Consult with health professionals, embrace transparency, and document the whole process, the NEA advises. January 14, 2021 A person wearing a mask shows his ticket to employees at the newly reopened Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has released a 42-page guide detailing best practices for US arts venues reopening their doors during the pandemic. “The Art of Reopening,” as the document is called, is the result of interviews with nine arts organizations that have successfully resumed business in the past few months—albeit in a constricted, adaptive manner.