Julia Pagel, Secretary General, Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO); David Vuillaume, Director, German Museums Association; and Aleksandra Berberih-Slana, President, Slovenian Museums Association joins us in our 'global voices' series to share how COVID-19 has impacted attractions in Europe.

Julia, David and Aleksandra are encouraging museums across Europe with the message 'We are stronger together'. They stress the importance for European venues learning from each other (particularly as some countries reopen, such as already occuring in Germany), the role of digital in the crisis and the financial challenges ahead for some European cultural institutions despite public funding, especially for those where that funding is now at risk. Plus, insight highlights from NEMO's recent survey of COVID-19 impacts in Europe.

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The Network of European Museum Organisations: www.ne-mo.org

German Museums Association: www.museumsbund.de

Association of Slovene Museums: www.sms-muzeji.si

Maggie Appleton, President of the Museums Association reports from the United Kingdom on the impact on the tourist pound across the four nations, for the need for pragmatic but imaginative thinking and for sharing and using data to scenario plan for the future.

In her role as the Chief Executive of the Royal Air Force Museum, Maggie also comments on what comparisons can be made between the COVID-19 crisis and war time and talks to the practicalities of reopening at a museum level.

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Follow the Museum Association's work www.museumsassociation.org

and on Twitter @ MuseumsAssoc

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19

Africa is traditionally known for sun, sea, safari and sand. Sabine Lehmann, consultant at CURIOSITAS and President of the Board and Executive Director for the African Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AAVEA), coins a new phrase for what African attractions will be known for in the near future: safe, serene, silent and slow.

Sabine discusses how attractions in emerging economies are managing the crisis, the shift to focusing on hyperlocalized tourism, what global attractions can learn from their African counterparts and more.

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Follow AAVEA's work www.aavea.org.za

Follow Sabine on Twitter @ CityBowlKid

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19

We talk to leading global privacy expert Jules Polonetsky, CEO of the Future of Privacy Forum about philosophy, nudity, liberty, bluetooth, pregnancy, immunity passports and surveillance - along with the practicalities of privacy ethics and legalities in the age of COVID-19 for visitor attractions, such as managing visitor health, temperature checks, symptomatic staff and more.

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Follow the Forum’s work at fpf.org

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Phillipa Tocker, Executive Director of Museums Aotearoa, joins us in our 'global voices' series to share how COVID-19 has impacted attractions in New Zealand, their response and what global attractions can learn from Kiwis.

Phillipa talks about how COVID-19 has impacted attractions and tourism in smaller markets like New Zealand and the unmistakable acts of manaakitanga seen during this time, a Māori concept of showing care, respect and hospitality to others.

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Follow Museum Aotearoa's work on www.museumsaotearoa.org.nz

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19

Alex Marsden, National Director of the Australian Museums and Galleries Associations (AMAGA) joins us in our 'global voices' series to share how COVID-19 has impacted Australian attractions, their response and what global attractions can learn from their Aussie neighbors.

Alex discusses the added challenge for attractions during this time following the Australian bushfires, the role of cultural organizations in rebuilding and strengthening communities, the importance of supporting indigenous artists, what attractions reopening looks like in Australia and more.

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Follow AMAGA's work on www.amaga.org.au

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19

Victoria Alogna, Ph.D. Psychology and Data Scientist at Dexibit, discusses the science behind visitor behavior and what attractions can expect when reopening.

Understand how people respond to crises, the importance of maintaining trust with your visitors during this time, and why we should be wary of surveys where people rate their likelihood to visit attractions in the future.

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19.

Jenny Harper, former Director at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū in New Zealand recounts a beautiful story of resilience and hope from the other side of a crisis - nearly a decade on from the Christchurch earthquake of 2011 which took 185 lives and injured thousands more. Jenny speaks of getting back to basics, the importance of communication, working with art in 'outerspaces' and the need for community, family and love in the face of adversity.

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19.

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For listeners outside of New Zealand, see context of the Christchurch earthquakes https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/02/remembering-christchurch-eight-years-since-the-devastating-6-3-earthquake.html (warning: difficult images).

The artwork referenced in this episode is by Martin Creed, work no 2314, 2015. Neon. 146.8 x 4600 cm. Commissioned by Christchurch Art Gallery Foundation, gift of Neil Graham. https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/exhibitions/everything-is-going-to-be-alright

We talk with Christy S Coleman, Executive Director at Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation on dealing with difficult decisions, including furloughs and redundancies.

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19.

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Elizabeth Merritt, Vice President, Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums at the American Alliance of Museums joins us to discuss what the future looks like for museums and attractions in the face of COVID-19.

For Dexibit's full coverage on Leading in Crisis, see dexibit.com/covid19.

ARTICLES MENTIONED

- The case for shutting down almost everything, and restarting when coronavirus is gone: https://bit.ly/2UNskYR

- Coronavirus, The Hammer and the Dance: https://bit.ly/3dR1w2K

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https://www.aam-us.org/