Cultural heritage in a pandemic world The unprecedented health crisis that started in March 2020 has not only affected our lives and our social and cultural fabric but our tangible and intangible cultural heritage. Covid-19 has shut down heritage sites and cultural institutions resulting in huge economic losses. Countless artists, craftspeople and heritage practitioners have seen how their means to earn a living have disappeared and their vulnerability increased. The pandemic has posed, as well, serious social challenges. Quarantine limited social relationships, isolating communities and broadening social inequalities. Nonetheless, our cultural intangible heritage has been a part of what has kept us together during the hardest moments of the pandemic. Music and performances in backyards and balconies have connected us to our neighbours and helped us cope by providing us with an extra psychological and social support while at home. Local public authorities have also done their part in relieving the Covid burden by expanding library services through home delivery; opening up new open public spaces, preparing online cultural survival kits and even facilitating a mask fashion week. 98