Many institutions shut down during the peak of COVID-19 which happened before April .
By the 23rd of March , 255,000 cultural events had been cancelled with an estimated revenue loss of $ A280 million , self reported through the crowdsourced website ILostMyGig.net.au.. The epicentre of the global pandemic throughout March where many institutions closed for the first time since WWII , the state-funded museum sector had been valued at €27 billion or 1.6 % of national GDP – slightly smaller than the agriculture sector.. As the pandemic spread and closures became the standard not the exception , institutions started publishing expected revenue shortfall calculations , began to fire staff .
Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage