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  • Collection: The Covid-19 Pandemic and Oxford

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With so many events cancelled or restricted for the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of VE Day on the 8th May, we wanted to come up with a way for people across Oxfordshire to mark the occasion, express their pride in our country and to remember…

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OVADA (Oxfordshire Visual Arts Development Agency) invite young and old to contribute to the OVADA Covid Quilt Project! Embroider, Stitch, Applique, Weave, Sew, Knit or Print! The squares you create will eventually be sewn together to make a giant…

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Washing your hands with soap has become such a fundamental part of the current times that it inspired me to create this piece of work. Inspired by amulets seen through history that were thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease. I…

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"Artists finds 113 NHS rainbows in Headington" Oxford Mail Article by Fran Way on 25th April 2020.

Artist Lana Al-Shami has been collating rainbow art into a…

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To set the scene, we live in Beaumont Buildings which - although in the centre of Oxford, a stone's-throw from the Randolph - is a very quiet backwater full of trees, shrubs and flowers. At the back we benefit from our neighbours' gardens, many given…

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Due to the social distancing requirements set by the government, May Morning, an Oxford tradition, has been cancelled. However, not to be stopped by the coronavirus, Daily Info has organised a virtual May Morning. The above poster, created by…

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The three 'closed' signs are in Little Clarendon Street. The empty thoroughfare is St Giles .

Of course, we miss seeing our friends and family, particularly the grandchildren, who grow up so fast that six weeks may seem a lifetime slipped away.…

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In this video Man Choir, an Oxfordshire based men's choir group, perform a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors." The group recorded this video remotely from their homes using mobile phones and iPads.

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A video of the empty streets of Oxford during the Coronavirus lockdown.

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A team of engineers and medics from the University of Oxford and King's College London have recieved the green light to test their ventilator prototypes. OxVent has utilised off the shelf components along with 3D printing to create a ventilator which…
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