We are grateful for your support and want to ensure you are aware of changes we’re making, along with what we will be asking of our staff, volunteers, and guests in the coming months. Together, we can navigate the changes that help to keep each other safe and healthy. 

Your family’s safety is our top priority. Our promise to you is an unwavering commitment to safe spaces for all who visit the Museum, including:   

• Following all public health orders regarding COVID-19.  
• Creating specific cleaning roles and protocols to focus on disinfecting high touch areas.    
• Using EPA approved list N disinfectant cleaners.  
• Conducting regular hygiene assessments.  
• Adopting new health and safety protocol for staff, including requiring face coverings, temperature checks, and increased teleworking.  
• Adding hand sanitizer stations throughout the Museum.   
• Placing handwashing reminder posters in all restrooms.  
• Reduced overall visitation capacity by 80%.
• Increased ventilation and air exchanges of fresh air throughout the building.
• Installed Plexiglas shielding at high guest interaction points.
• Installed Chip & Pin credit card machines at retail sales points.
• Installed ground splats in appropriate areas to provide queuing for physical distancing.
• Increased number of hand sanitizing stations.
• Following all CDC, State and Local guidelines and requirements.
• Requiring all guests, staff, and volunteers over the age of 3 inside the building to properly wear face coverings, unless they receive a medical exemption; all medical exemptions are identified with wrist bands.
• Staff reminding guests not complying face covering requirements of the requirement.
• Requiring timed ticketing for all guests to allow for controlled capacity and physical distancing.
• Limiting capacity and monitoring capacity monitoring of popular galleries.
• Maintaining an air filtration system that exceeds CDC requirements.
• Promoting proper hand washing and hygiene throughout the building with signage.
• Performing proper disinfecting throughout the building.
• Operating T Rex Café with limited capacity, distanced seating, and disinfection between uses.
• Conducting temperature and health screenings for all staff and volunteers when entering the Museum.
• Encouraging telecommuting when the job allows and reducing onsite staff capacity by 50%.
• Requiring sick employees and volunteers to stay home.