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Photos: New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens to the public

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) reopened its doors to the public after a six-month closure on August 29 after authorities permitted the reopening of museums across New York. Visitors hailed the reopening of Met as the cultural reawakening of the city where doors to such venues have remained closed for nearly six months owing to coronavirus lockdowns. The museum opened amid safety protocols and reworked guidelines after having lost an estimated nearly $150 million due to the cancellation of numerous exhibitions and galleries due to the pandemic.

Updated on: Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM IST

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Visitors arrive as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) reopens to the public in New York on August 29. The museum was allowed to reopen amid reworked visitation guidelines including mandatory face coverings for staff and visitors, more frequent cleanings and hand sanitizing stations after it closed on March 13 following the coronavirus outbreak. (Kena Betancur / AFP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

Visitors arrive as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) reopens to the public in New York on August 29. The museum was allowed to reopen amid reworked visitation guidelines including mandatory face coverings for staff and visitors, more frequent cleanings and hand sanitizing stations after it closed on March 13 following the coronavirus outbreak. (Kena Betancur / AFP)

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Visitors stand distantly as they lineup to tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a preview of the reopening in New York on August 27. The Met hosted 15,000 to 20,000 visitors a day before the pandemic, a figure that was drastically brought down during its reopening. All city museums have to strictly abide to the limited gathering safety protocol as a preventive measure against coronavirus. (Bebeto Matthews / AP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

Visitors stand distantly as they lineup to tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art during a preview of the reopening in New York on August 27. The Met hosted 15,000 to 20,000 visitors a day before the pandemic, a figure that was drastically brought down during its reopening. All city museums have to strictly abide to the limited gathering safety protocol as a preventive measure against coronavirus. (Bebeto Matthews / AP)

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Hand sanitizer stations placed between ticket kiosks during the public reopening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. Visitors are expected to experience many new procedures of functioning at the Met. One that stands out is that of timed tickets, which allows each visitor only a limited time inside the museum in comparison to the ease of access in the pre-lockdown visit. (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

Hand sanitizer stations placed between ticket kiosks during the public reopening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. Visitors are expected to experience many new procedures of functioning at the Met. One that stands out is that of timed tickets, which allows each visitor only a limited time inside the museum in comparison to the ease of access in the pre-lockdown visit. (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

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Visitors wearing protective masks cheer as they enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. For visitors the reopening of the museums means reawakening a part of the cultural life of the city. “It’s a really important moment for the city and everything kind of comes back to life,” Michelle Scully, a public relations worker told AFP. (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

Visitors wearing protective masks cheer as they enter the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. For visitors the reopening of the museums means reawakening a part of the cultural life of the city. “It’s a really important moment for the city and everything kind of comes back to life,” Michelle Scully, a public relations worker told AFP. (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

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Visitors tour the museum in a line during its public reopening in New York on August 29. With the reopening, museums are ready to reclaim the public space after countless exhibitions in galleries and museum have been cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic. The Met alone has already cut 400 jobs and expects to lose $150 million in revenue due to the pandemic, Bloomberg reported. (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

Visitors tour the museum in a line during its public reopening in New York on August 29. With the reopening, museums are ready to reclaim the public space after countless exhibitions in galleries and museum have been cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic. The Met alone has already cut 400 jobs and expects to lose $150 million in revenue due to the pandemic, Bloomberg reported. (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

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Visitors discuss an artwork during their visit to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. But on the other side, the silver lining with having fewer crowds is a more immersive tour for each visitor. “I think it will increase your enjoyment of the experience,” Laurel Britton, senior vice president for revenue and operations told AFP. “We are going to be a hyper local museum,” she said. (Kena Betancur / AFP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

Visitors discuss an artwork during their visit to Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. But on the other side, the silver lining with having fewer crowds is a more immersive tour for each visitor. “I think it will increase your enjoyment of the experience,” Laurel Britton, senior vice president for revenue and operations told AFP. “We are going to be a hyper local museum,” she said. (Kena Betancur / AFP)

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A visitor looks closely at artifacts inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. Also paying close attention to events in the country amid the lockdown, the Met has added one new exhibit dedicated to African American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) in a bid to make the “more inclusive” amid the rise of movements on social inequality, Met President Daniel Weiss told AFP. (Kena Betancur / AFP)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

A visitor looks closely at artifacts inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on August 29. Also paying close attention to events in the country amid the lockdown, the Met has added one new exhibit dedicated to African American artist Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000) in a bid to make the “more inclusive” amid the rise of movements on social inequality, Met President Daniel Weiss told AFP. (Kena Betancur / AFP)

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A visitor poses for a photo in the gift shop at the Met museum on August 29. “It’s important psychologically and spiritually for the people of New York City,” Tom Finkelpearl, the city’s former cultural affairs commissioner told AFP while commenting on the reopening of cultural centres across the city. “When there’s turmoil, that’s the time when you want to go to a museum, to have that moment of connection with a work of art.” (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

Updated on Aug 31, 2020 4:58 PM

A visitor poses for a photo in the gift shop at the Met museum on August 29. “It’s important psychologically and spiritually for the people of New York City,” Tom Finkelpearl, the city’s former cultural affairs commissioner told AFP while commenting on the reopening of cultural centres across the city. “When there’s turmoil, that’s the time when you want to go to a museum, to have that moment of connection with a work of art.” (Nina Westervelt / Bloomberg)

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