Should arts-related entertainment venues such as museums and art galleries be free of charge for the general public, or should a charge apply for admittance? Discuss this issue, and give your opinion

Art

portrays the history of a country beautifully. In order to promote

art

among the population, some museums and galleries have no

entrance

fees.

However

, I am not in favour of a free admittance due to several reasons. The following paragraphs will highlight my opinion along with relevant examples. To commence, as we know, anything that comes for free does not have much value. The same goes for

art

-related venues, if they are free,

people

will simply not understand the importance of it.

Subsequently

, the primary idea of promoting arts may be lost.

For example

, Registan Square in Samarkand was free of charge for a month.

As a result

, many

people

were coming just to spend time with their friends. Later, the government had to introduce

entrance

fees again.

Moreover

, if

art

galleries become overcrowded,

people

who truly want to discover the paintings may constantly be distracted by those who come for entertainment. Adding

further

,

entrance

fees help

art

venues to cover running costs. More specifically, any museum has a number of maintenance expenses

such

as cleaning, air-conditioning, paying salaries, regularly painting and etc. The government will have to financially support the venue if it stops charging

people

for

entrance

. These funds could rather be spent on more vital sectors.

For instance

, on public health care and education. To conclude, I personally believe that museums should charge visitors.

This

may be beneficial for both, the venues as they can get money to maintain themselves, and individuals, they will value

art

more.