A number of independent museums in the UK have expressed concerns that they may not be able to reopen after the coronavirus pandemic has passed. The Creswell Heritage Trust and the National Videogame Museum, as well as other institutions, have launched appeals to avoid insolvency.
At Leila Heller Gallery in Dubai, Indian contemporary artist Manish Nai invites viewers to reconsider the materials that surround them. In In Search of Material within Material, a solo exhibition bringing together works created between 2021 and 2026, discarded objects, industrial surfaces and familiar everyday materials become the starting point for an exploration of form, memory and transformation.