"We are looking forward to welcoming visitors back to the museum," said Spencer Crew, interim director of the Smithsonian's Museum of African American History and Culture. "We are taking all of the necessary precautions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff, visitors and volunteers. As we continue to adjust our operations, we want to make sure we offer the best experience possible to everyone who enters our museum."
The National Museum of African American History and Culture will be closed on Mondays and Tuesday and open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. To protect the health of visitors and staff, the museum is limiting the number of passes to 250 per day during the initial weeks of reopening. The museum will increase the number of available passes the third week to 1,100 per day. During this time, the museum will not accommodate any walk-up visitors. Visitors will be required to obtain free, timed entry passes, available on the museum's website at nmaahc.si.edu/visit/passes.
The museum has implemented enhanced safety measures based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Government of the District of Columbia sources to include:
* Requesting that all visitors who are sick, do not feel well or have any symptoms related to COVID-19 to stay home.
* Requiring that visitors ages six and older wear face coverings during their visit. Face coverings are also strongly recommended for visitors between the ages of two an ...More...
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