受疫情影响，全球超十分之一博物馆或将永久关闭

新冠肺炎疫情全球蔓延，使得各地博物馆活动被按下了“暂停键”。尤其是今年4月，全球几乎所有的博物馆都被迫“关门”。

国际博物馆协会（以下简称“国际博协”）近日发布了一项报告，报告分析了4月7日至5月7日期间收集到的各大洲共107个国家的博物馆和博物馆专业人员近1600份答复，认为全球超过十分之一的博物馆可能将永久关闭。

The coronavirus outbreak has spread around the world, bringing museum activities to a standstill. In April, in particular, almost all museums around the world closed their doors.

More than one in 10 museum workers worldwide expects their institution to close permanently due to the outbreak according to the research by International Council of Museums (ICOM).

"The report has analysed almost 1,600 responses from museums and museum professionals, in 107 countries and across continents, which were collected between 7 April and 7 May, 2020," the ICOM reported.

该调查报告涉及5个主题，即博物馆及其工作人员现状、经济影响预期、数字化与交流、博物馆安全与藏品保护，以及编外博物馆专业人士。

根据调查结果，近半数受访者表示，他们所在的博物馆在封城前已经在社交媒体上拥有自己的账号，或建立了在线馆藏数据库。在疫情期间，至少15%的博物馆加强了在线活动。

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受调查的博物馆中有84%仍在开展远程办公，不过，82.6%的受访者都认为未来博物馆的展览活动项目将不得不减少，12.8%的受访者担心自己工作的博物馆可能会关闭。

Five topics were covered in the survey: the current situation for museums and staff, predicted economic impact, digital and communication, museum security and conservation of collections, freelancer museum professionals.

According to the survey, nearly half of the respondents said their museums had their own accounts on social media or online collections databases before the closure, and at least 15 percent had increased their online activities during the outbreak.

While 84 percent of the museums surveyed are still telecommuting, 82.6 percent of those surveyed believe that exhibition programs will have to be reduced in the future, and 12.8 percent fear that the museums they work in may close.

国际博协表示，博物馆是各地发展的主要参与者，也是人们见面和学习的绝佳场所，在重建当地经济和修复社区社会结构方面将发挥重要作用。

国际博协还呼吁全球决策者紧急拨出救援资金，协助博物馆及其专业人员度过危机。

"Museums, as key protagonists in local development and as incomparable places for people to meet and learn, will have an important role to play in rebuilding the local economy and repairing the social fabric of affected communities," ICOM said, calling on policymakers around the world to urgently allocate relief funds to help museums and their professionals survive the crisis.

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