Egypt is betting that the new ancient discoveries and troves of ancient artifacts from its archaeological sites and museums will set it apart on the mid- and post-pandemic tourism market by making international tourists come back in force and inject cash into the tourism industry
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TOWARDS EQUALITY: Transforming male-dominated museums into feminist spaces
Traditionally, museums are spaces of cultural expression governed by a masculine standpoint. But in Spain, some museums and nonprofits are taking concrete steps hoping to make women artists’ work more visible and to rethink the cultural world’s influence on gender equality. Have you ever noticed how many artworks by male […]
Read MoreJourney from Digital to Physical: 9 NFT Galleries You Can Physically Visit in 2021
The NFT craze just keeps getting better. If you have already visited the NFT Metaverse, now is the time to become physical witnesses to these NFT exhibitions and galleries. Across the USA, Russia, Europe and Australia, several physical NFT galleries are emerging. If you are an NFT enthusiast, you should check out […]
Read MoreThe Effects of the Pandemic May Not Be Quite as Devastating for American Museums as Once Feared, a New Survey Finds
Fifteen percent of surveyed museums are at risk of closing now. This time last year, it was 30 percent. A year ago, the outlook for U.S. museums appeared grim: a July 2020 survey conducted by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) found that one-third of institutions across the country could […]
Read MoreInternational Museum Day: The impact of Covid-19 closures
Museums and the Pandemic Fewer Patrons Decline in visits to world’s top 100 museums and galleries (between 2019 and 2020): 77%
Read MoreReducing the distance: museums in the post-COVID-19 world
The year 2020 was a difficult one for museums across the world, small or big, art museums or anthropological museums as the novel coronavirus threatened the very existence of museums as an institution. In order to help slow the transmission of the virus, all social and cultural gatherings were suspended […]
Read MoreExploring COVID-19’s Impact On Regional Museums
Although no sector of American life was left completely unmarred by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, many museums (both large and small) found themselves in particularly difficult situations that many are just now beginning to recover from. Financial distress came from all sides for these organizations, regardless of how […]
Read MoreHow science museums reinvented themselves to survive the pandemic
How science museums reinvented themselves to survive the pandemic. As they tried to make ends meet, they also realized they had to reinvent their programs if they wanted to survive. Over the last year, they have launched a diverse array of exhibits and offerings that are not tied to their […]
Read MoreWhat it’s like to visit museums now—and how Covid-19 has fundamentally changed them long term
Coronavirus restrictions have dramatically altered the visitor experience, but the changes run deeper than mask-wearing and one-way systems. How have museums changed for visitors, after the pandemic lockdown? And with the reopening of England’s museums on 17 May, will visitors return in reasonable numbers? Booking is essential, making spontaneous visits […]
Read MoreMuseums and end of lockdown: Ensuring the safety of the public and staff
As lockdowns gradually come to an end in several regions and countries, museums have to revise and update their health security protocols to reopen properly. While national regulations vary depending on the specific evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some basic measures that can be taken to protect the health of both […]
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