In 2020 The Reinwardt Academy organized a digital ethnology lab together with the Working Group Museums & Material Culture (SIEF) and the International Committee for Collecting (COMCOL). The conference focused on the impact of Covid-19 on museums and addressed challenges on collecting, archiving, and exhibiting as a direct response to the pandemic.

The two-day program on 8 and 9 October was based on world-wide practice-based examples from museum professionals. What happens to an exhibition about the history of dance if the body cannot be present? How does a museum’s inclusivity policy change if the museum suddenly has to close? What is the impact of making films internationally available for a national film archive?

A publication was made which can be found here