited numbers of guests, after authorities eased restrictions to allow some museums, galleries and certain other cultural venues to begin receiving visitors again. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
German museums tentatively reopen as virus restrictions ease

By Daniel Niemann And David Rising Mar. 09, 2021 10:13 AM EST

Cyprus eases lockdown but curfew, ban on gatherings remain

Feb. 25, 2021 09:17 AM EST
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will reopen high schools, gyms, pools, dance academies and art galleries on March 1 in a further, incremental easing of the...

Eden Stein appears with her son Luca, 2, at her gallery Secession Art & Design SF in San Francisco on Jan. 29, 2021. Stein said making art sales during the pandemic has felt a little like a wedding reception: She has reconnected with friends and clients from throughout the gallery’s 13-year history. (Jonathan Koshi via AP)
Pandemic art sales: Prettying up the walls we're staring at

By Colleen Newvine Feb. 23, 2021 12:27 PM EST

Visitors admire the marble sculpture "The Piety", made in 1499 by Italian sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti, inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Like elsewhere in Europe, museums and art galleries in Italy were closed this fall to contain the spread of COVID-19, meaning art lovers must rely on virtual tours to catch a glimpse of the treasures held by famous institutions such as the Uffizi in Florence and the Vatican Museums in Rome. However, some exquisite gems of Italy's cultural heritage remain on display in real life inside the country's churches, some of which have collections of renaissance art and iconography that would be the envy of any museum. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
AP PHOTOS: Rome churches beckon with art and no 'hordes'

By Beatrice Larco Dec. 30, 2020 03:40 AM EST

Art Paris General Curator Guillaume Piens, poses during the private view of Art Paris at the Grand Palais in Paris, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of this year's premiere global art fairs, stymieing the main commercial artery of the multibillion-dollar industry. But Art Paris, which is France's second-biggest contemporary art fair, is opening its doors to thousands of visitors from Thursday in the Grand Palais. The four-day show is going ahead despite a spike in COVID-19 infections in the country. Art Paris is the first big international art fair to physically go ahead since the coronavirus swept through the world, grounding flights, triggering lockdowns and devastating commerce. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Paris art fair to go ahead despite virus pandemic

By Thomas Adamson Sep. 09, 2020 10:53 AM EDT

Visitors take in an art exhibit from inside a car as they drive through a warehouse displaying paintings and photos in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, July 24, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Galleries, cinemas, theaters and museums are closed due to the restrictive measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19, but a group of artists and a curator found a way to overcome the restrictions to share their art with the residents of Brazil’s largest city. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Galleries shut by COVID-19, Brazil has a drive-thru art show

By Tatiana Pollastri And Daniel Carvalho Jul. 24, 2020 07:29 PM EDT

Travelers visit the Rodin museum in Paris Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The Musee Rodin is reopening this morning albeit with a worrying loss of visitors and income caused by the four-months closure. Museum director, Catherine Chevillot, estimates the loss incurred by the crisis to be around 4.4 million euros (4.9 US dollars) and alleviated by the 1.4 million euro sales of bronze editions of Rodin statues. The museum doesn't sell Rodin statue originals but can sell 12 bronze replica editions of each of them, as it has been for 100 years. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
France's Rodin Museum sells bronzes to weather virus crisis

By Arno Pedram Jul. 07, 2020 01:00 PM EDT