Dec 29, 2021 - Health

Smithsonian temporarily closes 4 museums due to COVID

Noah Garfinkel

The National Postal Museum in Washington D.C. — The National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. is one of four museums that will be closed starting Dec. 29; they will reopen Jan. 3. Photo: Robert Knopes/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

The Smithsonian said it will temporarily close four museums for the remainder of the holidays due to a surge in COVID cases among staff.

Driving the news: The closures will "allow the Smithsonian to reallocate staff and keep all other museums open for the remainder of the week," the Smithsonian said in a release Wednesday.

Details: The museums affected are the National Museum of African Art, the National Postal Museum, the Anacostia Community Museum and the National Museum of Asian Art.

They are scheduled to reopen Jan. 3.

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