At New York
Elevators reserved for the elderly, fever detectors, one-way staircases, reception capacities monitored and kept below 25%, copper door handles - material with antiviral properties: American museums are stepping up their initiatives and ingenuity, on the brink of an imminent but disorderly reopening.
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The first in the United States, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, reopened on Saturday May 30. The first visitors are invited to wear a mask and to take a temperature test. Those showing signs of possible contamination are asked to leave the area immediately. Inside, there are no drinking water fountains, cloakrooms or cafes.
After Houston are to follow San Antonio (Texas), Boca Raton (Florida), Wichita (Kansas), Cleveland (Ohio), all by June 30. In New York, on the other hand, the most prestigious institutions will have to be patient: while the metropolis itself
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