The Country Music Hall of Fame is readying to open its doors to the public next month.
The Nashville-based institution has announced that its galleries will be open to the public beginning on Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. CT.
Additional activities such as tours of the Hatch Show Print design shop and the historic RCA Studio B will also resume operation, but at limited capacity. In-person programming will remain on hiatus. Museum members will have access to the galleries on Sept. 9.
MORE: Brooks & Dunn join Country Music Hall of Fame, Reba McEntire, Luke Bryan pay tributeThe CMHOF is working in accordance with Nashville Mayor John Cooper's guidelines for re-opening, in addition to consulting with the Metro Health department’s policy department to establish safety protocols. They include requiring museum staff and guests over the age of 2 to wear a mask and practice social distancing, as well as temperature checks when entering the building.
The museum will also utilize enhanced cleaning of frequently-touched surfaces including elevator buttons, touchscreens and handrails, in addition to offering timed ticketing and touchless transactions.
MORE: Luke Combs becomes newest member of the Grand Ole OpryThe museum closed on March 13. CMHOF CEO Kyle Young said the "steady improvement in the number of COVID-19 cases" led to the reopening.
"The museum experience will be slightly different -- visitors will wear masks, practice social distancing, tour in smaller groups and enter the museum according to a pre-arranged, staggered schedule, and there will be no in-person programming," he explained. "But our commitment to sharing the country music story has not changed."
