Episode 25: A COVID Update

Remember back in April when we were hopeful and interested in overcoming a pandemic before summer? Remember how we thought the world could globally deal with it? Anyways. A lot has changed since our 6th episode, and it's time we updated you all with some fun, fresh (and occasionally depressing) reminders. Find out what some museums are doing to reopen safely, what happens when museum funding runs out, the current state of COVID-19 cultural affairs, and what it sounds like when Stephanie forgets how to speak Spanish.

Things have changed, but we're changing with it.

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Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze.

Our cover art was designed by Lindsey Anton-Wood.

List of Public Sources:

• https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/22/894049653/one-third-of-u-s-museums-may-not-survive-the-year-survey-finds?t=1598463167515

• https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/covid-19-impact-on-museums

• https://www.gallerysystems.com/emergency-funding-for-museums-during-covid-19/

• https://hyperallergic.com/582692/nyc-museums-and-low-risk-cultural-sites-can-reopen-on-august-24-governor-says/

• https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/aug/15/uk-museums-turn-to-innovation-to-keep-doors-open-in-times-of-covid

• https://www.euronews.com/2020/05/16/museums-adapt-to-changing-times-amid-coronavirus-pandemic

• https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-52881862

• https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-reopening-table-1867743

• https://hyperallergic.com/580954/how-the-pandemic-has-highlighted-a-crisis-in-contemporary-museums/