Here's when Derby Museum and Art Gallery will welcome back visitors

Visitors will be admitted from July 7 every 15 minutes via a new main entrance on The Strand. Once inside, they will follow a one-way system with directional signage.

Opening hours have been reduced to allow for enhanced cleaning and plenty of hand sanitiser stations will be available for the public to use as well as an accessible toilet.

Some areas of the Museum and Art Gallery may have limited access for a time, including the Coffee House, which will initially be offering a reduced takeaway service. Several interactive exhibits may also be closed until further notice and, for the time being, Pickford’s House will not re-open.

The museum and art gallery’s new opening times will be: Tuesday to Saturday (10.30am to 4.30pm – last admission 4pm); Sunday (12noon to 4pm – last admission 3.30pm). Entry remains free, and Derby Museums continues to welcome generous donations from the public which can be made through its contactless donation facility.

Tony Butler, executive director of Derby Museums, said: ““Museums are experts in caring for things and the safety of our visitors and staff is no exception. We have taken very thorough steps to ensure the museum and art gallery complies with the Government’s recommended safety guidelines, and we hope that these new measures will put our visitors at ease and make their experience as enjoyable as possible as we welcome everyone back.”

For those who are not yet able to visit the museum in person, the new microsite, Derby Museums from Home, will be making all sorts of playful, surprising and quirky content available online over the coming months. This will also be shared across Derby Museums’ social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube – all @derbymuseums).

To find out more, go to www.derbymuseums.org

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