Many of us have felt the benefits of art, culture and creative activity more than ever during these challenging times. ![]() What are museums and galleries for? What benefits do they bring to society and what value can museum professionals bring to this new world with its urgent challenges? Most importantly, how can we contribute, even on a small scale, to processes of reconnecting and recovery in our local communities? Barber Health is our response – a new flagship programme which places arts, health and wellbeing at the centre of our engagement activities. As is the case across all areas of professional and personal life, Covid has led to plenty of soul searching. Since March 2020, when museums and galleries were forced to close their doors (and, of course, at the time of writing, they remain shut under the latest lockdown), the cultural sector has adapted and responded in rapid time.
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