The Barcelona City Council is working on a Covid-19 fund to “alleviate” the situation of the Picasso and Miró museums, which mainly depend on tourist visits and that this summer will be affected by the lack of foreign visitors.
It has been announced by the Deputy Mayor for Culture, Joan Subirats, together with the Mayor, Ada Colau, in statements to journalists after visiting the Frederic Marés Museum and the Museu d’Historia de Barcelona (Muhba) on Tuesday for the reopening of the municipal museums, which will open their doors at 3 pm with a third of the capacity.
He explained that they are not only considering allocating this fund but also part of the municipal budget, and that they are measures that will be finalized and agreed within the framework of the Pact for Barcelona.
Regarding the operation of museums in this phase, Subirats explained that 20 people can enter by appointment every half hour and that, in case all the places are not covered, people who require it can enter without appointment.
In this way, during the hour and a half that the visits will last, 60 people will meet in the same space (the third of the capacity), they will have a unique route to avoid encounters and spaces with no return will be avoided to guarantee safety.
“ESSENTIAL GOOD”
Colau has highlighted the “active and important role” that culture has had during the months of confinement and has confirmed the generosity of the sector, who has continued to share his activity through social networks.
For the mayoress, it is essential that face-to-face activity in the cultural sector is reactivated because “it is a good of first necessity and more in times of crisis”, which is why she has invited citizens to meet again and visit cultural public spaces.
“We have first class equipment. This summer we will not have as many visitors and there is that opportunity for citizens to rediscover the cultural spaces of the city that are going to be more accessible ”, he explained.
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