LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After a months-long closure due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Museums of Lake County are set to reopen to the public.

The museum system – which includes the Historic Courthouse Museum in Lakeport, the Schoolhouse Museum in Lower Lake and the Gibson Museum in Middletown – will reopen to the public on Thursday, March 25, Lake County Public Services reported.

Social distancing and masking will be required at all times in the facility in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, county officials said.

When Lake County went into the most restrictive purple tier on the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy at the end of November, restrictions included closure of facilities like museums.

However, last week Lake County dropped into the less-restrictive red tier, allowing for reopening of some sectors, as Lake County News has reported.

The days and hours of operation at each museum site will be Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Historic Courthouse Museum will resume normal hours of operation as staffing allows.

Museum visitors can sanitize their hands with sanitizer readily available throughout the building.

Staff will be monitoring the building to ensure the capacity limits set by California state guidelines are not exceeded.

Learn more about the Lake County Museums at http://museums.lakecountyca.gov.