The Tanner House Museum, 304 Oak Avenue, Aurora, decorated for the holidays, will be open for walkthrough tours on the Sundays of December 5, 12, 19, and 26, from noon to 4 p.m..
The museum has not been open since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“We have had to be cautious at the Tanner House,” according to John Jaros, executive director of the Aurora Historical Society which owns and operates the museum. “Indoors the spaces are very tight, and the rooms are filled with a lot of furniture which makes social distancing a challenge. But people love this house and they especially love the holiday décor. We felt that we could share the beauty again, if we took sensible health precautions.”
The holiday open houses will be organized as a one-way walk-through and there will not be commentary by docents. In addition, only the first floor will be shown, since the narrow stairway to the second floor requires physical proximity and two-way traffic.
—Aurora Historical Society