Founder s Day Weekend returns to Flagler Museum
Palm Beach Daily News
After being canceled last year because of the coronavirus, Founder’s Day Weekend returns in June to the Flagler Museum.
The museum, at 1 Whitehall Way, is offering free admission June 5 and 6, as part of an extended Founder’s Day Weekend admission program.
This year capacity will be limited and reservations will be required in advance. Different entry times also will be assigned to all visitors. Being able to celebrate Founder’s Day as a weekend-long, two-day event this year is certainly a way to make up for missing last year’s celebration due to our brief closure, Executive Director Erin Manning told the Daily News.
The Flagler Museum will resume its pre-pandemic schedule with the addition of Sunday hours this weekend.
The museum, at One Whitehall Way, will now be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The museum s store also will be open Sundays inside its new West Room location.
Executive Director Erin Manning said the decision to return to the museum s traditional schedule, was prompted by a high demand for weekend tickets, and Saturday admissions recently selling out. Our tourism partners have also shared that local hotels have much higher bookings on the weekends than on weekdays. Our plan was always to get back to being open six days a week at the appropriate time, Manning said. After nine months of implementing our new safety protocols as a staff, our Sunday team is ready to welcome visitors.”