Elisa Salvador is Professor (PhD, HDR) of Innovation and Creativity at ESSCA School of Management, France.Trilce Navarrete is Lecturer in Cultural Economics at the Erasmus University, Netherlands.Andrej Srakar is Scientific Associate at the Institute for Economic Research (IER) and Assistant Professor of Economics and Business at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

"A timely and much needed overview of the state of the cultural and creative industries across Europe in the time of pandemic. The three foci of responses: at the local, labour market and national and institutional levels, provide lucid and detailed new evidence that culture matters more than ever; but sadly, that our information sources are deficient, and policy responses are insufficient. Read it and weep: we must do better!" Andy C Pratt, Professor of Cultural Economy and Director of Centre for Culture and the Creative Industries, City, University of London, UK

• Foreword Pierre-Jean Benghozi Introduction - The COVID-19 pandemic and the Cultural Industries: emergency strategies and a renewed interest for building a better future? Elisa Salvador Section 1: Regional and national policies: the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the cultural industries 1. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the EU and in the UK: A Perfect Storm Alessandro Giovanni Lamonica and Pierangelo Isernia 2. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in France: Cultural Policy Challenged Jean Paul Simon 3. The effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the field of Finnish Cultural Industries: revealing and challenging policy structures Mervi Luonila, Vappu Renko, Olli Jakonen, Sari Karttunen and Anna Kanerva 4. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Cultural Policy Response in Slovakia Zuzana Došeková and Andrej Svorenčík Section 2: Cultural workers: resilience and organization during the COVID-19 pandemic 5. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Workers: Fight, Flight or Freeze in Lockdown? Beate Elstad, Dag Jansson and Erik Døving 6. The COVID-19 Pandemic, Cultural Work and Resilience Viktoriya Pisotska and Luca Giustiniano 7. The COVID-19 Pandemic, Coworking Spaces and Cultural Events: the case of Italy Federica Rossi and Ilaria Mariotti 8. Freelance classical musicians in Austria and the COVID-19 Pandemic Dagmar Abfalter and Sandra Stini 9. Artists in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Use of lockdown time, skill development, and audience perceptions in Colombia and Spain Javier A. Rodríguez-Camacho, Pedro Rey-Biel, Jeremy C. Young and Mónica Marcell Romero Sánchez Section 3: Institutional strategies: first responses in the arts and culture sectors to the strict lockdown of March 2020 10. The COVID-19 pandemic and structural change in the museum sector: insights from Italy Enrico Bertacchini, Andrea Morelli and Giovanna Segre 11. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in Spain: Early impacts of lockdown Raúl Abeledo Sanchis and Guillem Bacete Armengot 12. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the Nordic Region: Emerging strategies in film and drama productions Terje Gaustad and Peter Booth 13. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the Czech Republic Marek Prokůpek and Jakub Grosman 14. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the European Screen Industry: The role of national screen agencies Caitriona Noonan 15. Orchestrating Change: The future of orchestras post COVID-19 John O’Hagan and Karol J. Borowiecki Conclusions: The legacy of COVID-19 for the cultural industries Trilce Navarrete

Elisa Salvador is Professor (PhD, HDR) of Innovation and Creativity at ESSCA School of Management, France.Trilce Navarrete is Lecturer in Cultural Economics at the Erasmus University, Netherlands.Andrej Srakar is Scientific Associate at the Institute for Economic Research (IER) and Assistant Professor of Economics and Business at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

"A timely and much needed overview of the state of the cultural and creative industries across Europe in the time of pandemic. The three foci of responses: at the local, labour market and national and institutional levels, provide lucid and detailed new evidence that culture matters more than ever; but sadly, that our information sources are deficient, and policy responses are insufficient. Read it and weep: we must do better!" Andy C Pratt, Professor of Cultural Economy and Director of Centre for Culture and the Creative Industries, City, University of London, UK

