Amicron closed museums in London, Denmark and the Netherlands

According to Fars News Agency, quoting Artent, Museums in Denmark and the Netherlands will be closed as part of new quarantine measures against a new strain of the coronavirus called Amicron. The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, announced on the evening of Saturday, December 18, that all unnecessary shops, stores and restaurants will be closed until January 14.

The decision to protect the Dutch medical system means that museums will also be closed by mid-January. This action resulted in the cancellation of 12,000 tickets; Tickets are priced at 19 euros. This year’s quarantine measures have been such that the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam is only open for 24 weeks in 2021.

Voluntary and forced closure of museums

The Dutch decision came after the Danish prime minister closed all public places, including amusement parks, theaters, cinemas, museums and art galleries, until mid-January on Friday 17 December.

The Natural History Museum in London, meanwhile, has been closed until December 27 (Monday, January 6) due to what it calls the “unpredictable staff shortage caused by the Corona.” This is not the only British museum affected by the crisis, with the rise of the Amicron affair, the Wellcom collection and the Fundling Museum (until January 4, January 14) also decided to close, although the British government has not issued any official instructions to close the museums. has not done.

The Army Museum in Chelsea has also announced that it will not be open to visitors at Christmas.

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