Collected Item: “National Postal Museum closes due to COVID-19”
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National Postal Museum closes due to COVID-19
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News Article
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This article discusses the closure of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington D.C in January of 2022. This is significant due to the fact that its closure is a result of staffing shortages, which have been affecting museums all over the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a significant contribution to the archives because museums do not have a lot of representation within the archives, especially postal museums. The article is important to me personally because I was able to visit there once while I was in Washington D.C., and it was an interesting experience.
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#HST580, #ArizonaStateUniversity, #NationalPostalMuseum, #Museums, #WashingtonDC
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https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/national-postal-museum-closes-due-to-covid-19
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2022-01-19