‘Never has it been more valuable’

In Germany, the Covid-19 pandemic first upended everyday life one year ago. The first lockdown in the Federal Republic started in March 2020, and today politicians are still searching for ways out of the second one. The restrictions imposed to fight the pandemic have left their mark on society. In this series, five head curators at the Deutsches Historisches Museum reveal how the coronavirus pandemic has been documented in the collection. Dr Sabine Witt, Curator of Everyday Culture, presents a few commonplace objects that attest to shows of solidarity and social actions in the pandemic.