{"id":301760,"date":"2025-06-06T15:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amuseapp.art\/management-of-the-empty-museum\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T15:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T13:44:35","slug":"management-of-the-empty-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amuseapp.art\/en\/management-of-the-empty-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Management of the empty museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Five things you can do to deal with the forced closure of your institution right away<\/p>\n

As it was meant to be. <\/span><\/p>\n

What many underestimated was actually the tip of an iceberg that ripped through our lives forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

And today, two weeks after my <\/span>stance<\/span><\/a>, I am even more convinced of one thing: we have not seen anything yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, the crisis that will follow will be worse than any we have seen to date: in fact, unlike the financial crisis of 2008, the current one is more complicated, unpredictable, and \u201cuncontrollable\u201d (when I am finishing revising the article, <\/span>the director of the World Health Organization<\/span> Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus<\/b>, has just confirmed for COVID-19 the level of a <\/span>pandemic<\/span><\/i>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Net of these considerations, the road not to take is that of despair and resignation.<\/span><\/p>\n

What to do in such a scenario?<\/span><\/h2>\n

We must lay the foundation for the \u201csurvival\u201d of culture by rethinking the future immediately. <\/span><\/p>\n

My grandmother used to say:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don’t propose solutions, you are part of the problem.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

Thus, I decided to collect in this article, in a kind of symbolic letter addressed to those who run an institution, 5 useful tips in order to <\/span>proper management of the empty museum<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

You don’t have to think then <\/span>\u201chow\u201d<\/span><\/i> you can do to follow these tips but think about \u201c<\/span>how many\u201d<\/span><\/i> of these operations you are still not doing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Focus on the two or three functional ideas for your museum that, if implemented, will give you a huge advantage once you emerge from the crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s start. <\/span><\/p>\n

1. If you don’t have the numbers, you don’t know where to go<\/span><\/h2>\n

In times of recession, turnover and cash levels always fall faster than expenditures. <\/span>That is why it is essential to do a thorough cost control immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

To understand where (and how much) you can actually save, you must first start in<\/span>identifying the expenditures<\/b> incurred during the year (correct would be to take a broader time frame for a more detailed report but let’s start with the last 12 months).<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are unfamiliar with numbers, comparing with employees and contractors might help you by showing you where the main losses of time and\/or money occur in their respective areas (purchasing costs, vendor relations, and traditional communication costs are usually the most touted). <\/span><\/p>\n

The key is not to get caught off guard: cut where you can now to avoid potentially more painful consequences in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Rethink the strategy<\/span><\/h2>\n

Use the time you have recovered with the empty facility to re-plan strategic activities for your museum.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order you must: <\/span><\/p>\n