Comment on German museums tentatively reopen as virus restrictions ease

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — More than 100 Andy Warhol originals have been hanging on the walls of Cologne's Museum Ludwig since mid-December with nobody to view them after coronavirus restrictions shut down galleries across the country. That changed on Tuesday as the doors were opened to limited numbers of guests, after authorities eased restrictions to allow some museums, galleries and certain other cultural venues to begin receiving visitors again. “We've been working on this exhibit for three and a half years and for the last few weeks it was ready, but couldn't be shown,” curator and museum director Yilmaz Dziewior told The Associated Press. “You can imagine how happy we all are here at that house that finally the audience for whom we created the exhibition can also see it.” Museums throughout Germany closed at the beginning of November as coronavirus cases increased.Read more on NewsOK.com