Current Situation and Importance of Design Museums during the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Min Kyong Kim and Hyun-Kyung Lee

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The concept of a design museum, while familiar in Europe and the United States, is relatively new to South Korea. Art exhibitions or galleries usually do not include the field of design, as art and design have different characteristics. However, design museums are necessary to accurately spread design knowledge. The goal of this paper was to find out how design museums are reacting to the global COVID-19 pandemic [1].A design museum allows people to experience socially relevant and innovative designs. In Europe and Western countries, the public has access to both physical and online design museums, and because of COVID-19, online resources have become a source of culture and emotional support[2].This study explores diverse design museums as case studies by analyzing the characteristics of the museums both online and offline, particularly in how they have responded to COVID-19.

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