diff --git a/app/Models/BuildingClosure.php b/app/Models/BuildingClosure.php
index 8a88905c89..fa8ae4ac39 100644
--- a/app/Models/BuildingClosure.php
+++ b/app/Models/BuildingClosure.php
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 
 class BuildingClosure extends AbstractModel
 {
     use Transformable;
+    use HasFactory;
 
     protected $presenter = 'App\Presenters\BuildingClosurePresenter';
     protected $presenterAdmin = 'App\Presenters\BuildingClosurePresenter';
@@ -32,6 +34,15 @@ class BuildingClosure extends AbstractModel
 
     public $dates = ['date_start', 'date_end'];
 
+    /**
+     * The model's default values for attributes.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $attributes = [
+        'published' => true,
+    ];
+
     public function scopeToday($query, $type = 0)
     {
         $today = Carbon::today();
diff --git a/app/Presenters/HoursPresenter.php b/app/Presenters/HoursPresenter.php
index fda14b5280..b9d443937f 100644
--- a/app/Presenters/HoursPresenter.php
+++ b/app/Presenters/HoursPresenter.php
@@ -270,9 +270,10 @@ private function getWhenFields($when)
 
     private function isMuseumClosedToday($when)
     {
-        $isClosed = $this->getWhenFields($when)['is_closed'];
+        $isHoursClosed = $this->getWhenFields($when)['is_closed'];
+        $isBuildingClosureClosed = $this->entity->buildingClosures()->where('date_start', '>=', $when)->where('date_end', '<=', $when)->get();
 
-        return $isClosed ?? false;
+        return $isHoursClosed || $isBuildingClosureClosed->isNotEmpty();
     }
 
     private function isBeforePublicOpen($when)
diff --git a/database/factories/BuildingClosureFactory.php b/database/factories/BuildingClosureFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8b90ceefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/factories/BuildingClosureFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Database\Factories;
+
+use App\Models\BuildingClosure;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
+
+class BuildingClosureFactory extends Factory
+{
+    /**
+     * The name of the factory's corresponding model.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $model = BuildingClosure::class;
+
+    /**
+     * Define the model's default state.
+     */
+    public function definition(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'published' => true,
+            'type' => 0,
+            'date_start' => today(),
+            'date_end' => today(),
+            'closure_copy' => 'The museum is closed',
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/HourTest.php b/tests/Unit/HourTest.php
index 02af516b91..cb28a3d686 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/HourTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/HourTest.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Tests\Unit;
 
 use App\Models\Hour;
+use App\Models\BuildingClosure;
 use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\TestCase as BaseTestCase;
 use Tests\CreatesApplication;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
 
-        $this->hour = Hour::factory()->make([
+        $this->hour = Hour::factory()->create([
             'monday_is_closed' => false,
             'monday_member_open' => 'PT10H00M',
             'monday_member_close' => 'PT11H00M',
@@ -48,6 +49,13 @@ protected function setUp(): void
             'sunday_public_close' => 'PT17H00M',
         ]);
 
+        $this->hour->buildingClosures()->save(BuildingClosure::factory()->create([
+            'date_start' => Carbon::now()->next('Thursday'),
+            'date_end' => Carbon::now()->next('Thursday'),
+            'closure_copy' => 'The museum is closed on Thursday',
+            'type' => 0,
+        ]));
+
         $this->hourAllClosed = Hour::factory()->make([
             'monday_is_closed' => true,
             'tuesday_is_closed' => true,
@@ -197,6 +205,14 @@ public function it_displays_a_closed_day_before_an_open_day()
         $this->assertEquals(null, $this->getHoursHeader());
     }
 
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_displays_when_thursday_has_an_emergency_closure(): void
+    {
+        $this->travelTo(Carbon::now('America/Chicago')->next('Thursday')->subDays(2));
+        $this->assertEquals('Closed today, next open Friday.', $this->getStatusHeader());
+        $this->assertEquals(null, $this->getHoursHeader());
+    }
+
     /** @test */
     public function it_displays_when_closed_all_days()
     {