Courtesy of the Pulitzer Arts Foundation
A piece from "Terry Adkins: Resounding"
Update, August 25:
The Pulitzer has extended its private reservations through September 13. In September, the museum will offer additional time slots—each 45 minutes long—on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, and it will remain open until 6:15 p.m. Learn more here.
Original story:
Yes, COVID-19 has absolutely wrecked any hope we had of 2020 being a good year, but this is actually pretty cool: When the Pulitzer Arts Foundation reopens on August 13, guests will be able to reserve the entire museum to themselves.
If you've ever had dreams of ambling through an art museum solo, exploring the galleries at your own pace, without having to scoot around other patrons, now's your chance. Guests to the Pulitzer can bring up to nine other family members, friends, or quarantine buddies and experience the museum alone, without other patrons, for up to 45 minutes. Staff will be sanitizing high-touch surface areas in between visits. Masks and reservations are required, and the latter can be made online here. The experience runs through August 30.
On display now is "Terry Adkins: Resounding," more than 40 works that show the influence of music on the artist, like Nenuphar—two sousaphones welded together—and Muffled Drums, where used bass drums are stacked into a vertical sculpture.
At the time of this writing, only 15 reservation slots were still available. If you can't snag one, "Terry Adkins" is on display until February 7; the Park-like green space across from the Pulitzer is still open; and the museum will be releasing information about visiting after August 30 soon.
