Covid Museums

COVID UPDATE: Face coverings will become compulsory on public transport and in shops. Not including hospitality.

3/ Marie Hobson is the senior manager for audience research and insight at @V_and_A. She was nominated in part for setting up the ‘Covid Museums’ Twitter account @covidsitor last year: research-live.com/article/id/509… #mrx #ResearchHeroes

Next month we’ll be sharing our national research on the impact of Covid-19. Find out what it means for the future of the cultural sector, join us at our online conference on 17-18 November. #ValuingCulture Tickets culturalvalue.org.uk/event/covid-19…

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Cannot believe I’m on @Blooloop’s Top 50 Museum Influencer List for 2021! So glad my @covidsitor account helped others in the sector during the pandemic (makes all the hours lost to webinars worthwhile).

👀 We're looking for a freelance #editor and a freelance #marketing #communications specialist to work with us on our Covid #research this autumn. culturalvalue.org.uk/come-and-work-… Please share. Closing date for proposals is 1 Oct. #artsjobs

What were your creative experiences during the #Covid lockdowns? Come and share your stories on our community platform. 🗣️We’re looking for individual experiences (not case studies), so please share with friends, participants and audiences. culturalvalue.org.uk/calling-cultur…

Save the date📢 17-18 Nov 2021 Covid-19: Changing Culture? Join us for 2 days of exchange as we share and discuss insights from a 15 month national #Covid research programme. Booking opens soon. Tickets £25 with free places for freelancers and unwaged. culturalvalue.org.uk/event/covid-19…

Today, Denmark lifted all restrictions & COVID-19 is no longer deemed a "societal threat". I led the country's largest behavioral covid-project (@HopeProject_dk) & advised the Danish gov. Here are my thoughts on how DK got here, what can be learned & what lies ahead. 🧵 (1/14)

How did the pandemic change school visits to your museum? Survey for #museum educators open until 12th Sep Please complete/share: leicester.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/school-visits-… #OnlineLearning #MuseumEducation #SchoolsInMuseums @LeicsMusStud

@alicefenners @YouGov From other the sentiment studies throughout the pandemic e.g. @decision_house & @VisitBDRC, it seems that once a rule change happens people become more amenable to the change. Also, people seem to do what the majority do… I’m often the only 1 wearing a mask! ☹️

% in England who want to REINSTATE the following COVID-19 restrictions (1/2) Masks on transport/in shops - 79%/76% Social distancing in pubs/restaurants - 65% 2m distancing - 55% Closing nightclubs - 50% Rule of 6 (indoors) - 45% No large events - 43% yougov.co.uk/topics/health/…

The summer issue of New England Museums Now features 10+ articles from museums throughout New England on pandemic pivots & projects that happened in the last year. Read it here: ow.ly/tQzS50FIFAP

@MuseumJim Yes, we have @NHM_London. You can find out more here (video is in English): tom.travel/2021/07/09/com…

While Museums in the U.K. are easing restrictions, those in New York are requiring #Covid19 vaccinations for entry. @AMNH how are your visitors responding?

Scottish colleagues: deadline for #Covid19 related #museum grants fast approaching 🗓️3rd Sept

Date for your diary. The latest wave of visitor sentiment research, commissioned by us, undertaken by @decision_house & free for anyone in the sector to use, will be presented on our #WednesdayWebinar, 12noon - 1pm, 18th August. Interviews across the UK being undertaken this week

As the number of people who have had the first dose of the vaccine hits 47 million (almost 90% of UK adults) - latest data shows that this has not yet led to a significant shift in willingness to attend live events compared to earlier this year. More >> theaudienceagency.org/evidence/covid…

We've updated our Redundancy Tracker, and the new number is 4,690 Covid-related museum redundancies – up from 4,184 on 1 July. We're tracking redundancies to capture the scale of Covid's impact and to advocate for members and the sector. See the tracker: mus.ms/redundancy-tra…

Click the link below for our latest blog post and read @Sabhbh Ní Mhaolagáin's reflections on how Covid-19 impacted audience engagement at Chester Beatty @CBL_Dublin ulster.ac.uk/museumscovid19…