Since Covid, museums have been hit hard. Lots of people don’t feel safe going out in public and being around others. Nevertheless, the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA) has reopened, and it seems that people are feeling good about it. 

   Changes to the museum have been made, including adding reservation times, timed tickets, mandatory face coverings and frequent sanitization according to columbusmuseum.org.

   The CMA also stated that they will be complying with all local, state and federal regulations regarding COVID-19. There will also be limited capacity in the galleries, Museum store and Schokko Café.

   The museum may be different, but people seem to appreciate the change. OSU student, Jake Bibbo, went to the CMA recently and was happy with the new procedures. 

  “I felt safe and it was super nice to see great art again. Staff members were sanitizing doors and other surfaces as guests moved around the museum. For smaller rooms, there were signs with a guest limit inside.” Bibbo said. 

   Only the museum’s interactive rooms have been completely closed, to prevent contamination through touching things. However, there are some small interactive papers to write on, but there are “clean” and “dirty” pencil boxes to keep things separate. 

  The CMA has been doing a good job of keeping things safe for everyone, according to Chloe Sampson, a student at Westerville North. 

  “They are limiting the number of guests, making everyone who enters use hand sanitizer, promoting social distancing and masks, and got rid of all the interactive exhibits where you touch things.

 “I would go back, but once we start school I wouldn’t just because I would’ve been exposed to more people,” Sampson said.

   The CMA is open Tuesday through Sunday, until 5 PM everyday except Thursdays, when they close at 9PM. They are closed on Mondays.