The Kinsey Institute, located in Morrison Hall, is temporarily closed due to a water line break that occurred Saturday night. The institute staff is currently working off-site, according to their website.
Kinsey staff along with IU Libraries staff, university police and facility operations personnel took immediate action, according to the website, and continued efforts to preserve the collections housed in the institute are underway.
Director of Strategic Communications for IU Communications Ryan Piurek said they do not know exactly when the building will reopen for staff, students and the public.
With hopes to have it up and running by students' return in the fall, Piurek said the work of the institute will continue regardless.
"While IU facilities personnel continue to assess the state of the building, the research and other work of the institute is ongoing," Piurek said in an email.
Piurek said the best way for students to keep in contact with the institute currently is through their social media accounts and their website, www.kinseyinstitute.org.
This story is being updated.
Bridget Murray
