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The CMHOF is working in accordance with Nashville Mayor John Cooper's guidelines for re-opening, in addition to consulting with the Metro Health department’s policy department to establish safety protocols. They include requiring museum staff and guests over the age of 2 to wear a mask and practice social distancing, as well as temperature checks when entering the building.

The museum will also utilize enhanced cleaning of frequently-touched surfaces including elevator buttons, touchscreens and handrails, in addition to offering timed ticketing and touchless transactions.

The museum closed on March 13. CMHOF CEO Kyle Young said the \"steady improvement in the number of COVID-19 cases\" led to the reopening.

\"The museum experience will be slightly different -- visitors will wear masks, practice social distancing, tour in smaller groups and enter the museum according to a pre-arranged, staggered schedule, and there will be no in-person programming,\" he explained. \"But our commitment to sharing the country music story has not changed.\"

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