Impact of COVID-19 on Korea

• Since Korea’s first case of COVID-19 was reported in January 2020, the resulting financial damage and restrictions on in-person activities have had a disruptive impact across the culture and arts ecosystem. It is estimated that the public expenditure in the fields of culture and arts from January to June 2020 decreased by 38.8% 2 , causing the associated cultural industries to suffer.

• In particular, performance halls, cinemas and cultural institutes (museums and art museums) are spaces of conventional face-to-face cultural enjoyment. As such, these venues have been some of the hardest hit areas due to restrictions on in-person gatherings since the start of the pandemic.

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