Urgent Preventive Protection Of Hazara University Museum After Covid – 19 In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

COVID-19 affected cultural heritage around the world including the museums, which are the safe home for cultural heritage objects and elements. This p[1]aper investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Hazara University Museum of Archaeology in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, the museum, which holds a collection of artifacts from the rich cultural legacy of the area, was forced to close during the epidemic and relocate its collection. The article emphasizes the difficulties the museum was facing at the time and the steps it was taking to safeguard its collection after the COVID-19 impact. This research will also show the methodology for urgent preventive protection of the Hazara University Museum. Which will formulate the guidelines for safeguarding the museum.