MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Effective Thursday, Feb. 2, Gibson Museum & Cultural Center will be open to the public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The revised hours are the latest move in preparing for Gibson’s operation as the third museum operated by the county of Lake.

Curator Tony Pierucci explained that the new hours will put Gibson’s hours of operation more in line with those of the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport and the Historic Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake.

For the remainder of this month, Gibson Museum will maintain its former open schedule: Wednesday, Friday and Saturday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m.

Gibson’s popular Fireside Chat living history series will open this year on Saturday, Feb. 28, with Jose “Moke” Simon III as the featured speaker.

Simon is newly elected supervisor of District 1. He is in his fifth term as tribal chairman of the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians.

Fireside Chats begin at 4 p.m. in the museum, across the street from Middletown Square, and last an hour or so. Guests are invited to come a bit early for refreshments and a leisurely look at what’s new in the gallery.