1、ANNUALNational Snapshot of United States MuseumsFielded March-April 2023Table of ContentsIntroduction.3Attendance.4Staffing.5Finances.8Advocacy&Pandemic Relief.10In Closing.112National Snapshot of United States Museums 20232National Snapshot of United States Museums 2023In March and April of 2023,th

2、e American Alliance of Museums(AAM)and Seattle-based research firm Wilkening Consulting conducted a survey of museum directors to gain a window into the current state of the museum field.This survey builds upon key metrics the Alliance began collecting in June 2020 to assess the impact of the COVID-

3、19 pandemic on museums,as well as other topics of concern for the museum field.340 museum directors responded to this survey on behalf of their organizations,which represent a broad cross-section of the field in geography,size,and discipline.This provides a margin of error of+/-5.13 percent at a 95

4、percent confidence level for the population of museum leaders within AAMs database.The results of this survey demonstrate that while museums are continuing to recover from the profound damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic,it will take years for many of them to return to pre-pandemic levels of s

5、taffing,revenue,and attendance.Two-thirds of responding museums have not rebounded to their pre-pandemic attendance figures,and one quarter have not rebounded to their pre-pandemic staffing levels.Overall financial recovery has been inconsistent across the field,with museums reporting a wide range o

6、f financial changes since 2019,including gains,losses,and plateaus.Reflecting the transforming landscape of American workplaces,many museums are also struggling to fill open positions,and many are making changes to compensation packages and working conditions.This research also highlights the import