Chinanews.com Client, Beijing, March 12th (Reporter Song Yusheng) With the continuous improvement of the new crown pneumonia epidemic situation in China, many museums have recently announced their reopening. The reporter noticed that while the museums were reopened, they also made corresponding prevention and control measures for the epidemic.
Data Map: An exhibition organized by the Shanghai Museum in December 2019. Photo by Zhang Hengwei
Multiple museums announce reopening
On March 12, a number of museums in Shanghai announced that they would soon reopen. According to local media reports, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai History Museum (Shanghai Revolutionary History Museum), Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall, Shanghai World Expo Museum, Communist Party of China Site Memorial Hall, Chen Yun Memorial Hall, Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai Natural History Museum, Shanghai China Navigation Museum Municipal museums will resume opening on March 13.
Data Map: Shanghai History Museum (Shanghai Revolutionary History Museum). Photo by Zhang Hengwei
In addition, many art galleries in Shanghai will also open on March 13. On the same day, the Du Fu Thatched Cottage Museum in Chengdu has also reopened.
The reporter noticed that since the end of February, some museums have gradually begun to open in an orderly manner.
China (Hainan) Nanhai Museum Announcement. webpage Screenshot
For example, the China (Hainan) Nanhai Museum has opened the museum park, the sea promenade, the north-south hall, and the recovery boat in an orderly and spacious area since March 2.
The Guangdong Folk Crafts Museum also resumed its opening on March 10. According to local media reports, this is the first museum in Guangzhou to resume operations since the epidemic.
Restoring openness without “one size fits all”
On February 27, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Orderly Promotion of the Resumption of the Opening and Resumption of Cultural Expo Units During the New Crown Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Period."
It is clear that all cultural and cultural institutions should strictly implement various measures for epidemic prevention and control, and resume opening and resumption of work without “one size fits all”.
The Guiding Opinions point out that museums, memorials, and open cultural relics protection units that are clearly designated as low-risk areas can be restored and opened in an orderly manner with the consent of the local party committee and government. Gradually resumed opening up, and closed areas such as indoor exhibition halls and exhibition halls were temporarily suspended in principle; various museums, memorials, and cultural relics protection units in high-risk areas were temporarily closed.
The Guiding Opinions also require that all cultural relics and museum open units can take measures such as online real-name appointments, total volume control, time-sharing, voice guidance, and digital tours to reduce the gathering of personnel.
Data Map: Since late February, the Gansu Provincial Museum has organized several “Museum Cloud Spring Tour” live broadcast events, which has attracted 2.29 million online viewers in total. The picture shows the instructor of the Gansu Provincial Museum Wang Xuelin is broadcasting live. Photo courtesy of Gansu Provincial Museum
Open but restricted
Although some museums have gradually opened, reporters found that most of the museums that have resumed or are about to resume opening have made corresponding prevention and control measures for the epidemic. These include current-limited visits in the museum, taking body temperature measurements before entering the museum, and requiring audiences to wear masks.
Taking the Shanghai Museum as an example, the announcement released on the 12th stated that in order to effectively complete the epidemic prevention and control work, the museum will implement an online real-name system to make an appointment for a visit.
The opening announcement also put forward corresponding requirements for tourists to visit.
It is clear that the Shanghai Museum currently only accepts individual (individual) reservations, with a daily limit of 2,000 people, and the instant reception capacity does not exceed 300 people; viewers can make an appointment to visit the official website of the Shanghai Museum and WeChat public account 3 days in advance (including the day); Must be based on the "with application code" green code.
For the activities of visitors in the museum, the announcement also requires that the audience must wear masks throughout the course, please keep a distance of more than 1.5 meters when queuing and viewing exhibitions to avoid gathering; must take a temperature measurement before entering the museum, if the temperature is abnormal (≥37.3 ℃) , Or those who have cough, shortness of breath, and other abnormal phenomena refuse to enter the museum.
At the same time, the Shanghai Museum recommends that the visit time of the audience should be controlled within 2 hours, so as not to cause crowds in closed places.
Weibo screenshot
The reporter saw that on social media, some netizens said that although they are happy to see life return to normal, "opening does not mean that we can relax" and "we still need to take protective measures." (Finish)