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    Guest Services Manager Hillary Parks, left, conducts a wellness check-in with Susan Sunday of Rockford, right, and Serafina Davila, in the stroller, before they enter the Discovery Center on Thursday in Rockford. Staff and visitors are taking health safety precautions while the museums limits public access. Image by Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star. United States, 2020.
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    PART OF: Prairie State Museums Project: The Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois Museums

    Restricted Discovery Center Happy to Have Kids Back

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    Alex Gary
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    July 31, 2020
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    The museum's exhibits inside the Waukesha Hangar at Vintage Wheels & Wings Museum in Popular Grove. Image by Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star. United States, 2020.
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    PART OF: Prairie State Museums Project: The Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois Museums

    Pandemic Slowed Efforts to Publicize Boone County’s ‘Best Kept Secret’

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    Alex Gary
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    July 15, 2020
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    William New, left, and Elizabeth Carpenter, both of Beloit, Wisconsin, during a visit to the Rockford Art Museum of Tuesday. Image by Susan Moran/Rockford Register Star. United States, 2020.
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    PART OF: Prairie State Museums Project: The Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois Museums

    Rockford Art Museum Reopens With Eye for Complimentary Colors

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    Alex Gary
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    July 13, 2020
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    Burpee Museum of Natural History reopens to the public on Friday. Several coronavirus-related restrictions will be in place. Image by Albert Riley Jr./Rockford Register Star. United States, 2020.
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    Burpee Looks to Roar Back After Shutdown

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    Alex Gary
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    July 9, 2020
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    The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Laurent House, 4646 Spring Brook Road in Rockford, is once again open for visitors. Image by Susan Moran/Rockford Register Star. United States, 2020.
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    PART OF: Prairie State Museums Project: The Impact of COVID-19 on Illinois Museums

    Expanded Laurent House Reopens With Safety Restrictions

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    Alex Gary
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    July 2, 2020
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    World War II Days is one of the biggest attractions at Midway Village Museum. The event brought more than 10,000 people to the Rockford museum in 2018. Image by Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star. United States, 2018.
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    Midway Village Adjusting to ‘the New Normal’

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    Kevin Haas
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    June 25, 2020
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    Samantha Hochmann is the executive director of Tinker Swiss Cottage Musuem & Gardens, seen here at the musuem on Tuesday, June 23 in Rockford. Image by Scott P. Yates / Rockford Register Star. United States, 2020.
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    Tinker Swiss Director Fears Lost Connection With Community

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    Alex Gary
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    June 25, 2020
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