Youth Museum Temporarily Closes Due to COVID-19

The New Britain Youth Museum and the New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park are to be temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museum says.

The Museum has said that,

The Youth Museum and Hungerford Nature Center will be closed to the public immediately (Saturday, March 14) in support of community health efforts to contain and slow the spread of COVID-19. We do not have any confirmed cases connected to the Museums. We believe closing will help with “social distancing” which will help slow the spread of the virus. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and plan to reevaluate on March 27.

The Museum says that, “We hope this won’t last too long — we’ll re-open when it seems right. In the meantime, the staff will keep very busy working on exciting renovations and cleaning at both locations.

“Please continue to check our website and facebook for updates,” the Museum says.

New Britain Youth Museum has said that, “Our mission is to strengthen our community by inspiring children and young adults to excel in school and to inspire creativity, innovation and life-long learning in the arts, humanities and sciences by offering quality educational programs, interactive exhibitions and through our unique museum collections.”

It has also said that the Hungerford Park Nature Center, “offers educational programming, exhibits and special events that relate to environmental education, biological and animal sciences, and STEM.” The Museum added that the Nature Center, “maintains 27 acres of guided woodland and interpretive gardens that support a variety of native and cultivated plant species.”