You Can Visit This Row Of Museums And Galleries After The COVID-19 Pandemic

Museum and gallery collages. (VOI)

JAKARTA - The opening of museums and galleries is usually lively or at least receives a warm welcome. However, the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic makes this precious moment to be missed.

A number of museums and galleries around the world have opened without fanfare amid the pandemic. Some are still waiting for a certain time to open, as the pandemic continues.

Launching Euronews, here are a number of museums and galleries in the world that you shouldn't miss, after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.

Bourse de Commerce, Paris

Joining the ranks of old buildings around the world being given new life as hotels, residences or cultural spaces is Paris' Bourse de Commerce, a former stock exchange building.

Bourse de Commerce, Paris. (Wikimedia Commons Guilhem / Vellut)

Returned to its heyday after decades of neglect, the new multifunctional exhibition space at this historic landmark, nestled beneath a spectacular 19th-century dome like a Russian doll, will be home to some 5,000 pieces of modern art in the Pinault Collection. The gallery's opening date this year remains to be confirmed and will largely depend on when local restrictions in France are lifted.

Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza

Under the supervision of the Sphinx and the nearby pyramids, construction work on the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt is nearing completion. It promises to be the most significant museum dedicated to archaeological artifacts, surpassing the Acropolis Museum of Athens which opened more than a decade ago.

Grand Egyptian Museum. (Wikimedia Commons / Djehouty)

The opening of the museum, originally planned for April 2020, was postponed to an undetermined date in 2021, due to the pandemic after several building work delays, meaning visitors to Pharaoh's land had to wait a while longer to see the complete collection of Tutankhamen's tomb treasure.

Humboldt Forum, Berlin

There are several cities in the world whose history is written as big as Berlin. This historic building is now side by side with the neoclassical and modernist buildings. It's no surprise that Berlin's newest cultural space bridges not only history but functions.

Humboldt Forum. (Wikimedia Commons / ridolin freudenfett)

Formed by renovated or reconstructed sections of the baroque palace destroyed in World War Two and a modern facade, the new Humboldt Forum sees itself as Germany's answer to the Louvre. Bringing collections from other institutions into one space, the Forum breaks the mold of traditional museums. Opened in a simple online ceremony in December, the 670 million euro building has yet to receive in-person visitors.

National Museum of African American Music, Nashville

Nashville, United States is known as the center of country music. But the bustling downtown area of the city, home to the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium, is now also the site of one of the most important music museums. The only one that is entirely dedicated to celebrating the genre of music created and influenced by African-Americans.

National Museum of African American Music. (Source: nmaam.org)

Since opening last fall, NMAAM's lovingly curated exhibition space immerses visitors in the stories of jazz, blues, hip hop and more than 50 lesser-known musical genres pioneered by the African American community.

Albertina Modern, Vienna

When it comes to art, few cities take it as seriously as Vienna, Austria. Some of the world's most important works of art are housed in more than 100 museums, from masterpieces by Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele to works by rising contemporary stars. There is now another name to add to the city's long list of cultural icons: Modern Albertina.

Modern Albertina. (Wikimedia Commons / Bwag)

As the 'brother' of the city's iconic Albertina, the gallery, which opened in May 2020 at the height of the pandemic, claims the crown as home to one of the world's largest collections of modern and contemporary art. About 60,000 works of art by 5,000 artists, including the legendary Andy Warhol, adorn the exhibition space.