1 in 8 museums could close permanently due to coronavirus pandemic: UN agency

UNESCO and International Council of Museums (ICOM) experts are warning that 1 in 8 museums around the world could permanently close due to economic strains from the COVID-19 outbreak.Studies by both groups show that 85,000 museums worldwide — about 90 percent — shut down temporarily during the pandemic, the groups said on Monday.”Nearly 13 percent of museums around the world may never reopen,” UNESCO and ICOM added.”It is alarming data that…