{"id":442412,"date":"2020-06-29T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=442412"},"modified":"2020-07-13T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T18:49:07","slug":"memorial-art-gallery-reopened-finger-lakes-region-phase-four-442412","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/memorial-art-gallery-reopened-finger-lakes-region-phase-four-442412\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Art Gallery reopens as Finger Lakes region enters Phase Four"},"content":{"rendered":"
With masks, social distancing, and other safety measures in place, the museum welcomes visitors.<\/div>\n

The Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a>\u2019s Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) has reopened its doors more than three months after the coronavirus pandemic hit New York State.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been planning for this since March and are excited to open back up to the community,\u201d says Rachael Brown<\/strong>, director of marketing at MAG.<\/p>\n

The museum welcomed back its members on Saturday, June 27, and will reopen to the general public on Wednesday, July 8. Like other museums and cultural institutions statewide, MAG closed suddenly in mid-March to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. With continued social distancing, hand washing, and mask wearing, New York has seen an overall downward trend<\/a> in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.<\/p>\n

Now, five New York regions\u2014among them the Finger Lakes, which includes the city of Rochester\u2014have moved into Phase Four, the final phase of the state\u2019s regional reopening process. During this phase<\/a>, museums and certain other arts and entertainment organizations are allowed to reopen, provided they comply with state and federal guidelines to help ensure people\u2019s health and safety.<\/p>\n

Meet me at the reopened MAG\u2014but with a mask<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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As public spaces go, museums and galleries are relatively low-risk for coronavirus transmission, especially given the ample indoor spaces as well as the minimal contact between people and with surfaces, says Brown. Nonetheless, the staff at MAG undertook a rigorous review of its processes in anticipation of reopening.<\/p>\n

Brown says, \u201cAs we learned more about COVID-19, we refined our policies and put certain safety measures in place to make sure that MAG is safe for visitors.\u201d These new precautions include:<\/p>\n