Contact: Joanne Guilmette
Phone: 518/474-8730
Fax: 518/486-3696
E-Mail: jguilmet@mail.nysed.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NYS MUSEUM TO CLOSE SATURDAY, MAY 3

Albany, New York -- 04/24/08

ALBANY, NY – The New York State Museum will be closed to the public on Saturday, May 3 for preventive maintenance electrical work, requiring a power shutdown.

             The Museum will reopen Sunday, May 4 at 9:30 a.m.

              The New York State Museum is a cultural program of the New York State Education Department.  It is located on Madison Avenue in Albany. It is generally open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free. Further information can be obtained by calling (518) 474-5877 or visiting the museum website at www.nysm.nysed.gov.

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