CLEAN : Curating COVID: London's Science Museum collects during the pandemic

The video discusses the importance of collecting and preserving artifacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the challenges faced by museums in acquiring such items. It emphasizes the significance of capturing this period for future generations, despite difficulties like contamination risks and the need to avoid disrupting medical work. The Science Museum's efforts to document this era are seen as crucial, given the lack of historical records from past pandemics like the Spanish flu.

How does the speaker describe the importance of capturing this period of time?

What challenges are faced in collecting objects during the pandemic?