(Fredericksburg, Texas) The National Museum of the Pacific War (NMPW) has announced the temporary closure of the museum to the public due to the spread of COVID-19 in Texas. “The health and safety of staff, volunteers, the local community and visitors are our highest priorities,” said Mike Hagee, CEO of the Admiral Nimitz Foundation which operates NMPW. “Coupling this with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other national, state and local health officials, we made the difficult decision to close the museum beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020,” he added.
Currently, the museum is planned to be closed through the end of March, and they are closely monitoring local, state and national advisories to inform their decision on an exact reopening date. All public programming and events scheduled during this period have also been canceled or postponed through April 30 in an effort to conform to accepted social distancing practices.
During the closure, NMPW will continue to share content via its website, social media and YouTube channel to sustain the museum’s mission to inspire and educate the public. Also note that NMPW offers an extensive collection of archives, as well as, oral histories available online via the Nimitz Educational Resource Center.
Please note that the webinar Prelude to Iwo Jima: The Untold Story of LCI-449 and Clifford Lemke scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm will air as this is a remotely telecast event. The public is invited to register for the FREE event until 12:45 pm. Click here to register.
Look to NMPW’s social media and website (www.pacificwarmuseum.org) for updates on reopening and rescheduled events.
About the National Museum of the Pacific War
The National Museum of the Pacific War (NMPW), founded in 1967, is the only institution in the continental United States dedicated exclusively to telling the story of the Pacific and Asiatic Theaters in World War II. The Museum annually welcomes more than 100,000 visitors, including at least 15,000 students from across the state. The museum sits on six acres in downtown Fredericksburg, Texas featuring three galleries with more than 55,000 square feet of exhibit space, 40 media installations, approximately 900 artifacts, 15 macro-artifacts, and hundreds of photographs. The Museum is a Texas Historical Commission Property, managed and supported by The Admiral Nimitz Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization. For more information, visit http://www.pacificwarmuseum.org. Follow the museum on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
