Bummer. > From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 08:12:11 -0700 (PDT) > > > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:04:16 -0400 > > > > We are writing to inform you that San José Museum of Art has made > > the difficult decision to temporarily close the Museum, Store, and > > Café (el cafecito) until further notice. The health and safety of our > > visitors, staff, volunteers, and community members is our highest priority. > > In keeping with the guidelines issued by the State of Ca, County of > > Santa Clara Public Health Department, and the City of San José, we > > join many organizations around the world in taking this important action to > > contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Our closure is part > > of a best-practices effort rather than a response to an exposure; to our > > knowledge, no SJMA visitor or staff person has tested positive for > > coronavirus. > > We will continue to monitor developments and regularly assess this > > temporary closure. In addition to our on-site tours and public programs, we > > are temporarily suspending our off-site education programs through April 17. > > Tickets purchased for any public programs through April 17 will be refunded. > > To reschedule a pre-booked SJMA visit, or if you have any further questions, > > please contact 408.291.5393 or > > http://www.sjmusart.org/~education. > > We believe that art can keep us connected and inspire creativity and > > generosity. To continue to connect to our community, we want to share some > > ways you can experience art through the SJMA YouTube channel, website, > > and social media platforms. > > Your well-being is our highest priority and we continue to > > monitor the coronavirus situation on a daily basis. We encourage you to keep > > current through the following websites: World Health > > Organization (WHO): > > who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 > > Center for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov > > City of San José: where-I-live.gov > > We will keep in touch and hope this effort helps to flatten the > > transmission opportunities. We wish everyone health and well-being, and we > > look forward to welcoming you to the Museum soon. S. > > Sayre Batton Oshman Executive Director >