The Black & White House Museum has been closed in line with regulations enforcing the national lockdown in England.

Under the government’s proposed roadmap for moving out of Covid-19 restrictions, museums are listed as being eligible to reopen from 17 May. However, guidance for Step 2 activity for ‘Reopening businesses and venues’ which applies from 12 April states that, at this stage,

‘Permitted businesses operating in otherwise closed attractions (such as a gift shop or a takeaway kiosk at a museum) may only open where they are a self-contained unit and can be accessed directly from the street’

The government has confirmed that proposed changes for step 2 can take place from 12th April and a link to the current guidance is below

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reopening-businesses-and-venues-in-england/reopening-businesses-and-venues#step-2---no-earlier-than-12-april

The gift shop at the Black & White House fulfils the criteria of being ‘a self-contained unit accessed directly from the street’.

The hours of opening at this stage will be Tuesday to Saturday,
10.00 – 16.00.

Covid-19 secure certification for the delivery of the service in this manner is in place as is an appropriate system for test & trace.