Photos: Amid Covid-19, Madrid’s art museums reopen, but with rules

Masterpieces by Velázquez, Goya, and Picasso can be enjoyed once again now that the most important art museums in Spain’s capital have reopened after almost three months closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Madrid’s Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, who had to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before viewing what the museum called its “most iconic works.” The special exhibition titled “Reunited” includes over 190 works that were relocated inside the huge museum to streamline the flow of visitors, who must stay on a fixed route past Velázquez’s “Las Meninas,” Fra Angelico’s “The Annunciation”, and Rubens’ “Saturn Devouring a Son.” El Prado had not been shuttered for such a long time since the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39. The city’s other two leading museums, the Reina Sofía and the Thyssen-Bornemisza, also welcomed back art lovers.

Updated on: Jun 08, 2020 12:13 PM IST

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Visitors look at Pablo Picasso's painting 'Guernica' as the Reina Sofia museum reopeed to the public in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Madrid's Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, after its closing during the coronavirus pandemic. The visitors were required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before taking in what the museum called its "most iconic works". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (AP)

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Visitors queue to enter the Prado museum in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Madrid's Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, after its closing during the coronavirus pandemic. The visitors were required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before taking in what the museum called its "most iconic works". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (AP)

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Women stands next to Spanish artist Diego Velazquez's paintings during the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Madrid's Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, after its closing during the coronavirus pandemic. The visitors were required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before taking in what the museum called its "most iconic works". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (AP)

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A man has his body temperature checked at the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Madrid's Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, after its closing during the coronavirus pandemic. The visitors were required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before taking in what the museum called its "most iconic works". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (AP)

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Visitors attend the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Madrid's Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, after its closing during the coronavirus pandemic. The visitors were required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before taking in what the museum called its "most iconic works". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (AP)

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Musicians perform next to Spanish artist Diego Velazquez's paintings during the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Madrid's Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, after its closing during the coronavirus pandemic. The visitors were required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before taking in what the museum called its "most iconic works". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (AP)

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Visitors during the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Madrid's Museo del Prado opened its doors on Saturday for 1,800 visitors, after its closing during the coronavirus pandemic. The visitors were required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before taking in what the museum called its "most iconic works". (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) (AP)