Cultural Heritage
Born Margot Mackenroth in Wiesbaden, her father was a farmer on the family estate. Her mother had been brought up to run a household and to entertain, but became interested in improving the health opportunities of local people and was an early participant in the field of teaching classes on calisthenics.
As the unprecedented COVID-19 outbreak is impacting the entire world economy and society, the cultural and cultural heritage sectors are particularly affected due to travel bans or limitations, public closures and event cancellations with alarming financial implications (both short and long term) and a prevailing uncertainty about the future.
With the social distancing measures in place to address the Coronavirus pandemic, we know that a lot of people will find themselves spending more time at home. This provides the perfect opportunity to do some learning and exploring and also perhaps to get involved in European cultural heritage from your armchair.
To get a better and more complete understanding of the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on cultural heritage and the specific needs of the heritage sector to overcome it, Europa Nostra sought input from its members in March.