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Visitors to the National Gallery in Dublin will once again be able to see their favorite Monet or Picasso as the collection of art reopens to the public on Monday.<\/p>\nVisitors to the National Gallery in Dublin will once again be able to see their favorite Monet or Picasso as the collection of art reopens to the public on Monday.<\/p>\n
Museums across the country will open their doors as cultural life begins to return to Ireland.<\/p>\n
The public has been flooding the website to avail of its virtual tours over the last few months and Sile Boylan, the visitor experience manager at the National Gallery, hopes it will inspire new and old visitors to come and take a look in person.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are really looking forward to having visitors back in the building,\u201d Ms Boylan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been doing a lot of cleaning over the last couple of weeks and really focused on putting in all of the precautions and safety measures so that when we do reopen the doors to visitors, that it is a very safe place to visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are really looking forward to inviting visitors back in and seeing their favorite paintings. There are so many people out there who would love to see a Monet or the Picasso.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the gallery closed its doors in mid-March, the public were able to access the collections online through various virtual tours.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a phenomenal response to the virtual tours,\u201d Ms Boylan added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was also an opportunity to introduce the collection to people, including mindfulness tours and educational resources that went online to allow families and children with accessibility needs to see it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In preparation for reopening, the gallery formed a Covid-19 response team to erect signage and guidelines for the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur priority has always been to create a very safe but equally welcoming experience, to come in and see the paintings they want and enjoy the experience,\u201d Ms Boylan continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are opening up galleries one to five, that is our European collection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will be reopening it in a phased manner. While it hasn\u2019t been a difficult process, it has been a bit complex, but there is a great team working towards reopening it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working very much towards inviting our Irish population back into the gallery \u2013 the staycation visitor.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur world has changed and I hope that when people come they get to see the space and get the sense of peacefulness and help us readjust to the new.\u201d<\/p>\n