I notice alot of place give discounts to seniors & children, but I was
interested in other groups that might qualify for discounts and wondering if
any of you discount for the following (or others):
military
college students
nationally recognized groups (AAA, etc.)
large group discount
local, state, &/or national museum orgainzations
And about how much do you discount for these groups?
Heather Marie Wells
>From: Jon Austin <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Reaction to Admission Fees
>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:37:58 -0500
>
>Heidi:
>
>I'd agree with you. We charge $3.00 for Adults, $2.00 for Seniors (62
>and over), and $1.50 for students (6 through 17)-purposely set low to
>generate some revenue but not be a burden to families or groups.
>Unfortunately most of the other attractions in town are state historic
>sites or NPS; so, visitors are used to free admission. We have our
>share of complaints about the fee structure, and we've heard a number of
>excuses even after visitors express their desire to see the exhibits and
>after telling us that they'd made a special effort to come. Excuses for
>not wanting to pay range from, "I don't carry cash" to "I left my money
>in the car" to the most priceless one yet "you probably can't change a
>$100 bill so, I'll not stay."
>
>I believe that Candace is correct, people are used to museums being
>free, and so they expect the world without ever thinking that museums
>especially those that receive no tax support have operating costs to
>cover.
>
>As far as visiting on a whim, that's probably not true in our case,
>because we're on the beaten travel path to the Abraham Lincoln tomb
>outside the city's historic cemetery. People don't just wander into our
>building because we're on the outskirts of the city.
>
>Jon N. Austin, Director
>Museum of Funeral Customs
>1440 Monument Avenue
>Springfield, Illinois 62702
>
>www.funeralmuseum.org
>
>The Museum opened in April 2001 and is operated by the Illinois Funeral
>Directors Association and the Illinois Funeral Service Foundation, a 501
>c 3 educational organization.
>
>
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