Keasha Dumas Heath

Executive Director of the Museum of African American Art in Baldwin Hills

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Indoor museums are still closed — while malls, tattoo parlors, hair and nail salons have been open since Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted parts of the state’s stay-at-home order last month.

Museums remain closed in California while retail shops are open. What that means for institutions large and small

Indoor museums are still closed — while malls, tattoo parlors, hair and nail salons have been open since Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted parts of the state’s stay-at-home order last month.

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