Massillon
Museum Reopening
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| "What Optimism Looks Like," by Paul Flippin |
More
encouraging news. Here’s information (excerpted from Massillon Museum’s website
and Facebook page) regarding reopening
on Friday, June 26. The Massillon Museum is located at 121 Lincoln Way East in
downtown Massillon. For more information, call the Museum at 330-833-4061 or
visit
As the
Massillon Museum anticipates its
reopening day, June 26, the staff is onsite and working diligently to
create a comfortable and safe venue for visitors.
New exhibitions
await guests. Cut Up/Cut Out in the Aultman Health Foundation Gallery - a contemporary view of an ancient art practice
that has evolved over thousands of years. This exhibition, which includes
national and international artists, honors both tradition and innovation with a
selection of over one hundred artworks by 51 artists representing diverse
techniques and approaches to making art. And Paul Flippen: 36days, in Studio M, through July 26, featuring 36
pen and ink drawings by Paul Flippen that examine the emotions and ethics of
the end of life, through drawings and text describing the narrative of one
family’s experience:
The
all-new permanent collection
galleries fill the entire second floor of the original part of the building,
and the Immel Circus and the Paul Brown Museum complete the second
floor of the new part of the building.
“We want our
visitors to be prepared for new guidelines in place to allow for social
distancing throughout the Museum, reduced occupancy in galleries, and rigorous,
visible cleaning routines to maintain a safe environment for everyone. The Museum will continue to facilitate
inspiring and innovative programming and to engage its community, but with
safety first and foremost in mind, and in practice,” said Executive Director
Alexandra Nicholis Coon.
Visitors,
who will be strongly encouraged to wear masks, will encounter a
hand-sanitizer stand immediately inside the main door. Behind the new acrylic shield at the
reception desk, a staff member, wearing a mask and gloves, will be ready to
greet guests, offer directions, answer questions, and accept class
registrations.
The reception staff will monitor the occupancy of
spaces within the Museum and will assist with shop purchases. Sample copies of
exhibition catalogs, on a table outside the shop, will be sanitized after each
shopper. Staff will retrieve items guests wish to buy from inside the shop.
Anderson’s in the City, the former lobby café, is
closed and the exterior door to that area will remain locked. Most of the lobby
seating will be removed to assure social distancing.
Signage will be prominently displayed throughout the
building to direct visitors and remind them of safety precautions. The floor
will be marked to assist with social distancing. Sanitizing stations will be
located throughout the building.
The elevator will be limited to two people, with the
exception of families with small children. The main stairwell will be
accessible. Elevator buttons and
stairway doors and handrails will be sanitized regularly throughout the day.
Interactive components, with the exception of braille
labels, have been removed from exhibitions, and gallery doors and railings will
be sanitized throughout the day.
Restrooms will be cleaned on a regular schedule, which
will be posted prominently. The outer door will be propped open to alleviate
touching, and sanitizer will be available.
“We’re anxious to see our regular visitors as they
return, and we look forward to welcoming new friends to our safe surroundings
and introducing them to the wonderful new exhibitions we have to offer,” said
Guest Operations Manager Brandon Rohrer.
Hours
of operation starting Friday, June 26:
Monday – Closed / Tuesday - Saturday 9:30am - 5:00pm / Sunday - 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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