On Tuesday, July 7, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced that all of metropolitan Melbourne (plus Mitchell Shire) would be returning to stage three “stay-at-home” restrictions.
The reintroduction of these restrictions means that Melburnians will once again be primarily confined to their homes – but what it also means is that, yes, the city’s cultural institutions will once again be forced to close only weeks after they reopened.
From Thursday, July 9, all galleries, cinemas (including drive-in cinemas), theatres, live music venues and libraries across Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will be forced to close. Zoos and other outdoor entertainment venues will have to close as well.
Many of Melbourne’s best-loved cultural venues took to social media to express their reactions to the second lockdown order.
