COVID-19 impact on digital activities of North American museums as of May 2020

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic forced several museums worldwide to close to the public, many institutions incremented their digital activities. According to a May 2020 study, roughly 47 percent of the surveyed museums in North America increased their social media activities after the lockdown. Meanwhile, about 21 percent of institutions involved in the survey claimed to have started offering online exhibitions after the lockdown.

随着新冠病毒（COVID-19）大流行迫使全球多座博物馆对公众关闭，众多机构加速了其数字活动的开展。根据2020年5月的一项研究，北美地区约47%的被调查博物馆在封锁期间增加了社交媒体活动。与此同时，约21%的参与调查的机构声称在封锁期间开始提供在线展览服务。