Jason (et al):

I have always paid the special exhibition fee on top of the regular
admission fee; I would hardly call this price gouging.   The standard
admission fee gives you access to the regular exhibits, and the extra fee
gives you access to the special exhibit.  I don't see anything unusual about
this at all.

> I was wondering if it anyone out there had any other similar experiences
> like this at another non-profit museum.  Is it common for museums to
charge
> additional fees to see special exhibits?  I can understand a dollar or two
> but nearly $8 seems quite high and requiring visitors to pay for regular
> admission as well as special exhibit fees seems a bit much don't you
think?
> Isn't this a violation of federal non-profit standards?
>
> Jason Aikens

I doubt that even the $8 special admission fee brought the special
exhibition into 'profitable' status.  Special traveling exhibitions can be
quite expensive (tens of thousands of dollars) and sometimes the only way to
recoup even a portion of the expense is with an additional entry fee.

Jill R. Chancey, Curator
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Laurel, MS
(phone) 601-649-6374
(fax) 601-649-6379

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