Other Collections

Amplifying Lives project

Community based project to understand the lived experiences and needs of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities in East London. Funded by Barts Charity and the London Boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets. 

Stay At Home Stories

CREATE are relaunching The IMAGINARIUM to get creative juices running for those who are locked away with memories and tales of items they treasure which remind them of life beyond these unprecedented times.

 Camden Road Education Arts and Theatre Enterprise)

Overview on Blooloop

Documenting the pandemic: how and why museums are collecting COVID-19 stories. Examples from the UK, Europe and the US of rapid response collecting including during the pandemic as well as consideration of the ethics involved.

National Museums Liverpool

Collecting and representing how local people from across their communities have responded to and are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic – from masks to mind maps, banners to books and charity t-shirts to community newsletters.  

V&A: Pandemic Objects

Compiles and reflects on objects that have taken on new meaning and purpose during the coronavirus outbreak. A host of everyday, often overlooked ‘objects’ (in the widest possible sense of the term) are suddenly charged with new urgency – from toilet paper to TikTok, from windows to rainbows, from caravans to cash.