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Canada's national museums set to shut their doors

BY , Mar 13, 2020 9:32 PM - REPORT AN ERROR

Canada's national museums are set to shut their doors Saturday as the COVID-19 pandemic hits cultural venues across the country.

National Museums of Canada has announced that the public institutions will be closed until further notice to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The decision impacts the Canadian Museum of History, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, the Canadian Museum of Nature, the Canadian War Museum, Ingenium and the National Gallery of Canada.

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