From the Field

Museums and COVID-19

May 3, 2021

AAMD has been tracking the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation daily, and we will continue that practice of providing information here for our membership and the museum field during this period of uncertainty. We will continue to update this site as more resources become available.

 

Emergency Funding resources

 

Museum and art-world specific resources

 

Staffing and remote work resources

 

Museum Re-Openings

As of May 7, the majority of our member museums in the US Canada, and Mexico are closed to the public (the only open museum being the Winnipeg Art Gallery in Manitoba, Canada). The below closure information was current as of March 18, but since many institutions have extended closures until later dates or are closed until further notice.

For information on cancellings and closings of all museums, visit this crowdsourced Google Doc.

 

Alabama

Alaska

Alberta

Arizona

Arkansas

British Columbia

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Manitoba

  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg: re-opened on May 7, click through for a list of security precautions and visitor requirements such as masks.

Maryland

Massachusetts

Mexico

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nova Scotia

Ohio

Oklahoma

Ontario

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Quebec

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin