Struggling Georgia Sports Hall of Fame to close Sundays

MACON - The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame gets only about ten visitors on a Sunday, so the financially strapped museum has decided to close that day. <br> <br> Starting next month, the downtown Macon museum will be closed Sundays. The move will scale back costs as state spending tightens and attendance lags below expectations. <br> <br> Closing Sundays is expected to save the museum money, mostly in utilities. <br> <br> The new hours will last through March, but the change could become permanent during the winter when visitor traffic typically slows. <br> <br> The museum&#39;s attendance consists mostly of tourists on weekends and student field trips during the week. It earns only about $500 a month in gift shop and ticket-sale revenues. <br> <br> The museum operated at a loss last year. The sports hall first opened in 1999. <br> <br> The Georgia Music Hall of Fame next door will remain open on Sundays one of its busiest days.

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