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Whitney update: Days End installation moving forward; museum coordinates reopening protocols with city museums
Summary
The Whitney Museum told Community Board 2 members that fabrication for David Hammons’ Days End installation is underway, several fall and winter exhibitions remain planned, and the Whitney is leading a citywide museum task force to align reopening protocols; the museum also said it will expand free access days early in its reopening period.
Adam Weinberg, Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum, told Manhattan Community Board 2 that the Whitney’s construction and exhibition plans remain active and that the museum is coordinating reopening guidance with other major New York museums.
Weinberg said fabrication for the Days End installation (David Hammons) is taking place in Toronto and that the team still expects to install it and open in the fall if conditions allow. He described the larger museum reopening effort as a collaborative task force of about 18 New York museums working to set consistent protocols for visitor safety once the governor sets opening dates.
The updates are significant because the Whitney is a major cultural anchor in the neighborhood and its reopening plans affect nearby parks, visitor flows and arts programming. Board…
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