The Smithsonian is temporarily closing 4 museums, citing a surge in COVID cases among staff.
The National Postal Museum in Washington D.C. This is one of the four museums that will be closed starting today until Monday. Photo: Robert Knopes/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)it will temporarily close four museums for the remainder of the holidays due to a surge in COVID cases among staff.
The closures will "allow the Smithsonian to reallocate staff and keep all other museums open for the remainder of the week," the Smithsonian said in a release on Wednesday.The museums affected are the National Museum of African Art, the National Postal Museum, the Anacostia Community Museum and the National Museum of Asian Art.
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