Intrepid museum re-opening to public with virus restrictions

Intrepid museum re-opening to public with virus restrictions

In this Tuesday, May 2, 2017 photo, a New York Police Department boat patrols the Hudson River near the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. Donald Trump will return to New York City for the first time since becoming president on Thursday, May 4 and police are bracing for the possibility of large demonstrations. Trump is scheduled to meet the prime minister of Australia on the deck of the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier that has been converted into a museum. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

NEW YORK (AP) — The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is joining the ranks of city cultural institutions welcoming the return of visitors. The museum, a former aircraft carrier on Manhattan’s west side, will re-open to the general public on Friday, with coronavirus restrictions. Visitors will have to buy tickets in advance, and the museum will be open Wednesday through Sunday. Other requirements will include the wearing of masks, and limited capacity. Other city museums including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the American Museum of Natural History have also reopened with restrictions.

 

Photo Credit: (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)