coronavirus shut down doors of museums, libraries

State-run museums, libraries close doors amid coronavirus outbreaks

Art/Culture 11:53 February 24, 2020

SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) -- State-run history and art museums as well as libraries will temporarily close their doors starting this week to prevent further spread of the novel coronavirus, the culture ministry said Monday.

A total of 24 such institutes have begun or will begin to suspend their businesses as of Monday, including the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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On Monday, the Gwacheon and Cheongju units of the MMCA, two branches of the National Library of Korea and nine provincial national museums temporarily closed their doors.

This was in addition to the closure of the MMCA's Deoksu Palace unit, the Daegu National Museum and the National Library of Korea, Sejong, earlier in the month, the ministry said.

On Tuesday, the Seoul branch of the MMCA, the National Museum of Korea and its three regional branches, as well as three other history museums in Seoul, will follow suit.

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