Hold onto your dinosaurs, the Museum of Discovery is scheduled to re-open on Tuesday, June 23rd! Here's what you need to know before you go.
- Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed" has been extended until the end of the year
- Current memberships have been extended for 3 months
- Admission ranges from $8-$10 and you can purchase tickets in advance here or at the museum
The museum will be following directives from the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) as well as implementing additional policies to ensure the safety of its guests and staff. These include:
- Proper face coverings for all staff, volunteers, and guests older than 10 years of age. Face masks will be available for purchase for guests who need them.
- Limiting crowd size to less than the one-third capacity per the ADH directive
- Implementing social distancing
- Increased cleaning and sanitization
- Additional hand sanitizer stations throughout the museum
- Signage to reinforce social distancing and ADH directives
- Temperature checks for all staff and volunteers before entering the museum
- Temporarily closing exhibits and spaces that may be especially high-touch or difficult to allow social distancing or sanitization
- Advanced safety procedure training for staff and volunteers
During its closure, the Museum of Discovery underwent building improvements, cleanings and installations that will assist in ongoing sanitization efforts such as the:
- Installation of hospital-grade air filters throughout the building
- Assessment of each exhibit to create detailed cleaning procedures and schedules
- Installation of UV lights in all air ducts to destroy airborne viruses, bacteria, and pollutants
- Installation of plexiglass shields to the admissions and Explore Store desks
Wondering about summer camps? Great news there as well! Museum of Discovery offers a variety of week-long day Discovery Camps for children ages 6-13 beginning June 22nd through August 14th and one-day First Discoveries Camps for children ages 4-6 which will begin August 12th through November 18th.
Discovery Camps: $275 member/$300 non-member per week
First Discoveries Camp: $40 member/$50 non-member per day
Registration is open and camps are filling up quickly so register now at https://museumofdiscovery.org/summer-camps/
For more information, contact Beth Nelsen at 501.214.1122 or bnelsen@museumofdiscovery.org.
