Updated March 13
Broadway and several other major cultural institutions in New York said Thursday that they would close temporarily in an effort to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
The announcement came as Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered restrictions on public gatherings of more than 500 people. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic all said they would shutter in an effort to help prevent exposure. All New York public libraries are closing through at least March 31 as well.
Here is a brief list of closures, cancellations and postponements in New York City .
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–Museums
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as the Met Breuer and the Met Cloisters, are closed starting Friday. The Met will also undergo a thorough cleaning.
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–The New-York Historical Society will close at 6 p.m. Friday as a preventive measure, a spokesman said. All programs and events will be closed through the end of April.
The Rubin Museum of Art is closed starting Friday at 5 p.m.
The 9/11 Museum and Memorial is closed temporarily beginning Friday.
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum will be closed through March 27.
The Drawing Center is closed until further notice. All public programs postponed through April 12.
American Folk Art Museum is closed and all public programs and events are postponed through March 31.
The New Museum has temporarily closed its galleries and offices. A reopen date has not been scheduled.
Museum at Eldridge Street will be closed beginning March 15.
Film
The Tribeca Film Festival, which was set to begin April 15, has been delayed until further notice.
Film at Lincoln Center, which includes the Walter Reade Theater and Eleanor Bunin Munroe Theater, closed Thursday.
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–Screenings for the final weekend of the 2020 New York International Children’s Film Festival have been canceled.
The New Directors/New Films festival, set to open March 25, and the Chaplin Award Gala, honoring Spike Lee, originally scheduled for April 27, will be rescheduled for the fall.
Theaters and Performance Spaces
All performances at The Metropolitan Opera have been canceled through March 31.
Carnegie Hall canceled all events starting Friday through March 31.
The New York Philharmonic canceled all performances through March 31.
The Shed is suspending exhibitions and performances through March 30.
BAM is suspending all live programming through March 29. BAM Rose Cinemas will continue operating at 50 percent capacity.
The 92nd Street Y has suspended talks and performances until March 22.
Ars Nova suspended all programming for 30 days as of Thursday.
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–59E59 Theaters announced it was suspending public programming and plans to resume performances on April 1.
The Sheen Center will be closed starting Friday through March 30.
Danspace Project performances are canceled through March 28, which includes the remaining Platform 2020 events, and Megan Williams Dance Projects.
Symphony Space said it has suspended all programs through April 1.
Rattlestick is suspending performances after the final showing of “The Siblings Play” on March 14.
New Victory Theater has canceled its season through June 14.
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