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Photos: Amid COVID-19, Madrid's art museums reopen, but with rules

Visitors are required to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before entering

Published: June 08, 2020 15:59 AP and compiled by Balaram Menon, Digital Content Editor

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Spain_23403.jpg-f473d-1591617232106 — Masterpieces by Velazquez, Goya, and Picasso can be enjoyed once again now that the most important art museums in Spain's capital have reopened after almost three months closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Above: Visitors attend the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-06-03T130624Z_1598112878_RC2P1H9MX8X8_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-MUSEUM-1591617207050 — Madrid's museums reopened on Saturday after the lockdown. But all the visitors have to wear face masks and have their temperature taken before entering inside. Above: Signs for the mandatory use of protective masks and social distance markers are seen at the entrance to the Reina Sofia museum. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-06-06T110755Z_1727720448_RC2N3H901D35_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-MUSEUM-1591617211066 — A visitor looks at Pablo Picasso's painting 'Guernica' as the Reina Sofia museum reopens to the public, in Madrid. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Spain_05647.jpg-f9472~1-1591617240223 — Visitors during the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-06-03T131412Z_1887510598_RC2P1H9GR189_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-MUSEUM-1591617224809 — A sign for the maximum capacity of visitors is seen at the entrance of a room as the Reina Sofia museum reopens to public, in Madrid. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 069440-01-08-1591617214151 — A man wearing a face mask stands next to the painting "Girl at the window" by Spanish painter Salvador Dali at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of APTOPIX_Virus_Outbreak_Spain_85589.jpg-36bd2-1591617236320 — Musicians perform next to Spanish artist Diego Velazquez's paintings during the reopening of the Prado museum in Madrid. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Spain_36594.jpg-e559f-1591617253138 — Visitors queue to enter the Prado museum in Madrid. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-06-03T131159Z_770703394_RC2P1H960OXI_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-MUSEUM-1591617202999 — Museum workers hang an artwork at the Reina Sofia museum as it reopens to the public, in Madrid. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Spain_37659.jpg-82b7b-1591617248857 — Women stands next to Spanish artist Diego Velazquez's paintings during the reopening of the Prado museum to the public in Madrid. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Spain_33888.jpg-8e21d-1591617228914 — A man has his body temperature checked at the reopening of the Prado museum in Madrid. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-06-03T132223Z_1397585737_RC2P1H9L4LKA_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-MUSEUM-1591617221409 — A man wearing a protective mask walks by the Reina Sofia museum as it reopens to public, in Madrid. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_Spain_93073.jpg-ff979-1591617243989 — Musicians perform next to Spanish artist Diego Velazquez's paintings during the reopening of the Prado museum in Madrid. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2020-06-03T132549Z_450713650_RC2P1H91SZFH_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-MUSEUM-1591617217855 — An room where art works are displayed is seen as the Reina Sofia museum reopens to public, in Madrid. Image Credit: REUTERS

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