Covid-19
Museums in Scotland get the green light to reopen from the end of April
First minister gives more detail on the nation’s timetable out of lockdown
V&A to cut posts and merge departments
Financial impact of the pandemic spells the end of some specialist teams
Let England’s museums reopen earlier, say sector bodies
‘No logic’ for delay as shops and public buildings get the green light to reopen in April
Wallace Collection library and archive no longer at risk of closure
But institution warns of ‘difficult decisions’ due to huge drop in income
Running a participatory curation project during a pandemic
Roisin Inglesby shares the William Morris Gallery’s approach
Island museums begin to reopen their doors
Sites on the Isle of Man and Jersey are the only indoor museums physically open in the British Isles
Museum of London acquires viral tweets to document lockdown
Rapid response initiative collects posts shared or liked more than 30,000 times
New research will explore how public are interacting with collections online
Three projects to examine the impact of Covid-19 on digital heritage practice
Museum staff voice concerns about on-site working
Under UK government guidelines, employees can be asked to travel in for work that cannot be done from home
