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Life in the Dark Exhibition at the Natural History Museum

Discover the latest thinking about the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the heritage sector, and beyond.

We are living through an extraordinary time. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is bringing new and unique challenges to our sector. There is no doubt that it will be significantly different, after the immediate crisis has passed.

But what could that future look like?

In our new blog series, leading figures from across the sector share their thoughts on what could change, and what opportunities might lie ahead.

Blogs

Black and brown faces in green spaces

Since the age of 12, I have been fascinated by natural landscapes, rocks and the stories they can tell us about the history of our Earth.

19/08/2020

Matthew Mckeague, CEO of the Architectural Heritage Fund

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Partners and pioneers – building back after the pandemic

Town centres are struggling – after the pandemic, innovative partnerships and investment in heritage can help them flourish again.

28/07/2020

Helen Palmer, CTConsults Communications Director

Blogs

Four ways to build back value into your visitor offer

It’s time to look beyond immediate survival. Four ways to be a relevant – and resilient – part of the local visitor economy, without losing your purpose or values.

09/07/2020

Blogs

Rejecting nostalgia for positive change

It’s fascinating that one of the TV programmes that has had the largest increases in viewers during lockdown is BBC One’s The Repair Shop.

29/06/2020

Blogs

For this too is history – four ways to change

It is difficult to think of a month like the last. Despite our many differences, people across the world have come together, joined by shared experiences and common causes. Whether it is the climate emergency, coronavirus (COVID-19) or the issues of racial injustice stirred by the death of George

25/06/2020

Blogs

From "unsettlement" to a new future

There have been few more global events disruptive of the pattern of life than the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Yet the impacts of the pandemic – which are only just beginning to be understood – only amplify an already unsettled outlook. "Unsettledness" is becoming a way of life." People are on

09/06/2020

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Independent museums can shine a light after the darkness

Second in our new Future Heritage blog series – imagining the heritage sector after coronavirus (COVID-19) – Nat Edwards suggests ways museums could work together, better.

18/05/2020

Blogs

Returning to a changed heritage world

As our CEO Ros Kerslake returns to work after six months of illness, she reflects on the personal challenges she’s overcome, and what the heritage sector now faces.

04/05/2020

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Future Heritage

Black and brown faces in green spaces

Partners and pioneers – building back after the pandemic

Four ways to build back value into your visitor offer

Rejecting nostalgia for positive change

For this too is history – four ways to change

From "unsettlement" to a new future

Independent museums can shine a light after the darkness

Returning to a changed heritage world

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