‘Early responses to the impact of COVID-19 on the heritage sector in England’

This paper discusses the role of the Historic Environment Forum in facilitating sector collaboration during the crisis – including via the HEF Covid-19 Task Group, Heritage Recovery Plan and later Heritage Sector Resilience Plan.

Now available to read online at Archäologische Informationen 46.

Image is a screenshot of journal article excerpt which reads "Early responses to the impact of COVID-19 on the heritage sector in England Amanda Chadburn, Mike Heyworth, Francesca Benetti & Adrian Olivier Abstract – This paper sets out how the heritage/archaeological sector in England responded to the challenges thrust upon it by the Covid-19 global pandemic. It is based on a presentation given at the annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists in Budapest in 2022.1 The authors of this paper were heavily involved in authoring the early plans which set out ways of assisting the heritage sector in England during this crisis period. Key words – archaeology; COVID-19; recovery; England; cultural heritage"