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Ex. SEC-17-GM-029 Organizer notice Primary source read

Smithsonian Institution homepage as captured Mar. 14, 2020: all Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., the National Zoo and the New York City museums temporarily closed

Museums, zoos, aquariums, science centers and their ticketed exhibitions, school tours and member events

Museum and attraction operators (class); Smithsonian Institution (federal) · Every museum and attraction, ALL 50 STATES AND D.C. (Organizer)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Every museum and attraction, ALL 50 STATES AND D.C. · District of Columbia
Level
Organizer
Issued
2020-03-14 Mar. 14, 2020
In force
Mar. 14, 2020 (the notice's date)
Quarters
2020 Q2
Functions reached
  • AM
  • PE
  • CN
  • MK
  • HR
  • OP
  • WF
  • CB
Collection
Fitness, Arts, Entertainment and Sports SEC-17

Operative words

Smithsonian (Mar. 14, 2020 capture): 'All Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., including the National Zoo, and in New York City are temporarily closed to support the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19' (Ex. SEC-17-GM-029; Ex. FED-392); CA SPHO Order of July 13, 2020: indoor operations of museums, zoos and aquariums closed statewide (Ex. CA-010)

The organizer's notice

Smithsonian Institution homepage as captured Mar. 14, 2020: all Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., the National Zoo and the New York City museums temporarily closed

Notes

2020: Closed by order Mar. 13-25, 2020 (NY EO 202.5 places of public amusement Mar. 19; NYC EEO 102 museums; MA Order No. 13 museums; WA Proclamation 20-13; OR EO 20-12; MN EO 20-04; IN EO 20-08; WI EO 12); the Smithsonian closed all museums and the National Zoo Mar. 14, 2020 'to support the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19', reopened some sites from July 24, 2020, re-closed Nov. 23, 2020 and reopened in phases from May 2021; California closed museums, zoos and aquariums indoors statewide July 13, 2020 and again under the Regional Stay at Home Order Dec. 6, 2020 - Jan. 25, 2021; IL Tier 3 (Nov. 20, 2020) and WA (Nov. 17, 2020 - Jan. 11, 2021) closed museums indoors; NY museums reopened Aug. 24, 2020 (NYC) at 25 percent. 2021: Capacity caps to May-June 2021 (NY 25-50 percent; CA tiers 25-50 percent; DC 25 percent); Q3 2021: Key to NYC proof of vaccination at museums and 'indoor entertainment' (Aug. 17); Safe Access O'ahu at indoor attractions (Sept. 13); SF (Aug. 20); indoor mask orders; the Smithsonian's phased reopening under the District's July 31, 2021 mask order. Usual dates: Year-round; traveling exhibitions on fixed runs; school tours September-May. Scale: Smithsonian: nineteen museums and the National Zoo (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-093). Venue orders 2020: NY-012, MET-NYC-005, NY-031, NY-116, MA-008, MA-023, WA-009, WA-047, OR-007, MN-003, MN-032, IN-006, IN-030, WI-002, IL-005, IL-019, IL-031, CA-002, CA-010, SEC-17-016, CA-020, DC-003, DC-005, FED-392, AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-093, TN-006, LA-005, MET-SEA-008, MET-SFO-001, MET-LA-001. Venue orders 2021: NY-042, NY-054, CA-055, CA-029, DC-016, DC-057, MET-NYC-017, MET-SFO-011, MET-HNL-035, OR-048, WA-078, IL-042, AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-093.