As far as senior discounts go, I usually tell visitors that "We ask $5 for
adults, $2.50 for seniors, students and children, and a $10 family maximum
and you can define yourself anyway you want".   It usually gets a laugh and
more often than not people give more (we have a suggested donation, rather
than fixed admission).

janice

Janice Klein
Director, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Kendall College
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Hi claudia, Indigo, et al.:

I'll weigh in, having worked in visitor services for a few more years than I
had desired.

Where I previously worked, the disabled visitor had to pay full admission,
however their aides was permitted in at no cost.  There's a simple reason
for
this: The gentleman wants to visit; the aide is along for the ride.  Do you
charge separately for a working dog ("seeing eye dog")?  [Note: I'm equating
a
person with an animal, but their function is the same.]

As for senior discounts, Indigo.  I agree that not all AARP members need a
discount; but those seniors who are on fixed incomes ought to have a
discount.
 For this reason, I'm always confounded to see a senior discount that begins
at age 50, 55, or even 60.  In the United States, where "retirement" and
Social Security typically begin at age 65 -- 67 for those in my
generation --
it would make sense to me to offer a senior discount at that age.

Sincerely,

Jay Heuman
Assistant Curator of Education
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
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Sir Claus Moser (b. 1922)

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