France could reopen culture from Dec. 15, depending on how things go

France may reopen culture starting Dec. 15. In the country, one of the hardest hit in the world by the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the situation is identical to Italy (museums, theaters, cinemas are closed all over the country), indeed, it is more serious since France, unlike Italy, has also closed bookstores. However, the president of the republic, Emmanuel Macron, in a speech Tuesday night hinted that, from mid-December, there could be reopenings: from this Saturday for bookstores and libraries, from December 15 for cinemas, theaters, museums.

Macron’s words come after the mobilization of 350 directors of cultural sites, who appealed to Macron and the council president, Jean Castex, to demand the reopening of theaters. So this is the timetable proposed by Macron: from Saturday, November 28, the green light is given to bookstores, libraries and archives. On December 15 cinemas, theaters and museums but in this case only if the health situation will allow it (i.e., if the number of daily cases falls below 5,000 and if the people in intensive care are less than 3,000), and without forgetting that the 9 p.m. curfew remains in force, so live performance venues will also necessarily have to be closed for that time. The only possible exceptions will be for the evenings of December 24 and 31. Finally, on January 20, there may be a reopening of restaurants. No dates yet, however, for bars, discos, concerts, and festivals.

Timid concessions, related to the progress of the epidemiological situation, but nevertheless welcomed by those in the industry because they hint at the light at the end of the tunnel.

Pictured: Paris, the Louvre

France could reopen culture from Dec. 15, depending on how things go

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