“We’re just excited to let people come back, join us and connect with the history of the Church, especially at this time with the temple being renovated,” Johnson, the museum’s director said. “We’ve got the ‘Temples Dot the Earth’ exhibit to help people understand about temples and why they’re important. We’re just excited to have the docents back, we’re excited to have the public back, we’re just excited to get back to work.”
The Church History Museum as well as The Beehive House are the latest buildings to reopen in Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
“We saw it was opening today, so we said, ‘Let’s stay a little longer,’” Meghan Hernandez, a visitor said. “It worked out perfectly.”
Both of these buildings reopened Monday morning after closing nearly 17 months ago from March of last year because of COVID-19 and pandemic restrictions. Many People at the Church History Museum are thrilled to see the doors open again, Johnson replied.
Church History Museum is now currently open Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m and closed on Sunday.
The relocation of “Mormon Trails” from the second floor to the lower lever was the only major change during the extended closure, Johnson said.
The following exhibits are available:
* “The Heavens Are Opened”
* “Sisters for Suffrage”
* “Mormon Trails”
* “Presidents of the Church”
* “Temples Dot the Earth: Building the House of the Lord,” an interactive exhibit for children and families.
The Beehive House reopened to the public on Monday for guided tours, available Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Ray Halls, the operation manager said tours are now offered every 15 minutes and can be reserved. A reservation option will be added to the website in the near future.
The Beehive House served as Brigham Young’s main residence from 1855 until his death in 1877. In this house and the adjoining office, he carried out his duties as president of the Church, territorial governor and superintendent of Indian affairs.
“It’s just exciting to be able to have the doors open again so that people can come in and learn about Brigham Young and his life here and what he did for the Church and for the city and for the state of Utah,” said Ray.
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