By EARLE GALE in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-02-01 09:09 Share CLOSE Staff members dust off an exhibit ahead of the reopening of the British Museum in London in August last year. HAN YAN/XINHUA
Art, cultural facilities that rely on ticket sales struggle to survive amid pandemic lockdowns
The United Kingdom s long and colorful history, which many tourists cite as a major reason for visiting, could become less vivid and less of a draw in a post-pandemic world because of the closure of some of the country s museums and historical sites.
The facilities, many of which are run as charities or not-for-profit entities, rely heavily on revenue from ticket sales and have suffered greatly from lost income during lockdowns aimed at limiting the spread of the novel coronavirus.