PR Date: Monday, 29 June 2020 - 3:15pm
North Hertfordshire Museum will welcome visitors again on 4 July, when it reopens its doors for a series of free guided tours.
Visitors will be shown around the Museum by tour guides, who will share detailed knowledge and stories about the exhibitions at the Museum.
A highlight to see is the ‘Rembrandt in Print’ exhibition, which is at the Museum until 2 August. The exhibition is on loan from the Ashmolean Museum and features work from world renowned artist Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 – 1669).
Tours will also include in-depth looks at other Museum displays, including the Discovering North Hertfordshire gallery and Living in North Hertfordshire gallery.
The one hour guided tours are free and will depart every half hour during opening hours. Tours leaving on the hour will be pre-bookable, tours leaving at half past the hour are available for walk-in visitors who have not booked. The last tour leaves one hour before closing. Tour groups will be kept small to allow for social distancing.
Visitors can also visit the gift shop and Museum café which will be serving takeaway food and drink and pre-bookable afternoon teas. The gift shop and café will only be accepting card payments at the present time.
Cllr Keith Hoskins, NHDC’s Executive Member for Enterprise and Co-operative Development said: “Since closing its doors at the end of March, staff have been working hard behind the scenes readying the Museum for when we could safely reopen.
“We are delighted to announce our reopening date of 4 July and have put safety measures in place to make sure visitors will be as safe as possible. We look forward to welcoming them and especially encourage a visit while we still have the Rembrandt exhibition, which we have been so fortunate to host!”
Free tickets for Museum tours can be booked up to two weeks in advance online at: https://north-herts-museum.arttickets.org.uk/ Alternatively, a small number of tickets will be available on the door each day.
The Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday 10:30am until 4:30pm and 11am - 3pm on Sundays.
Toilet facilities will be available and there will be hand sanitising stations throughout the Museum. The Museum has disabled access.
Find out more about the Museum on the North Hertfordshire Museum website.
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