The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic will make history, and the recent past has already been turned into an exhibition at Shanghai History Museum which opened on Wednesday. Having collected from residents about 400 objects which represent the collective memory of the battle earlier this year, the museum put together an exhibition with a portion of the donations. Posters and illustrations, protective suits, reward certificates and medals, as well as diaries and family letters are a witness to the trying times which brought out the best of the city's community spirit.