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The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the museum sector in ways that we cannot yet fully predict, especially as far as the economic losses are concerned. Right now, however, forced closings and the absence of most of the staff can already have serious impacts on the conservation and safety of the collections. Without neglecting all the […]https://icom.museum/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/A_visitor_in_the_Louvre_Museum_Paris_27_April_2013-1024x683.jpg