Credit: NAC
As COVID-19 continues to cause wide-spread disruptions across Canada including school closures, National Arts Centre taking into consideration, the health and safety of visitors, artists, and staff is cancelling all performances and events at the National Arts Centre until Sunday April 5, 2020.
As part of NAC’s measures to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the following measures will be taken effective immediately:
- All ticketed performances and free public events are cancelled;
- Events booked through our Food and Beverage department (conferences, meetings) are cancelled during this period;
- All public spaces will remain accessible although there will be no programming;
- The NAC’s 1 Elgin restaurant will close to the public for the duration of cancellation measures;
- The NAC Parking garage will remain open for business;
- All other NAC operations will continue.
NAC through a statement in the website said, “This decision is the right thing to do to keep our community safe and healthy. Our audience expects nothing less of us. We take comfort in knowing that the NAC and its dedicated staff will be doing their part to help reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rest assured we will make every effort to accommodate our patrons and artists at this difficult time”