The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, which has been closed for more than a month because of the government shutdown , has announced plans to reopen and offer free admission for about two weeks.

Now that the shutdown is over, the attraction at Dorchester's Columbia Point will officially welcome the public back Saturday at 10 a.m. It will be free to all visitors until Nov. 30. Admission is typically $20 for adults and $16 for seniors.

The JFK Library is one of several popular Boston tourist sites , in addition to the Bunker Hill Monument and the U.S.S. Constitution, that are operated by the federal government and were therefore forced to turn visitors away for weeks because of the record 43-day shutdown.

Back in February, the JFK Library abruptly closed

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