The New Normal?: Voices of the COVID-19 Pandemic

We love a bit of exhibition interactivity 🤗@mcsharryjames70 - brilliant idea @newnormalvoices @agms10 #hugging #touch #newnormal

Do you remember what this was feeling like? Explore notions of (lack of) touch and other experiences of COVID in our @newnormalvoices exhibition “The New Normal? Voices of Covid-19” at Manchester Central Library. Just for today (open till 6pm).

Here's how to find us at Manchester Central Library - we're here until 6pm so pop in and say hello! @MancLibraries @ManMedMuseum @NHSat70 @agms10 @newnormalvoices #newnormalpopup #museumstudies

The lovely artist Amber! Her illustrations are evocative and help the viewer to understand the feelings of NHS workers during COVID. Instagram: @amberp_illustrator Facebook: Amber Phillips Page Website: amberillustrator.com @newnormalvoices @agms10 @MagazineICP @ManMedMuseum

Just posted a photo @ Manchester Central Library instagram.com/newnormalvoice…

Group 7 is ready to go! Come join us today! @newnormalvoices @ManMedMuseum @agms10 @MagazineICP

Today's the day!!! We can't wait to see you and show you all our hard work at Central Library from 10.30-18.00 #newnormalpopup #museumstudies #manchester @ Manchester Central Library instagram.com/p/CXQS9VuD1Vo/…

Here's Amy to tell us a little bit about her group's section of the exhibition! We can't wait for you all to see our work tomorrow from 10.30 to 18.00 at Manchester Central Library #newnormalpopup #museums #manchester @agms10 @NHSat70 @ManMedMuseum

Kathryn on what the hardest part of exhibition planning was for her group #museumstudies #newnormalpopup #manchester #uniofmanchester

Jasmine answers ‘what was the hardest part of exhibition planning?’ @agms10 @newnormalvoices @ManMedMuseum @MancLibraries @OfficialUoM

Opening tomorrow is the @newnormalvoices pop-up exhibition curated by students at @agms10 in collaboration with @NHSat70 and @ManMedMuseum. You can visit at the exhibition at Manchester Central Library between 10am and 6.30pm.

"What is your subsection of the exhibition?" Don't forget to catch our free pop-up exhibition tomorrow at Manchester Central Library from 10.30 to 18.00! #newnormalpopup #manchester #museumstudies

Why is the object you chose interesting or relevant to the exhibition? NHS Painting - Twitter: @MezelliP Instagram: @Madame.mystery Scream - Courtesy of Creative Commons

The New Normal?: Voices of the pandemic A free exhibition of #COVID_19 experiences presented by @UoMICP and curated by @agms10 PG students 📅 9 Dec ⏰10.30am-6pm 📍Central Library (@MancLibraries) More here 👉ow.ly/2j8V50GZu8Q @NHSat70 @ManMedMuseum @newnormalvoices

During our planning phase, we were inspired by @ManMedMuseum display's of oral histories alongside their medical collection in the 'Instruments of Change' exhibition as we believe it injects a empathetic touch to a subject that could appear cold and impersonal

'The New Normal?: Voices of the Covid-19' a pop up exhibition by @agms10 students at the Central Library, Manchester 9th December: culturalpractice.org/article/the-ne… #exhibition #Covid_19 @newnormalvoices

One of our groups hard at work! Sorting out some final touches for our exhibition on Thursday 9th of December at The Central Library - come join us then! @agms10 @OfficialUoM @MancLibraries

Only two weeks to go! See you at Central Library on the 9th of December from 10.30-18.00 #manchester #newnormalpopup #museumstudies @ Manchester Central Library instagram.com/p/CWtc62eMhQb/…

Did you know that mask wearing was encouraged during the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic? Some places in the USA even made them compulsory. In this family, even the cat was getting involved!

Thank you so much for taking the time to come in and talk to us. We're very excited to put what we've learnt into practice!