The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit the museum industry hard. Many organizations had to close to the public due to lockdowns and strict safety regulations put in place to contain the health emergency. According to a May 2020 study focusing on the COVID-19 impact on museums in the United Kingdom (UK), encouraging visitors to return was the main priority after the pandemic, indicated by 94 percent of surveyed museum professionals. Meanwhile, 56 percent of respondents considered increasing philanthropy as a priority for UK museums after the COVID-19 crisis.
Main priorities for museums after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to museum and gallery professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020
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Art Fund. (May 28, 2020). Main priorities for museums after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to museum and gallery professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202403/museums-main-priorities-after-covid-19-uk/
Art Fund. "Main priorities for museums after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to museum and gallery professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020." Chart. May 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202403/museums-main-priorities-after-covid-19-uk/
Art Fund. (2020). Main priorities for museums after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to museum and gallery professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202403/museums-main-priorities-after-covid-19-uk/
Art Fund. "Main Priorities for Museums after The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic According to Museum and Gallery Professionals in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of May 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202403/museums-main-priorities-after-covid-19-uk/
Art Fund, Main priorities for museums after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to museum and gallery professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202403/museums-main-priorities-after-covid-19-uk/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Main priorities for museums after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to museum and gallery professionals in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2020 [Graph], Art Fund, May 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1202403/museums-main-priorities-after-covid-19-uk/