Doylestown Museums Set Reopening Dates
DOYLESTOWN, PA — Museums in Doylestown are preparing to reopen, following Bucks County's transition to the green phase of coronavirus mitigation.
The Michener Art Museum and Mercer Museum will be reopening to members only on July 20. Both will then reopen to the general public on July 23. Three special "Member-Only Preview Days" will be held on July 20, 21, and 22.
The public reopening for the Fonthill Castle is set for Aug. 3.
The Michener and Mercer Museum said it will be following CDC recommendations and taking new measures to ensure safe environments. "While each Museum will have its own set of guidelines, both will be implementing timed ticketing, limited capacities, and social distancing," the museums said in an announcement.
Masks will be required indoors.
First up at The Michener Art Museum is Rising Tides: Contemporary Art and the Ecology of Water.
Visitors will notice newly installed traffic-flow signage for the purposes of social distancing. The Museum café and coat check will remain closed. Visitors should register online for timed tickets at the website.
"I am delighted to see the Michener Art Museum re-opening the building to the community after a long pause. The Museum team has extensive cleaning and social distancing plans to ensure your safety while exploring our latest exhibition, Rising Tides," Michener Art Museum Executive Director Kate Quinn said in a news release announcing the reopening.
Over at the Mercer Museum, a number of safety measures and enhancements will be in place. Like the Michener, there will be timed ticket slots. A full description of the rules and safety measures at the Mercer Museum can be found here.
Upon reopening, the Mercer Museum will unveil its new exhibit 200 Years of Bucks County Art. Since its founding in 1880, the Bucks County Historical Society has collected works of art – fine and folk paintings, portraits and landscapes, genre and decorative works.
"Never before seen comprehensively, this collection is the centerpiece of the new exhibit. The exhibit highlights local portraiture and landscape painting by noted American artists and important regional painters, as well as numerous companion pieces such as historical artifacts, documents and images from the Bucks County Historical Society collection that relate to the artists or their subjects," the museum explained.
This article originally appeared on the Doylestown Patch
