A complete guide to British museums and galleries reopening
Museums, galleries and other art spaces have started to reopen. Where can you go, and what can you see?
13 May 2021 • 6:12pm
Naum Gabo s Constructed Head No.2 is one of the artworks reopening at Tate St Ives
Credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Art is back. During lockdown, of course, it never truly left. But the joys of a solo mooch around a gallery, or a family outing, were put on hold.
But now, from May 1 in some parts of the UK, and 17 May in England, the nation s galleries and art museums can welcome visitors again at last. Some smaller commercial galleries have already reopened, as they’re classed as “non-essential retail” and were thus able to welcome visitors (and customers) back, as other shops were, from April 12.
Culture vultures rejoice! Theatres, cinemas, pop arenas, concert halls and galleries reopen on Monday and what a feast of entertainment they ve got in store.
From Dua Lipa s tour, Emma Stone s deliciously evil Cruella de Vil on the big screen and Andrew Lloyd Webber s new Cinderella, to a David Hockney exhibition and Ricky Gervais s comedy show, there is something for everyone.
Here the Mail s critics round up the best shows around the country.
Film
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Beatrix Potter purists may not have loved the first Peter Rabbit in 2018, but it struck 24-carrot gold at the box office.
And hit children s films always get sequels these days. This one again has a voice cast led by James Corden and Margot Robbie, with Rose Byrne and Domhnall Gleeson reprising their live-action roles. From May 17.
Jill Newhouse and Mireille Mosler to present exhibitions of 19th/20th works on paper and paintings
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), Farmyard with Sheep, 1905, Charcoal and conté crayon on paper, 13 x 16 inches. Photo: Jill Newhouse Gallery.
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.-Jill Newhouse and Mireille Mosler will present Dreaming of France and, Dreaming of Holland, two simultaneous exhibitions of 19th/20th works on paper and paintings at Jill Newhouse Gallery.
While travel restrictions this year have prevented the two dealers for the first time in their careers from visiting Europe, their countries of expertise have remained on their mind. The result is two simultaneous exhibitions highlighting each of the galleries area of specialization.