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/dcms087
>
>
>
>Patrick Boylan
>
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