For the first time since it closed last March because of the pandemic, Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art is welcoming visitors inside its doors again.
Patrons will notice new coronavirus procedures set in place to protect the community, according to Museum Director Erin Coe. Visitors must reserve a ticket online so that the museum can maintain strict occupancy limits. The front desk is now staffed to answer patrons’ questions, tours are self-guided only, and all visitors are required to practice social distancing and wear masks.
But safety protocols aren’t the only changes made in the 11 months before the museum’s reopening on Feb. 10. Museum staff undertook multiple projects, including renovations, rehousing collections, and digitizing art, Coe says, in addition to running programs online for the duration of the remote period.