Archive: This article describes Buxton Museum in 2020. Its former Terrace Road premises closed in 2023. The museum reopened in a temporary home next to Buxton Library in October 2026; see the museum for current exhibitions and visiting information.
In 2020, Buxton Museum and Art Gallery appealed for stories, experiences and objects documenting everyday life in Buxton during the Covid-19 lockdown.
At the time, council leader Barry Lewis said the appeal aimed to preserve people’s own accounts for the future.
A time capsule for 2020
The appeal invited residents to consider what might help future generations understand life in 2020.
The material sought included:
- Objects and their associated stories
- Photographs of everyday life
- Short videos or vlogs of up to five minutes
- Written thoughts, poems or music
What was life like in lockdown? How did you do things differently?
The project asked people to reflect on changes to shopping, work, home schooling and other aspects of life during lockdown.
For current information about the museum and its collections, visit the museum’s website.
The 2020 appeal said staff would select material for the collection when it was safe to do so.
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