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Dutch Museums Turn Into Gyms, Hair Salons to Protest Virus Curbs

Manicures are carried out at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, on Jan. 19.

Manicures are carried out at the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, on Jan. 19.

Photographer: Peter Dejong/AP Photo

Museums and theaters in the Netherlands are temporarily turning themselves into hair salons and gyms to protest against what they say are unfair coronavirus measures.

The protest on Wednesday follows a government decision to relax restrictions on some businesses, but keep museums and theaters shut.