The Central Interior Railway and Forestry Museum is reopening after closing on March 17 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
During the mandated closure, staff were working at home and engaging with the community through social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Youtube.
To prepare for the opening, staff worked on the grounds and completed renovations to the visitor centre.
The reopening of the museum will be done in phases.
Visitors are welcome to walk throughout the park but will not have access to buildings or equipment at this time.
Soon, rail cars and buildings that have clear entrances and exits will be open with appropriate signage.
The Cottonwood Minitrain will not be accessible until regulations for social distancing are lifted and there won't be tours conducted inside the rail cars.
Visitors can enjoy the Beehive Burners Behind Us exhibit, which is a collection of oil paintings by Lou Englehart that features beehive burners of BC.
Guests will follow directional signs to guide movement through the gallery to ensure proper physical distancing.
The museum staff is taking all precautions to keep everyone safe by increasing cleaning, the addition of hand sanitation stations, safety shields at the reception area, additional signage, a revised disposable guide booklet and restrictions on how many people can be in the visitor centre at a time, the gift shop and industrial part of the museum site.
For more information visit their Facebook page which includes interactive events or visit www.pgrfm.bc.ca.
