How the Coronavirus is Impacting Cultural Institutions
By ArtAsiaPacific
*Last updated January 27, 2021.
Illustration by Renee Li for ArtAsiaPacific.
Here’s a weekly look at which museums, galleries, and nonprofits across Asia are open to visitors this week.
Most of the galleries are open in Australia; except for some on summer break.
Sydney
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art: open
Artspace Sydney: open
Art Gallery of New South Wales: open
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia: open
Campbelltown Arts Centre: open by reservation
Melbourne
Australian Galleries: open
National Gallery of Victoria (NGV): open by reservation
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA): open
Melbourne Art Fair: replaced with a free virtual edition from June 1–7, with the physical event postponed to February 17–20, 2022
Brisbane
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Brisbane: open
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane: open
Adelaide
Art Gallery of South Australia: open
Perth
Art Gallery of Western Australia: open
Hobart
The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA): open
Beijing
Asia Art Center Beijing: open
Galerie Urs Meile: open
Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing: open
CAFA Museum: open
M Woods: open, tickets required
Red Brick Art Museum: open, tickets required
UCCA Beijing: open, tickets required
X Museum: open, tickets required
Shanghai
PSA Shanghai: open, tickets required
Shanghai Center of Photography: open
Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum: open, tickets required
TANK: open, tickets required
West Bund Museum: open, tickets required
Yuz Museum: open, tickets required
Edouard Malingue: relocating, new location TBA
MadeIn Gallery: open
Ota Fine Arts (Shanghai): open
Prada Rong Zhai: closed
ShanghART Shanghai: open
Guangzhou
Guangdong Times Museum: open
He Art Museum: open
Hong Kong Island
Asia Art Archive: closed
Asia Society Hong Kong: closed
Hong Kong Arts Centre: open
Korean Cultural Center Hong Kong: open
Para Site: open by appointment
Tai Kwun: closed
The University of Hong Kong - University Museum and Art Gallery: closed
Kowloon
Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District: open
Hong Kong Museum of Art: closed
K11 Musea: “the Silicon Valley of Culture” is still open for business
Sun Museum: closed
New Territories
Centre for Heritage, Arts and Textile (CHAT): closed
New Delhi
The National Gallery of Modern Art: open
Kiran Nadar Museum: open by reservation
Nature Morte: open
Mumbai
Gallery Espace: open
Jhaveri Contemporary: open
Kolkata
Experimenter Gallery: open
Cemeti Institute, Yogyakarta: open
Art Jakarta: slated for August 27–29 at the Jakarta Convention Center
ArtJog: 2021 dates TBC
Jakarta Biennale: 2021 dates TBC
CCA Tel Aviv: open
Braverman Gallery: open
Sommer Contemporary: open
Tokyo Region
Artizon Museum: closed
The National Art Center, Tokyo (NACT): open, tickets required
Tokyo Photographic Art Museum: open, tickets required
Yayoi Kusama Museum: open, tickets required
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo: open, tickets required
National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo (MOMAT): open, tickets required
Mori Art Museum: closed until April 21
Art Fair Tokyo 2020: scheduled for March 18–21
Kanto Region
Art Tower Mito: closed until February 7
Museum of Modern Art, Saitama: closed until February 7
Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama: closed
Kansai Region
Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art: open by reservation
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art: open by reservation
National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto (MOMAK): open by reservation
National Museum of Art, Osaka (NMAO): open by reservation
Shikoku Region
Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum: open by reservation
Yamaguchi Prefectural Art Museum: open by reservation
Kyushu Region
Center for Contemporary Art, CCA Kitakyushu: open
Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto: open
Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art: open
All the galleries in Seoul are either open to the public or open by reservation.
Art Sonje Center: shows TBA
Asian Culture Center, Gwangju: open by reservation
Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art: closed
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA): open by reservation
Sursock Museum: closed
Beirut Art Center: open
Creative Macau, Centre for Creative Industries: open
Macau Museum of Art: open
Ox Warehouse: open
TeamLab SuperNature Macao, at Sands Resort Macao: open
Ilham Gallery, Kuala Lumpur: open
Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur: open
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki: open
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū: open
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery / Len Lye Centre, New Plymouth: open
Starkwhite: open
Te Papa Tongarewa | Museum of New Zealand: open
The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit: open
Manila
Finale Art File: open by appointment
1335Mabini: open by appointment
Silverlens Gallery: open
Ateneo Art Gallery: closed
Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD): closed
University of the Philippines, Vargas Museum: closed
Museum of Islamic Art: open, tickets required
Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art: open, tickets required
Garage Gallery, Doha Fire Station: open by reservation
Gillman Barracks: open
National Gallery of Singapore: open
NTU CCA Singapore:open
STPI: open
Yavuz Gallery: open
Singapore Art Week: scheduled for January 22–30
S.E.A. Focus: scheduled for January 22–31
All galleries are open to the public.
Taipei Fine Arts Museum: open
Taipei Contemporary Cultural Lab (C-Lab): open
MOCA Taipei: open
Tainan Art Museum: open
Ardel Gallery of Modern Art: open
Bangkok Art and Culture Center: open
Richard Koh Projects, Bangkok: open
Bangkok CityCity Gallery: open
Jim Thompson House Museum and Art Center: open
100 Tonson Gallery: closed, exhibition TBA
Bangkok Art Biennale is on view until January 31
Arter: open, booking required
Istanbul Modern: open by reservation in Beyoğlu
Pera Museum: open
SALT Beyoğlu and SALT Galata: open
Dubai
Alserkal Avenue: open
Jameel Arts Centre: open
Art Dubai is scheduled for March 17–20
Sharjah
Maraya Art Centre: open
Sharjah Art Foundation: open
Abu Dhabi
Louvre Abu Dhabi: open online
NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery: open online
The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, Ho Chi Minh City: open
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