Many museums charge admission fees while others are free. Do the advantages of charging people to visit a museum outweigh the disadvantages?

Visiting

museums

is one of the most effective ways to delve into and explore history.

Although

some

museums

charge visitors an

entry

fee

, others remain free.

This

essay will discuss the drawbacks and benefits of making people pay an admission

fee

by

museums

and show why it is necessary. There are two main downsides to charging an

entry

fee

by

museums

. Expensive entrance fees will deter tourists and other people from visiting. If the

fee

were high,

to begin

with, families, students and low-income people,

for example

, will not be able to visit a museum. From the

museums

’ perspective,

such

a scenario will reduce their visitors and will make it impossible to employ staff to maintain the valuable items of history. Without

this

money from the public, Korean

museums

which do not have governmental support,

for instance

, would not be able to operate and play their roles.

However

, the benefits of charging visitors an entrance

fee

are much more numerous. Having

this

source of income the

museums

might be able to hire professionals to take care of historical items and preserve them in good condition. If there is no finance to maintain them, the

museums

simply will not survive. Another advantage of charging an

entry

fee

is that the

museums

can host exhibitions and develop their entertaining and educational programs by using that income. In short,

entry

fees as a source of income is vital for

museums

to survive. In conclusion,

museums

serve an important role as an institute which saves the nation's cultural heritage.

This

essay revealed the strong and weak sides of the admission

fee

and based on the reasons presented above I truly believe the paid

entry

fees are necessary.