NYS MUSEUM TO CLOSE MARCH 6 AND 13

Release Date: 
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Contact Information: 
Contact: Office of Communications Phone: (518) 474-1201

ALBANY, NY – The New York State Museum will be closed to the public on two consecutive Saturdays in March -- March 6 and 13 -- to allow for testing of the emergency power system in the Cultural Education Center building.

The Museum will reopen with normal operating hours on the Sundays following the closings, March 7 and March 14 at 9:30 a.m.

The New York State Museum is a program of the New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education. Located on Madison Avenue in Albany, it is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free. Further information can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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