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March 2020 saw most of the world\'s cultural heritage institutions close their doors, voluntarily or by government order, as a precautionary measure taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 In response, organizations and individuals developed new forms of online programming, utilized social media as sites of dialogue and curation, digitally remediated exhibitions and events that were planned to take place in other formats, and disseminated content and materials that had previously been digitized or digitally recorded As these efforts were underway, it became clear that COVID-19\'s impact would be far greater than a temporary closure Practitioners of public history and cultural heritage more broadly, digital and otherwise, now face challenges that seem unprecedented in terms of their severity and scale: economic hardships created by lost revenue that have resulted in layoffs, hiring freezes, budget cuts, and other austerity measures;and illness, death, trauma, and other negative effects on physical and mental health
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