As coronavirus transforms the country before our eyes, cultural institutions are trying to record what is happening in real time, as part of a movement towards constructing ‘social histories’. But, as Lauren Carroll Harris reports, Australian museums are hampered by a lack of a national vision for how to conduct arts and culture in the country. 



Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper Lauren Carroll Harris.




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Museums collecting Covid-19 objects in The Saturday Paper




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As coronavirus transforms the country before our eyes, cultural institutions are trying to record what is happening in real time, as part of a movement towards constructing ‘social histories’. But, as Lauren Carroll Harris reports, Australian museums are hampered by a lack of a national vision for how to conduct arts and culture in the country.  Guest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper Lauren Carroll Harris. Background reading:<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/2020/09/05/museums-collecting-covid-19-objects/159922800010379">Museums collecting Covid-19 objects</a> in The Saturday Paper See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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As coronavirus transforms the country before our eyes, cultural institutions are trying to record what is happening in real time, as part of a movement towards constructing ‘social histories’. But, as Lauren Carroll Harris reports, Australian museums a...

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