Several children's museums have permanently closed since the pandemic began. And more are likely to follow, says the head of the Association of Children's Museums. 'We are very worried that our closure rate overall ... might approach 30%.'
Children's Museum of RichmondA worker at the Children's Museum of Richmond cleans an exhibit in preparation for the re-opening."It's heartbreaking," says that museum's president, Danielle Ripperton. She signed the paperwork and did a final walk through earlier in June., which says it was the first to implement a multi-branch strategy.
The Fredericksburg branch drew 40,000 visitors last year, but depended heavily on earned revenue. Seventy percent of the museum's income came from ticket sales, birthday parties and field trips, Ripperton says, all of which have entirely dried up. Since mid-June, the state of Virginia's allowed museums to reopen, at reduced capacity, but no interactive exhibits can be put to use.
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