An oral workshop led by Muriel Mayette-Holtz, director of the National Theater of Nice.

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J. Hauvel / ANP / 20 Minutes

  • Can the mayor of Nice reopen museums, cinemas and theaters on September 15 as he announced on Monday?

    In administrative law, Christian Estrosi's possibilities remain limited to make such a decision.

  • The professionals concerned "hope to open before".

  • Éric Denis, infectious disease specialist at the Saint-Jean clinic in Cagnes-sur-Mer, recalls the many unknowns present today around the vaccine that do not allow this commitment to be ensured.

"I propose to fix September 15 irrevocably as the date for the reopening of cultural institutions."

By this announcement, Christian Estrosi gave birth to "dreams and serenity" in some or indifference in others.

But will the mayor of Nice (Alpes-Maritime) be able to keep this commitment?

From a legal and medical point of view, this decision does not depend only on his powers.

Overview of the local actors concerned to see more clearly.

Legally it is possible, but ...

"The mayor can exercise his power of general police and take such measures provided they are duly justified and proportionate", indicates Me Riadh Jaidane, lawyer at the bar of Nice.

"It is up to the mayor to start from the epidemic prevention and reduction measures taken at the national level and to check whether it is necessary to adapt them at the local level by particularly motivated orders".

He specifies that consultation with the prefect is necessary since he is the legal representative of the State.

Yes for the medical profession, under conditions

“For this to be possible, we need a lot of luck and vaccines.

If this is not possible, then strict health protocols will be needed tailored to each cultural event.

If the virus is still circulating, the measures will not be the same for a concert in a closed room with 8,000 people or an open-air museum, ”summarizes Éric Denis, infectious disease specialist at the Saint-Jean clinic in Cagnes-sur-Mer.

According to him, it is possible "in the best of all possible worlds, if the entire population is vaccinated and these vaccines are effective against the different variants".

He adds: “We have little perspective on vaccines and there are still many unknowns.

By being optimistic, we can say that we have time to arrive in September and we hope to return to this normal life ”.

It would be "wonderful news" for the cultural sector.

For Thierry Duchêne, director of Le Rialto and Le Variétés cinemas, the mayor's announcement does not change anything.

"Nobody knows anything about it, we did not receive an email from the federation, we are still waiting while hoping to be able to reopen before".

On the side of the National Theater of Nice (TNN), Muriel Mayette-Holtz, the director, is more enthusiastic: it would be "wonderful news".

“We needed this.

We're exhausted from shifting every fortnight, ”she says.

Reassured to have a date to hang on to, she is sure of the feasibility of this measure.

“He gave us a little bit of dreams and serenity.

We will be active all summer and what I foresee in the fall, I am now sure that it will work ”.

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, several neighboring municipalities did not wish to speak.

The city of Cannes, for its part, simply indicates "guaranteeing a cultural offer all year round" and offering it "in person when the sanitary facilities allow it".

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