People in Amsterdam are getting their hair cut beside priceless works of art or to a symphonic soundtrack to protest COVID-19 regulations.

Last week, Dutch health authorities allowed personal services such as hairdressers and barbers to reopen, but cultural locations such as museums and concert halls remain closed.

In protest, nail artists and barbers were invited to set up shop in cultural locations across the city. A barber's chair, work table, and mirror were set up in The Van Gogh Museum as Van Gogh's larger-than-life eyes watched over the cut.

"Hoping for better times mustn’t be a feeling but a doing something in the present," the museum writes on Facebook.

The museum was one of 70 other cultural attractions in the Dutch city participating in the protests.

The Concertgebouw, which has cancelled concerts until Tuesday, put a hairdresser on their stage. 

"We are proud of all participating theatres and concert halls and the joint impact of this action! Hopefully, we can welcome you again soon - without a hairdresser appointment," Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam writes on Facebook.

Susanna Mälkki led a group of musicians performing Symphony No. 2 by Charles Iver behind the customer.