Virtual Heritage and Well-being Survey

Our friends at Manchester Centre for Public History and Heritage recently launched a research project assessing the impact of virtual heritage (e.g. online museum tours/collections) on individual’s wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can find out more about the project here: https://mcphh.org/2020/06/01/virtual-heritage-and-wellbeing/

This is a wonderful opportunity to take a virtual visit to some wonderfully exciting museums and take part is some valuable research at the same time! To take part please:

1. Read the participant information sheet to find out more: http://tiny.cc/lmd9nz

2. If you’d like to take part, click this link and fill in the survey: https://bit.ly/2AbuDOE

3. Once you finished the survey, visit one (or more) of the below museums or explore their collections – virtually!

(Recommended minimum time 20 minutes, maximum 2 hours)

• British Museum (UK): https://bit.ly/2TEsmm9

• National Museum of Natural History (USA): https://s.si.edu/2ViVQas

• The Louvre (France): https://bit.ly/2yrgZWS

• Acropolis Museum (Greece): https://bit.ly/2zegEY5

• Rijksmuseum (Netherlands): https://bit.ly/2xI9QRV

• Tate Britain (UK): https://bit.ly/2TENAR0

• The State Hermitage Museum (Russia): https://bit.ly/3akb5UW

• National Gallery of Victoria (Australia): https://bit.ly/3grikOT

• The National Museum in Krakow (Poland): https://bit.ly/3agzB9b

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (USA): https://bit.ly/2VDvdvK

• Tokyo National Museum (Japan): https://bit.ly/3d5a9G7

(Just click on the yellow person to access virtual tours or scroll down to see collections on Google Arts & Culture)

1. Once you’ve finished your visit, click this link and fill in the survey: http://tiny.cc/53mdoz1

Please do spread the word via https://twitter.com/mcphh_mmu and https://www.facebook.com/ManchesterCentreForPublicHistoryandHeritage