VENICE - Culture tries to restart in Venice. The Doge's Palace pandemic broke the ice, rekindling a still semi-deserted Piazza San Marco, due to travel restrictions. But while the doors of the Ducal reopened, the historic cafes of Piazza San Marco were still locked. Even a trickle of high water in the morning in the Marciana area, yet no one expected the queue of visitors, only Venetians and residents of the city, which was half an hour before the opening. What was the home of the doges, as well as the Correr Museum, the jewels of the Civic Museums in San Marco, have come back to life, however, only for 4 days: today, tomorrow, then next Monday and Tuesday, the "fat" one. All weekdays, as required by the Dpcm. So just a "taste" of culture, coinciding with the Venice Carnival - this year not in the streets but only on the web - after months of closure. From Wednesday Ducale and Correr will close again. Did this push about fifty Venetians to create sit-ins in the square, with leaflets entitled "Civic Museums or museums for tourists"? The peaceful protest against the opening to commercials was organized by an opposition municipal councilor Giovanni Andrea Martini, from the "Whole city together" list. "But are civic museums an attraction for tourists or a service for citizens"? the protesters wondered. Even if a car like the Doge's Palace, between expenses and employees, cannot afford to remain open without visitors. So it closes. But if the reopening in April was initially announced, today the president and director of the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia (MUVE), Maria Cristina Gribaudi and Gabriella Belli, said they were optimistic about the possibility of reopening the rooms already in March, pandemic permitting. . "The museums have not been open for tourists, if anything for visitors to the region - specifies Gribaudi - it was an important signal, a reopening for Venetians and Venetians, with extended hours. We are thinking of being able to open, when the Dpcm it will change, on weekends, also in anticipation of the reopening of the Regions. And this should take place in the first days of March, and on the 25th of the same month the celebrations for the 1600th anniversary of Venice begin and we will certainly be operational. perhaps April was a bit exploited, the mayor had given it as a precaution. I spoke to some hoteliers who had reservations ". On this first day of reopening there were 500 visitors in total between Palazzo Ducale and Correr. The MUVE Foundation is working to obtain funds and important partners, which allow greater economic support, freeing itself from the entrance ticket only. "We are at the beginning of a year with many unknowns for the health emergency - explains Belli - and caution is important. If we had not had the refreshment of the Mibact, we would have had a negative signal of 7 million euros. What will happen in 2021? We want to leave a well-managed heritage of the city. "
Culture rehearses, museums reopen in Venice
2021-02-11T19:49:09.642Z
500 tourists at the Ducale and Correr, but stop andgo is open (ANSA) VENICE - Culture tries to restart in Venice. The Doge's Palace pandemic broke the ice, rekindling a still semi-deserted Piazza San Marco, due to travel restrictions. But while the doors of the Ducal reopened, the historic cafes of Piazza San Marco were still locked. Even a trickle of high water in the morning in the Marciana area, yet no one expected the queue of visitors, only Venetians and resid