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Distribution of museums worldwide as of May 2021, by operational status and region

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Release date

July 2021

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".

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Distribution of museums worldwide 2021, by operational status and region

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Feb 9, 2022
A May 2021 study identified the operational status of museums worldwide, as many institutions had to close to the public due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the report, most museums in Africa and the Pacific were open, with roughly **** and ** percent, respectively, of institutions in these regions opened as of May 2021. Meanwhile, over a third of surveyed museums in Europe claimed to be closed. Overall, a little more than a quarter of museums from all regions were closed at that time.
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