Before: A crowded Brown’s Island in 2015 during the opening ceremony of the UCI Road World Championships cycling competition held in Richmond in September 2015.

After: Brown’s Island on April 1, 2020.

Before: Hundreds of people gather on the grounds of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for the unveiling of artist Kehinde Wiley’s equestrian statue, “Rumors of War,” on Dec. 10, 2019.

After: The VMFA grounds on March 31, 2020.

Before: Thousands celebrate outside the Virginia Museum of History & Culture as the boulevard out front is officially renamed in honor of Richmond native and late tennis great Arthur Ashe Jr. The date: June 22, 2019.

After: The museum and Arthur Ashe Boulevard on March 31, 2020.

Before: The unveiling of the statue of Richmond banker and pioneer Maggie L. Walker at Broad and Adams streets in Downtown draws hundreds of people on July 15, 2017, what would have been Mrs. Walker’s 153rd birthday.

After: The Maggie L. Walker statue site on March 31, 2020.