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Elgin Museum might 'reverse' its season so it opens over the winter instead of keeping its doors shut.
Ordinarily, the museum is only accessible to the public between the start of April and the end of October.
However the venue's current closure due to the coronavirus crisis has raised the possibility of change.
Elgin Museum is run by a team of more than 70 volunteers.
Amongst that number is Claire Herbert, whose day job is working as an archaeologist for several local authorities across the North East including Moray.
She said: "We were just gearing up for our new season when the coronavirus crisis hit.
"Because the majority of our volunteers are of a certain age we decided quite early on – several days before the lockdown was imposed – that it would be best to shut.
"However a lot of preparation work had already been done – not least on our new exhibition At the Waters Edge.
"Therefore we've put as much as we can online for people to view.
"We're also talking about – if it's safe and if it's permitted – opening over the winter.
"Museums give you a physical connection to the past, which you can't get from watching TV.
"We believe people will more eager than ever to learn new things when the lockdown finally ends."
The museum has numerous videos to watch on its YouTube site here
These include a recently made short film about Albert Bonici, the man who brought The Beatles to Elgin.
Another is about the Victorian curator John Martin and his part in the story of Elginerpeton, the town's very own 'missing link' which lived 175 million years before even the earliest dinosaurs.
Added to that there are several quizzes and fun activities at the museum's website here
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