Assisting Museums with Digital Technology in Response to COVID-19

Suboohi Nasrin

Abstract: In the year 2019, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hit every sector of life, showed a very uncertain future for museum, library and gallery institutions. As the pandemic hit our society, we stayed at home and turned to digital technology for communication. In this paper, we investigate how museums operate during COVID, what practices they use, and what challenges museums face. Also included is information on the advantages and disadvantages of digital technology. Based on our research, we discovered that digital technology plays an important role in the smooth operation of museums during COVID time. This digital technology played a significant role in audience communication for education, enjoyment and research.

Keywords: COVID-19, Museum, Digitization, Technology and Education