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With museums closed, here are 5 great online museum experiences

CHICAGO — A few advantages to digital museumgoing: 1. No lines. 2. No fees. 3. No alarms sounding when you venture a little too close to the item on exhibit.

So below are five great ways to visit museums digitally during this resurgent COVID-19 pandemic.

What's behind this? The big Chicago-area museums have closed down again. With coronavirus rates in the state and region rising dramatically, museums operating indoors fell under a general state order that also shut indoor casinos, theaters and, at least according to the rules, restaurants.

A person could question why a health

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