I'd also be interested to learn what's happening to repeat numbers. Are
people visiting more frequently, spending more time with one or two
exhibits, or just breezing through once because its free and not returning?

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Adriaan Linters
Sent: Thursday, 02 May, 2002 9:12 AM
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Subject: Re: English national museum & gallery admissions jump by 75%
with abolition of admission charges


Has anyone information on the effects of this on the small local and
independent museums who often have to live from their entrance fees ?
What's the psychologic effect on public if one museum is free and the other
have to charge ?
Are the visitor numbers of the museums that are charging going up or going
down ???

Adriaan Linters
Vredelaan72
B-8500 Kortrijk
Flanders-Belgium
+32.56.253373
http://www.eur-heritage.org
http://www.conservare.be


At 02:10 2/05/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Since the provision of extra Government funds to permit the abolition of
>all remaining admission charges at national museums and galleries in
>England on 1 December 2001, visits to those that previously charged for
>admission has increased by 1.7 million (75%) compared with the same
>period of the previous year.
>
>There has also been a further increase of 10% in visits by children over
>the period, in addition to previous large increases following the
>introduction of free admission for children (and senior citizens) at all
>national museums and galleries the previous year.
>
>See Department of Culture, Media & Sport Press Release of 30th April 2002:
>
>http://www.culture.gov.uk/role/search.asp?Name=/pressreleases/role/2002/dcm
s087
>
>
>
>Patrick Boylan
>
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