By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Cosmosphere is still currently closed to the public, but plans to reopen later this month.
"We've got several of our employees back in the facility," said CEO Jim Remar. "We're anticipating a reopening of May 22nd."
Hours of operation for the Cosmosphere will be 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
"We're committed to ensuring a safe work space, as well as a place for our visitors," Remar said. "We'll be doing routine cleaning and disinfecting throughout the day of the entire facility, but more importantly of high traffic areas. Our staff and employees will be equipped with masks and gloves. We'll have plexiglass at our point of sales and then social distancing marks on the floor."
The Cosmosphere does not plan to require masks for those who visit, but if you want to wear yours, that's okay.
"We would hope that the public, as they come back out, would also continue to practice proper social distancing and guidelines," Remar said. "We would hope that visitors would have masks on. We won't require them to have masks, but would hope that they would continue to practice some of the distancing guidelines that have already been set in place."
Also, seating in the Justice Planetarium, Carey Digital Dome theater and Dr. Goddard’s Lab will be limited to no more than 30 persons and attendees will be asked to adhere to social distancing guidelines, allowing for adequate space between themselves and other patron groups, though of course families that live together will be allowed to sit together as space permits.