{"id":1886,"date":"2020-07-20T10:48:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T10:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2020-07-20T10:48:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-20T10:48:30","slug":"national-museum-welcoming-visitors-once-again-of-george-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/?p=1886","title":{"rendered":"National Museum welcoming visitors once again of George Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1887\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum_Exterior3-696x346-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"346\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1887\" srcset=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum_Exterior3-696x346-1.png 696w, wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Museum_Exterior3-696x346-1-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National Museum is housed in the oldest public building in the Cayman Islands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf you have an interest in the history of the Cayman Islands and want to learn more, a visit to the Cayman Islands National Museum in the heart of George Town is a great place to start.<\/p>\n<p>Like many other local attractions and activity centres, the museum was closed when tighter COVID-19 regulations were in place, but it is now happy to welcome back visitors of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>The shop, audiovisual theatre and galleries are all open from 9am to 3pm from Mon.-Fri. and closed on the weekends.<\/p>\n<p>Make a stop at the Cultural History Gallery, or read fascinating facts about the Cayman Islands\u2019 Coat of Arms, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019. There is so much to see at the museum, which is an historic building in its own right.<\/p>\n<p>For everyone\u2019s safety and protection, the following measures are now in place at the museum:<br \/>\nAll visitors and staff are required to wear face masks<br \/>\nAll persons\u2019 temperatures will be taken upon entry<br \/>\nSocial distancing signage is in place<br \/>\nSocial distancing is required<br \/>\nHand-sanitising stations are positioned in the shop and throughout the museum, allowing visitors to practice good hygiene from entry-to-exit of the buildings<br \/>\nPeriodic, hourly and end-of-day sanitising of the shop and galleries is scheduled daily<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The museum is housed in the oldest public building in the Cayman Islands<br \/>\nBefore a lighthouse was built, a lantern was hoisted every evening on the flagpole to the south of the building to aid navigation<br \/>\nIt is a typical two-storey Caymanian building of its time: wattle-and-daub walling for the lower floor and shiplap boarded timber framing for the upper.<br \/>\nThe first post office, the earliest Commissioner\u2019s Offices, and the first purpose-built courthouse and jailhouse were all here.<\/p>\n<p>from: Cayman Compass Ltd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have an interest in the history of the Cayman Islands and want to learn more, a visit to the Cayman Islands National Museum in the heart of George Town is a great place to start. 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