A near-private encounter with 'Las Meninas' as Madrid's Prado reopens

A moment of almost-total silence contemplating Velazquez's "Las Meninas" is the rare opportunity offered by Madrid's Prado museum as it reopens its doors to a handful of visitors Saturday after a three-month closure.

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People visit The Prado Museum in Madrid, on June 6, 2020 as lockdown measures are eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Museums are reopening in the Spanish capital with new security measures in place after a three-month closure due to the coronavirus health crisis. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP) /

2020-06-06 19:49:40

A moment of almost-total silence contemplating Velazquez's "Las Meninas" is the rare opportunity offered by Madrid's Prado museum as it reopens its doors to a handful of visitors Saturday after a three-month closure.

In its vast central gallery which is bathed in natural daylight, Spain's biggest museum has put together more than 200 paintings in a new exhibition called "Reunion" that will run until September 13.

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