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An exhibition reflecting the experiences of lockdown is being curated from submissions from the public.
Maidstone Museum has appealed for people to submit their photographs and videos from the coronavirus pandemic to show how the borough has coped during the crisis.
The virtual exhibition - entitled Maidstone Apart Together - will bring together still images and video to created a lasting snapshot of this unique moment in our history.
Alex Gurr, Maidstone Museum exhibitions development officer, said: "Everyone across the borough of Maidstone has been affected by Covid-19 in some way. It’s our job as a museum to capture and record how it affected people for future generations to look back and reflect on, and to understand what we’ve all been through.
"Obviously with the current situation, there are many negative impacts and associations with the lockdown, but we’re also looking for the innovative, light-hearted, possibly eccentric ways people of all ages have coped too.
"We would really like to grab a snapshot of the different things they have been doing, how they have coped and are feeling during lockdown."
Themes of the online exhibition will include social distancing and isolation, home working and home schooling, and how people have continued communicating with friends and family.
The photos and video sent in will be used to create a series of videos covering each theme and will be available to view on Maidstone Museum’s website and YouTube channel from June 15.
Other initiatives have also been happening in the county to document the pandemic. Here at KentOnline we have been sharing your pictures in our Snapshot Kent series.
In Folkestone, college lecturer and award-winning photographer Zak Waters has been taking pictures of people through their windows and doors as he exercises around the town.
Anyone who has something they would like to contribute to the Maidstone Museum virtual exhibition should state the theme covered, their name, age and a brief description of how their piece reflects their feelings about the lockdown.
The project is looking for photos, videos or artwork and these should be sent to exhibitions@maidstone.gov.uk by the end of May.
