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Gary Tinterow Museum District Updates on Museum Operations President Tammie Kahn with Regard to COVID-19 in Houston Area Vice President Xandra Eden Monday, March 16, 2020 The Association has Treasurer organized a coordinated response to community inquiries of its member Rebecca Rabinow – Secretary organizations and fellow cultural institutions across Houston. This follows Kelly Zúñiga, Ed.D several weeks of consultation and coordination among the museum directors Marketing Committee Chair Julie Farr within the Association, who have been actively monitoring municipal and Executive Director county responses and recommendations with regard to COVID-19. Hesse McGraw Contemporary Arts Museum Houston In the interest of coordinating public information, HMDA is communicating Joel Bartsch the status of 22 area organizations, which are noted below and current as of Houston Museum of Natural Science today, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. Updates can be found at www.hmda.org, or on Desmond Bertrand Buffalo Soldiers National Museum Ashlyn Davis theInstitution institutions’ websites.Press Contact Operations Status Houston Center for Photography Xandra Eden Art League Houston Jennie Ash Galleries will be DiverseWorks Executive Director temporarily closed until Lee Ehmke [email protected] further notice and spring , Inc semester art classes are Sean Fitzpatrick being transitioned online. The Jung Center of Houston Joy Partain Suspending all public Seba Suber Houston Museum of Center Vice President, Marketing and programs and exhibition African American Culture Communications viewing. John Arcidiacono [email protected] The Health Museum Blaffer Art Museum Steve Matijcio Temporarily closed until Tammie Kahn Jane Dale Owen Director & Chief Saturday, March 28. Will The Children’s Museum of Curator re-evaluate the situation on Houston [email protected] that date. Bonna Kol Asia Society Texas Center David Leslie Buffalo Soldiers Desmond Bertrand-Pitts Will temporarily close, The Museum CEO starting Tuesday, March 17. Stephanie Mitchell [email protected] Lawndale Art Center Henry Yau Temporarily closed as of Perry Price of Houston Public Relations Director Sunday, March 15. Houston Center for Contemporary Children’s Museum [email protected] Craft Contemporary Arts Kent Michael Smith Temporarily closed as of Rebecca Rabinow The Museum Houston Director of Communications and Monday, March 16. Sandra Samolik Marketing Museum programs shifting Czech Center Museum Houston [email protected] to online platforms, Gary Tinterow including the website and Museum of Fine Arts, Houston social media. Alison Weaver Moody Center for the Arts Kelly Zúñiga, Ed.D

Czech Center For inquiries, please contact: Will temporarily close, Museum Houston [email protected] starting Tuesday, March 17. DiverseWorks Xandra Eden Temporarily closed until Executive Director and Chief Curator further notice. [email protected] Holocaust Museum Robin Cavanaugh Temporarily closed as of Houston Chief Marketing Officer Monday, March 16. [email protected] 713.851.4478 Houston Center for Mary Headrick Will temporarily close, Contemporary Craft Deputy Director starting Wednesday, March [email protected] 18. 713.529.4848 x.107

Houston Center for Ashlyn Davis Temporarily closed, as of Photography Executive Director & Curator Monday, March 16. Classes [email protected] will be moved online.

Houston Museum Seba Raquel Suber Temporarily closed of African American CEO through March. Culture [email protected] Houston Museum Latha Thomas Will temporarily close, of Natural Science [email protected] starting Tuesday, March 17 713.256.3299 through Friday, March 27.

Melodie Wade [email protected] 832.498.4265 Houston Zoo Jackie Wallace Temporarily closed as of Senior Director, Public Relations Friday, March 13. [email protected] Lawndale Stephanie Mitchell Temporarily closed, as of Executive Director Monday, March 16. [email protected] Menil Collection Sarah Hobson Temporarily closed, as of Associate Director of Communications Monday, March 16. [email protected] Moody Center for Lisa Sursavage Temporarily closed, as of the Arts Director of Marketing and Friday, March 13. Communications [email protected] 832.584.7958 Museum of Fine Mary Haus Temporarily closed, as of Arts, Houston Head of Marketing and Monday, March 16. Communications [email protected]

Katie Jernigan Senior Publicist [email protected]

Project Row Houses Eureka Gilkey Temporarily closed, as of Executive Director Monday, March 16. [email protected] The Health Sandra Fernandez Plans pending. Museum [email protected]

Juan Alanis [email protected] The Jung Center Andria Frankfort Galleries are closed. Classes Houston Director of Development will be moving online, [email protected] including free anxiety-relief classes. The Rothko Chapel Ashley Clemmer Closed due to renovations. Director of Programs and Community Engagement [email protected]

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