UK Museum Entry Fee Debate

April 29 2024

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Picture: The Times

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Times published an article over the weekend about the growing calls to reinstate museum entry fees (behind a paywall, alas). This comes as the government is increasingly squeezing the purse strings more than ever. Bendor has provided a short commentary on 'X' (formerly Twitter), which calls for governments to see national collections as an entire entity, rather than often leaving out regional museums of the picture whose financial futures are increasingly more uncertain.

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