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Understanding the Health and Status of Museums During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Please help us confidently create short and long-term strategies to assist in strengthening your museum by taking a brief survey regarding the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on your institution. Through these 13 questions we will glean valuable data to create specific programming and resources to better serve your needs as well as enhance our advocacy efforts.

Please take a few moments to complete as your feedback is a crucial in order for us to provide the most relevant tools and assets. Thank you for your time and participation!
1.In which region of the United States is your museum located?
  • Northeast - Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
  • Mid-Atlantic - Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
  • Southeast - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington D.C.
  • Mid-West - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin
  • Mountain-Plains - Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
  • Western - Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington


(Required.)
2.In which state is your museum located?(Required.)
3.Name of your museum(Required.)
4.How is your museum funded? Select all that apply.(Required.)
5.Has your museum reopened after the coronavirus?(Required.)
6.If yes, when did your museum reopen? Leave blank if your museum hasn't reopened. 
Date / Time
7.If you have reopened, what are some of the changes you have implemented in relation to the coronavirus? Select all that apply.
8.Please estimate how much income your museum has lost so far due to the coronavirus (tickets, shops, cafes, facility rentals). Or N/A, I don't know.(Required.)
9.Did you receive emergency relief or grant funding through a foundation or the government? Select all that apply.(Required.)
10.Do you anticipate being able to maintain/ return to pre-crisis staffing levels within the next year?(Required.)
11.Will you be reducing your 2020-2021 budget in response to this crisis?(Required.)
12.Do you anticipate being able to provide professional development to your staff in the near future?(Required.)
13.Do you anticipate reducing the number of professional organizations your museum belongs to for the foreseeable future?(Required.)