{"id":104875,"date":"2021-01-18T20:11:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104875"},"modified":"2021-01-18T20:11:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:11:57","slug":"the-liberty-bell-museum-is-now-open-by-appointment-only-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104875","title":{"rendered":"THE LIBERTY BELL MUSEUM IS NOW OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>January 18, 2021\u2014The Liberty Bell Museum will resume operations on February 1st 2021 and will be open by appointment only. Due to COVID-19\/Coronavirus, we have taken the following precautions to protect our visitors:<\/p>\n<p>All groups must be less than 25 individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Museum staff has thoroughly sanitized all exposed surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>The tour guides will be washing their hands thoroughly before giving any tour.<\/p>\n<p>Protective plastic covers the gift shop area. Visitors may still purchase souvenirs, but only the tour guide on duty is authorized to touch the museum&#8217;s souvenirs.<\/p>\n<p>Hand sanitizer will be made available for all visitors and tour guides.<\/p>\n<p>To maintain the museum&#8217;s sanitation, the museum requires its visitors to adhere to the following guidelines:<\/p>\n<p>Visitors must wear masks at all times.<\/p>\n<p>Surfaces in the museum are not to be touched unless permitted by the tour guide.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will be required to allow museum staff to verify body temperature using a touch-free thermometer.<\/p>\n<p>The museum staff will require visitors to verify they have not come from or been inside any state&#8217;s borders on the &#8220;High-Risk COVID State list.&#8221; Visitors can find this list at the following URL:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/topics\/disease\/coronavirus\/Pages\/Travelers.aspx\">https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/topics\/disease\/coronavirus\/Pages\/Travelers.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Patrons will be required to make an appointment to visit the museum. Please call 610 435-4232 to ensure the availability of a tour guide.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children age 5-17. There is no admission charge for children 4 and under.<\/p>\n<p>The Liberty Bell Museum is located at historic Zion&#8217;s Church at 622 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown. Parking is available on-street or at the Community Parking Deck located at 6th and Walnut Streets. For more information, please contact us at 610-435-4232,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@libertybellmuseum.org\">info@libertybellmuseum.org<\/a>, or our website at www.libertybellmuseum.org.<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nRev. Joshua Knappenberger<br \/>\nLiberty Bell Museum<br \/>\n622 Hamilton St., Allentown PA 18101<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LibertyBellMuseum<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; January 18, 2021\u2014The Liberty Bell Museum will resume operations on February 1st 2021 and will be open by appointment only. 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