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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NYS MUSEUM TO CLOSE MARCH 7 AND MARCH 21

Albany, New York -- 02/26/09

ALBANY, NY – The New York State Museum will be closed to the public on Saturday, March 7 and on Saturday, March 21.

           The closing on March 7 is to allow for testing of the emergency power system in the Cultural Education Center building where the Museum is located. On March 21 maintenance work will be under way, requiring a power shutdown in the building.

            The Museum will reopen at 9:30 a.m. on both Sundays following the shutdowns.

              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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