CONWAY — While the Mt. Washington Valley Children’s Museum currently remains closed, organizers say it will be back after a reorganization and possibly in a new location.
Board President Cindy Graham said the museum shut down in March following the governor’s Safer at Home orders for the state due to COVID-19 safety concerns.
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