European cultural and creative cities in COVID-19 times

Empty cultural places and drastically reduced mobility and tourism blockade have inflicted economic damage to cultural institutions, companies and workers as well as a strong economic and social discomfort at city level.

Using cultural jobs statistics from Eurostat and the JRC’s Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor, this EU Science Hub - Joint Research Centre report on COVID-19 and cultural and creative sectors identifies highly vulnerable cultural jobs and creative cities.