• Foreword Pierre-Jean Benghozi Introduction - The COVID-19 pandemic and the Cultural Industries: emergency strategies and a renewed interest for building a better future? Elisa Salvador Section 1: Regional and national policies: the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the cultural industries 1. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the EU and in the UK: A Perfect Storm Alessandro Giovanni Lamonica and Pierangelo Isernia 2. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in France: Cultural Policy Challenged Jean Paul Simon 3. The effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the field of Finnish Cultural Industries: revealing and challenging policy structures Mervi Luonila, Vappu Renko, Olli Jakonen, Sari Karttunen and Anna Kanerva 4. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Cultural Policy Response in Slovakia Zuzana Došeková and Andrej Svorenčík Section 2: Cultural workers: resilience and organization during the COVID-19 pandemic 5. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Workers: Fight, Flight or Freeze in Lockdown? Beate Elstad, Dag Jansson and Erik Døving 6. The COVID-19 Pandemic, Cultural Work and Resilience Viktoriya Pisotska and Luca Giustiniano 7. The COVID-19 Pandemic, Coworking Spaces and Cultural Events: the case of Italy Federica Rossi and Ilaria Mariotti 8. Freelance classical musicians in Austria and the COVID-19 Pandemic Dagmar Abfalter and Sandra Stini 9. Artists in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Use of lockdown time, skill development, and audience perceptions in Colombia and Spain Javier A. Rodríguez-Camacho, Pedro Rey-Biel, Jeremy C. Young and Mónica Marcell Romero Sánchez Section 3: Institutional strategies: first responses in the arts and culture sectors to the strict lockdown of March 2020 10. The COVID-19 pandemic and structural change in the museum sector: insights from Italy Enrico Bertacchini, Andrea Morelli and Giovanna Segre 11. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in Spain: Early impacts of lockdown Raúl Abeledo Sanchis and Guillem Bacete Armengot 12. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the Nordic Region: Emerging strategies in film and drama productions Terje Gaustad and Peter Booth 13. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the Czech Republic Marek Prokůpek and Jakub Grosman 14. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the European Screen Industry: The role of national screen agencies Caitriona Noonan 15. Orchestrating Change: The future of orchestras post COVID-19 John O’Hagan and Karol J. Borowiecki Conclusions: The legacy of COVID-19 for the cultural industries Trilce Navarrete

Elisa Salvador is Professor (PhD, HDR) of Innovation and Creativity at ESSCA School of Management, France.Trilce Navarrete is Lecturer in Cultural Economics at the Erasmus University, Netherlands.Andrej Srakar is Scientific Associate at the Institute for Economic Research (IER) and Assistant Professor of Economics and Business at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

"A timely and much needed overview of the state of the cultural and creative industries across Europe in the time of pandemic. The three foci of responses: at the local, labour market and national and institutional levels, provide lucid and detailed new evidence that culture matters more than ever; but sadly, that our information sources are deficient, and policy responses are insufficient. Read it and weep: we must do better!" Andy C Pratt, Professor of Cultural Economy and Director of Centre for Culture and the Creative Industries, City, University of London, UK

• Foreword Pierre-Jean Benghozi Introduction - The COVID-19 pandemic and the Cultural Industries: emergency strategies and a renewed interest for building a better future? Elisa Salvador Section 1: Regional and national policies: the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the cultural industries 1. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the EU and in the UK: A Perfect Storm Alessandro Giovanni Lamonica and Pierangelo Isernia 2. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in France: Cultural Policy Challenged Jean Paul Simon 3. The effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the field of Finnish Cultural Industries: revealing and challenging policy structures Mervi Luonila, Vappu Renko, Olli Jakonen, Sari Karttunen and Anna Kanerva 4. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Cultural Policy Response in Slovakia Zuzana Došeková and Andrej Svorenčík Section 2: Cultural workers: resilience and organization during the COVID-19 pandemic 5. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Workers: Fight, Flight or Freeze in Lockdown? Beate Elstad, Dag Jansson and Erik Døving 6. The COVID-19 Pandemic, Cultural Work and Resilience Viktoriya Pisotska and Luca Giustiniano 7. The COVID-19 Pandemic, Coworking Spaces and Cultural Events: the case of Italy Federica Rossi and Ilaria Mariotti 8. Freelance classical musicians in Austria and the COVID-19 Pandemic Dagmar Abfalter and Sandra Stini 9. Artists in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Use of lockdown time, skill development, and audience perceptions in Colombia and Spain Javier A. Rodríguez-Camacho, Pedro Rey-Biel, Jeremy C. Young and Mónica Marcell Romero Sánchez Section 3: Institutional strategies: first responses in the arts and culture sectors to the strict lockdown of March 2020 10. The COVID-19 pandemic and structural change in the museum sector: insights from Italy Enrico Bertacchini, Andrea Morelli and Giovanna Segre 11. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in Spain: Early impacts of lockdown Raúl Abeledo Sanchis and Guillem Bacete Armengot 12. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the Nordic Region: Emerging strategies in film and drama productions Terje Gaustad and Peter Booth 13. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Cultural Industries in the Czech Republic Marek Prokůpek and Jakub Grosman 14. The COVID-19 Pandemic and the European Screen Industry: The role of national screen agencies Caitriona Noonan 15. Orchestrating Change: The future of orchestras post COVID-19 John O’Hagan and Karol J. Borowiecki Conclusions: The legacy of COVID-19 for the cultural industries Trilce Navarrete