Culture Perth and Kinross is taking measures to protect public, staff and volunteers from the rapidly evolving pandemic COVID-19 (Coronavirus) by temporarily halting public admission to all its archives, libraries, museums and galleries. To date, no facility has had any reported cases of infection.

The cultural charity is closing until further notice.

Culture Perth and Kinross will continue to monitor this rapidly evolving situation in discussion with Perth and Kinross Council.

Helen Smout, CEO of Culture Perth and Kinross said: “Though we had been hoping to keep our venues open so that our visitors may look to us for inspiration and solace in these uncertain times, we believe that closure is the right thing to do to help the efforts to slow the spread of Covid-19. I would ask all existing customers to look online and use our e-resources during this time. We’ll also be suspending library book loan deadlines and fines until further notice.  We are committed, as always, to help protect the most vulnerable in our community.”

Library users can access a wide range of fantastic online resources for free including e-books, e-audiobooks, e-magazines, and newspapers with their library cards. If you are not a library member, you can sign up online today for free: https://www.culturepk.org.uk/libraries/join-the-library/