Future Heritage
Discover the latest thinking about the future of the UK's heritage sector.
We are living through extraordinary times. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to our sector. We are still dealing with its longer-term effects, compounded by the economic and environmental crises.
We have had to adapt to survive. Alongside the challenges there have been opportunities. From expanding the use of digital technologies, celebrating the importance of place, nature and community, to building and strengthening partnerships and embracing innovation.
In our Future Heritage blog series, leading figures from across the sector share their thoughts on what might lie ahead for heritage, offering advice and encouraging debate.
Blogs
From "unsettlement" to a new future
There have been few more global events disruptive of the pattern of life than the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. Yet the impacts of the pandemic – which are only just beginning to be understood – only amplify an already unsettled outlook. "Unsettledness" is becoming a way of life." People are on
Blogs
Independent museums can shine a light after the darkness
Second in our new Future Heritage blog series – imagining the heritage sector after coronavirus (COVID-19) – Nat Edwards suggests ways museums could work together, better.
Blogs
Returning to a changed heritage world
As our CEO Ros Kerslake returns to work after six months of illness, she reflects on the personal challenges she’s overcome, and what the heritage sector now faces.