Covid-19 Impact on Cultural Institutions: Case Study from Ukraine

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a sharp deterioration in the situation of cultural institutions in many countries, including Ukraine. The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of the impact of lockdowns and quarantine restrictions 2020-2021 (according to 9 months) on the economic indicators of activity of the Lviv Art Palace as one of the largest exhibitions centres in the western Ukraine. The results of the activities of the Lviv Art Palace for the 9 months of 2021 show that there is a gradual adaptation to the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, the results of the exhibition activities of the Lviv Art Palace improved. But financial indicators of activity have deteriorated since the first year of the pandemic.

Описано вплив пандемії Covid-19 на заклади культури багатьох країн, у тому числі й України. У статті представлені результати порівняльного аналізу впливу карантину та карантинних обмежень 2020- 2021 (за 9 місяців) (на прикладі Львівського палацу мистецтв як одого із найбільших виставкових центрів західної України).