Covid lockdowns force museum closures across China and Hong Kong

A severe Covid-19 wave has prompted lockdowns in multiple Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Jilin, Yanji, Changchun, and Shanghai, leading to the closure of major museums and cultural institutions. In Shanghai, the Long Museum, West Bund Museum, Yuz Museum, Museum of Art Pudong, Powerlong Museum, Power Station of Art, and OCAT have shut. The UCCA Edge's planned April 2 opening of a Thomas Demand exhibition is uncertain. In Shenzhen, OCAT, the Sea World Culture and Arts Center of the Design Society, and Pingshan Art Museum have closed. Hong Kong has also imposed a lockdown until April 20, closing all public spaces and institutions. The outbreak is described as more severe than the initial 2020 wave.