Creating a digital museum during lockdown
#HastingsDigitalMuseum has focused on high-quality, interactive activities
Digital
Creating engaging digital learning content with a legacy beyond the lockdown
The National Football Museum has focused on three clear strands of content
Digital activities with older adults during lockdown
A case study from the Open Museum, Glasgow
How the Egypt Centre has created digital learning resources during lockdown
The small museum has had to approach its offer from scratch
Art UK reveals online exhibitions tool
Initiative launched on International Museum Day
Science Museum Group makes collection available in Animal Crossing video game
QR codes allow users to add objects to the game
‘We need to be truly inclusive and prioritise creating engaging online content’
Q&A with Jenny Haslett, museum manager of the Northern Ireland War Memorial, on how it is coping during the Covid-19 crisis
#CollectionsUnited campaign aims to connect digital collections
Social media initiative encourages museum professionals and the public to create conversations about online collections
Museums gear up for virtual VE Day commemorations
The lockdown has disrupted plans to commemorate the event’s 75th anniversary, but it is hoped that online initiatives can encourage mass participation
Stirling Smith art gallery launches online mindfulness sessions
Institution will use paintings from its art collection to support wellbeing during lockdown
‘I hope that as a sector we retain these lessons we’re learning’
Q&A with Charlotte Morgan, the manager of Cynon Valley Museum. Part of our series of conversations with MA members on how they are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic
The best of times, the worst of times
After the pandemic, can museums help reinvent social closeness or will they be seen as a pre-corona indulgence?