Many museums charge for admission, while others are free. Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the disadvantages?

Nowadays some public

museums

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charge

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entry fees from

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, while others are free to enter. The topic of whether

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should

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entrance fees has become controversial. In my opinion, all

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should not

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an admission

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, because the disadvantages of charging outweigh its advantages. On the one hand, it is no doubt that as a public facility,

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need funds to operate which means they need money to spend on maintenance equipment, item purchasing and staff etc. By charging a certain amount of entrance

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,

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would have enough income to cover those expenses.

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,

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could utilize tickets income to promote themselves or purchase valuable items.

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, art

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rely on funds to purchase art collections

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as expensive paintings and sculptures. Without enough financial support, these places will be less maintained and lose the attention of

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.

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, it is obvious that selling tickets are important in order to support

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.

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, despite it seems favourable to

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an admission

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, the disadvantages are more obvious.

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, the main function of

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is to educate or entertain

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by displaying exhibits. An entrance

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will perhaps prevent the public from going to

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, so

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will become less attractive to even foreign

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that would have contributed to local GDP by consuming on local restaurants and accommodations. So

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could potentially be beneficial to the local economy.

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, In fact. most public

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are categorized as non-profit organizations, which usually operates by the local or national government, and it means enough financial support. To sum up, the benefits of selling admission tickets are not as obvious as its drawback. The museum has enough funds from governments’ tax revenue and they should play their role in serving the public

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of making a profit.