A worrying news item from Channel 4 concerning the Tate Modern. It appears that there is the real possibility that this museum (and I fear others) will start charging entrance fees if the arts funding is cut. This will be a big mistake. As any good business knows the key thing is to entice potential customers in first. Charging for entrance to museums will guarantee fewer patrons. Or, perhaps a model of free entrance for UK tax payers and a fee for non-UK tax payers could be implemented (the cost if implementing the system would be a 1-off).
During these hard times we need to provide inspiration and opportunity to all our citizens and not only to those that can afford to pay for it.
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