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
*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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International Council of Museums. (July 5, 2021). Share of museums starting or increasing digital activities after the lockdown worldwide as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203110/digital-museum-activities-during-coronavirus-worldwide/
International Council of Museums. "Share of museums starting or increasing digital activities after the lockdown worldwide as of May 2021." Chart. July 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203110/digital-museum-activities-during-coronavirus-worldwide/
International Council of Museums. (2021). Share of museums starting or increasing digital activities after the lockdown worldwide as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203110/digital-museum-activities-during-coronavirus-worldwide/
International Council of Museums. "Share of Museums Starting or Increasing Digital Activities after The Lockdown Worldwide as of May 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203110/digital-museum-activities-during-coronavirus-worldwide/
International Council of Museums, Share of museums starting or increasing digital activities after the lockdown worldwide as of May 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1203110/digital-museum-activities-during-coronavirus-worldwide/ (last visited July 06, 2022)
