COVID-19 impact on digital museums activities worldwide 2021

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced many museums worldwide to remain closed for long periods in 2020 and 2021. As a result of the closures, some of these institutions boosted their digital activities for the public. According to a May 2021 study, about 53 percent of the surveyed museums worldwide increased their social media activities after the lockdown. Meanwhile, 26.5 percent of institutions involved in the survey claimed to have started offering digital live events after the lockdown.

Share of museums starting or increasing digital activities after the lockdown worldwide as of May 2021

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Release date

July 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

April 15 to May 29, 2021

Number of respondents

approx. 840*

Special properties

museum employees and governance

Supplementary notes

*The source specifies that: "51 percent of respondents come from Europe, 8.3 percent from North America, 13.9 percent from Latin America and the Caribbean, 11.6 percent from Asia, 8.3 percent from Africa, 4.3 percent from the Pacific, and 2.6 percent from the Arab Countries region".

The survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "What digital services does your museum provide?".

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