編者語：

隨著COVID-19 疫情在全球范圍內(nèi)蔓延，世界各地的美術(shù)館宣布關(guān)閉展廳，但并未停止向公眾傳達(dá)藝術(shù)訊息的職責(zé)，紛紛將視野調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)至在線方式，虛擬展覽、網(wǎng)絡(luò)直播、社交媒體互動……往日的補(bǔ)足性傳播方案在此刻成為最重要的手段，進(jìn)一步催化了傳統(tǒng)美術(shù)館與互聯(lián)網(wǎng)技術(shù)的深度融合，以及由此帶來的對“美術(shù)館”全新形態(tài)的討論。以藏品與空間為核心的美術(shù)館或許以此為契機(jī)，對更廣闊的定義與功能發(fā)起探索，藝術(shù)也應(yīng)該在更加豐富的媒介與渠道中尋求新的表達(dá)。

借此專題，本刊邀請藝術(shù)行業(yè)工作者、學(xué)者們共同參與進(jìn)行寫作，從各地美術(shù)館對此次疫情的諸多回應(yīng)出發(fā)，從美術(shù)館職能、媒體傳播、網(wǎng)絡(luò)藝術(shù)等各方面展開話題，探討因此次疫情而緊急到來、而美術(shù)館也終將要面對的挑戰(zhàn)。（文/王靜）

INTRODUCTION:

With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading globally, museums announced their temporary closure, but they still carried on their responsibility of spreading art news to the public-via the Internet. Virtual exhibitions, live video streaming, social media campaigns… the complementary communication plans in the past days have now become the most important tools, which further activates the deep integration of traditional art museums and Internet technologies, and stimulates discussions about the new forms of 'art museums'. Art museums that traditionally focused on collection and space may see this as an opportunity to explore the wider definition and more functions of art museum. Art, too, should seek new expression in richer media and channels.

Under this theme, Art Museum magazine invites art practitioners and scholars to write articles based on the response of art museums to COVID-19 around the world, to reflect on the multiple facets of art museum including its functions, media communications and Internet Art, and to probe into the challenges that art museums face in the urgent pandemic crisis. (Text by Wang Jing)