The plan is to open theaters and cinemas in the fall - with reduced occupancy

"If we don't have something unpleasant, they can open up with measures such as reduced occupancy," Ms Mendoni said.

As she explained, "it needs a systematic organization at the entrance and exit to keep the distance at 1.5 meters, in any closed space there should be the possibility of fresh air and of course we will sit more separately but families or groups can sit side by side. . It's not simple, it needs to be adjusted. "

"I believe that the responsibility shown by society will continue," she said.

Ms. Mendoni also replied that "culture was not treated differently from all other sectors of labor, but a huge diversity of different labor relations was revealed. Since March, we have been cooperating systematically with the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order for the circle of the measures to cover as many people as possible in the field of culture ".

Speaking about the "All Greece is a Culture" program, Ms. Mendoni explained that the producers were assigned to the supervising bodies. "Beyond that, these agencies are cooperating with the market. From October we will launch a candidacy platform for this institution. This year our goal was to give jobs to all the people who can work and on the other hand to ensure a cultural summer for citizens and tourists ", explained Lina Mendoni.

Returning to the difficulties of the new reality, the Minister of Culture pointed out that " the instructions of EODY are [for productions to take place] in the open air and  the actors to keep some distance from each other" while giving the example of the State Theater of Northern Greece (KTHBE) which, as she said, "had planned to present Arristophanes' "Birds". When we told them about rehearsals with a mask, the director said that I was adapting my direction so that the actors would have theatrical masks with surgical masks ".

Ms. Mendoni finally assured that "on March 25, 2021, the National Gallery will be ready, there was a delay because the factories from which we procured raw materials were closed."