Collecting COVID-19 at National Museums Scotland

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29311/mas.v18i3.3519

Keywords:

Contemporary collecting, Scotland, social history, medical history, military history

Abstract

This opinion piece discusses National Museums Scotland’s first responses to collecting COVID-19. Drawing on perspectives from social history, biomedical science and military history, this short paper contextualizes COVID-related collecting within the contexts of the organization’s programme of contemporary collecting and the nation’s ongoing socio-political journey. 

Author Biographies

Sarah Laurenson, National Museums Scotland

Sarah Laurenson is Curator, Modern & Contemporary History at National Museums Scotland

Calum Robertson, National Museums Scotland

Calum Robertson is Curator, Modern & Military History at National Museums Scotland.

Sophie Goggins, National Museums Scotland

Sophie Goggins is Curator, Biomedical Science at National Museums Scotland

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Published

14.10.2020

How to Cite

Laurenson, S., Robertson, C., & Goggins, S. (2020). Collecting COVID-19 at National Museums Scotland. Museum & Society, 18(3), 334–336. https://doi.org/10.29311/mas.v18i3.3519

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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2020): Special Issue: ‘Isolation as a collective experience’: Museums’ first responses to COVID-19

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Copyright remains with the author(s) of the article. This article can be re-used according to the terms of the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0  licence.