Museum leaders across the world have learned a lot about their audiences and their revenue streams through the experience of operating during the pandemic. Naomi Rea shares their ideas for recovery and revival.
In a parallel universe, museum leaders would jet into Abu Dhabi to attend a grand symposium on the future of their industry. But in our present reality, more than 60 museum professionals from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris to the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar took part in the Louvre Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi’s “Reframing Museums” symposium online.
No museum has been able to escape the impact of the pandemic, from long periods of closure decimating revenues, to the continuous landslide of the exhibitions calendar. But in periods of crisis, there can also be opportunity. One idea that came up repeatedly throughout the symposium was that many of these problems were identified years ago. But now, there is a real urgency to solve them... Keep reading on artnet
In a parallel universe, museum leaders would jet into Abu Dhabi to attend a grand symposium on the future of their industry. But in our present reality, more than 60 museum professionals from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris to the Museum of Black Civilizations in Dakar took part in the Louvre Abu Dhabi and NYU Abu Dhabi’s “Reframing Museums” symposium online.
No museum has been able to escape the impact of the pandemic, from long periods of closure decimating revenues, to the continuous landslide of the exhibitions calendar. But in periods of crisis, there can also be opportunity. One idea that came up repeatedly throughout the symposium was that many of these problems were identified years ago. But now, there is a real urgency to solve them... Keep reading on artnet