After Perpignan, the PS mayor of Issoudun (Indre) announced on Friday the reopening of his museum on Saturday, without waiting for the “
experimentation
” requested by the big cities for the resumption of the activities of cultural places.
“
Museums are essential places of culture (...), places where the risk of contamination is the lowest (...), where we do not eat, drink, smoke, where we is invited not to touch
”, argued André Laignel, mayor of Issoudun and vice-president of the Association of mayors of France (AMF), quoted in a press release.
“
Their permanent and total closure has become manifestly disproportionate
“, He said, announcing the reopening of the Hospice Saint-Roch Museum from Saturday at 10 am, despite the government ban to fight against the spread of the coronavirus.
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The "
contemporary galleries
" of the museum will again be accessible to the public with "
simultaneous attendance fixed at 30 square meters per person, that is to say three times what is currently required in authorized places
", he added. he explains.
On the other hand, the old rooms, "
narrower and more nested, will initially remain closed
", specified André Laignel.
This decision comes three days after the reopening on Tuesday of four museums in Perpignan by the mayor RN Louis Aliot, despite a referral to the courts and the maintenance of all the country's museums closed due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
For its part, the France Urbaine association, which brings together the large cities and metropolises of France, has asked for an “
experimental
”
reopening
of cultural places such as museums, cinemas and theaters.
Local communities "
join in the demand of cultural professionals to study the conditions for a gradual reopening of cultural facilities, foremost among which are museums, theaters and cinemas,
" the association explained in a statement. .
"
These reopenings could be established within the framework of a first experimental phase according to the cultural facilities and the territorial health parameters
", specified France Urbaine which pleads for a "
territorialized approach
" and "
progressive
".
"
In this logic of reopening cultural facilities, local authorities are ready to mobilize to find, in consultation with the State, the necessary adaptations
", added France Urbaine.
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Asked Wednesday about the reopening of museums, the Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot reaffirmed on France 2 that "
it is still too early to set a precise date
".
Reacting to the reopening of the museums in Perpignan, the minister disapproved of what is contrary to “
respect for the republican principle.
It is all the same curious that the mayor does not respect the laws of the Republic and does not apply the rules to himself
, ”she observed.
