FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information call: Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
is pleased to announce a phased
reopening of the museum
beginning on Saturday, July 17, 2021
[with online ticket sales only,
limited hours and attendance]
Online museum tickets:
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is pleased to announce a phased reopening of the museum beginning on Saturday, July 17, 2021, with online timed ticket sales only (no onsite sales), limited hours and attendance. Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with last entry time at 2:45 p.m.). Initially, the Library’s research room will remain closed. For research queries, or requests for archival reproductions, please email roosevelt.library@nara.gov.
[The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (Springwood), located next door to the Library and Museum, will begin its own phased reopening on Saturday, July 17, 2021. Saturday tour times for the Home are 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Self-guided audio tours of Springwood will require each visitor to bring their own handheld electronic device and headphones/earbuds to participate. Tickets to the Home should be purchased in advance at www.recreation.gov.]
Phased museum reopening schedule:
Saturday, July 17, 2021
First day of museum reopening.
Museum Open, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(with last entry time at 2:45 p.m.)
Visitor Center Open, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24, 2021
Second day added.
Museum Open, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(with last entry time at 2:45 p.m.)
Visitor Center Open, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 28 through Saturday, July 31, 2021
Four days a week begins.
Museum Open, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(with last entry time at 2:45 p.m.)
Visitor Center Open, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 18 through Sunday, August 22, 2021
Five days a week begins.
Museum Open, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(with last entry time at 2:45 p.m.)
Visitor Center Open, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Important information for visitors:
- Tickets are timed tickets, sold in 15-minute increments.
- Hours are 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with last entry time at 2:45 p.m.)
- Audiovisual and interactive exhibitions remain disabled.
- Masks are required for unvaccinated persons.
- The Library asks visitors to social distance -- 6 feet apart from other guests.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745, or email fdr.tickets@nara.gov, with questions about the reopening and purchasing online tickets.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit www.fdrlibrary.org.
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