- o recommend beginning tour operations at 20% capacity for our normal tour groups. As we generally allow 35 visitors per o recommend beginning tour operations at 20% capacity for our normal tour groups. As we generally allow 35 visitors per docent, we will begin operations by limiting our tour sizes to 7 visitors per group.
- o site’s elevator will be limited to the use of one person at a time. o site’s elevator will be limited to the use of one person at a time.
- o encourage social distancing, the bedroom level will be closed for public tours initially and will be brought back online as health o encourage social distancing, the bedroom level will be closed for public tours initially and will be brought back online as health conditions dictate. Additionally, the benches in the Mansion’s breezeway will be removed until further notice. Finally, the seating arrangements in the Mansion’s educational building will be reconfigured to encourage as much space between guests as possible.
- o a result of a reduction in public rooms, we will temporarily suspend our $10.00 tour prices for adults and offer our $7.00 senior o a result of a reduction in public rooms, we will temporarily suspend our $10.00 tour prices for adults and offer our $7.00 senior rate of admission and $2.00 student rate of admission. All GC faculty, staff, and students will remain free.
- o museum will go cashless until further notice and will rely on credit/debit card payments only. o museum will go cashless until further notice and will rely on credit/debit card payments only.
- o building rentals will be initially suspended. Resumption of this program will occur as health dictates allow. Campus rentals o building rentals will be initially suspended. Resumption of this program will occur as health dictates allow. Campus rentals will be limited to 30 people on the grounds and 10 people within the education building.
- • Cleaning procedures? How often? Who is responsible? Hourly, daily, weekly needs? Cleaning of all public surfaces (doorknobs, counters, bathrooms) will be increased. Gift Store and Docent staff will be charged with cleaning these surfaces hourly or following each public tour and at the start and end of each day. Mondays will be used for an in-depth cleaning of the building and we would recommend increasing custodial services from two to three days per week at the museum.
- • Collections: Cleaning and care procedures. Does anything need to be removed from the space (textiles, etc)? All educational touch items (reproductions, pictures, etc) will be removed until further notice. Otherwise, all collections materials will remain at this time.
- • Operational Hours? Do you need your full schedule initially? Can it be modified? The museum staff will continue to monitor this situation, but we recommend beginning our operations with our normal schedule of operations.
- • Digital programming? Educational touch materials will be digitized and shown to visitors utilizing a handheld tablet that will be shown by the site’s docent. Virtual tours of the third floor will be developed to accommodate information and view of this closed area.

Sallie Ellis Davis House

- • Who needs to be here? All normally scheduled full and part time staff can be present onsite as the office allows for social distancing
- • Can you stagger shifts? The staff agreed that staggered shifts are not needed at this time.
- • How long will you need to prepare the space for reopening? We estimate it would take two weeks to prepare the site to clean the site, complete construction and install new directional/informational signage, and ensure acquisition of ppes and their use with our staff.
- • What supplies (cleaning supplies, PPE, signage, etc) will need to be in place? For the safety of our staff, disinfecting wipes, gloves, facemasks, plexiglass screen for gift store, hand sanitizer, hand sanitization stations (1 is recommended for the Davis House), increase custodial services from twice weekly to three times per week and ensure adequate supply of all normally supplied glass, bathroom, and surface cleaners.
- • Are renovations necessary to protect frontline staff? Temporary signage will need to be placed by all public entry doors explaining our new mask procedures and other directional information. No other renovations are recommended at this time.
- • Group size? Access? New visitor routing plan? Touch/education materials and/or collections removal? What rooms need to be temporarily closed to encourage social distancing?