Some museums and art galleries charge admission fees, while others have free entry. Do you think the advantages of charging for admission outweigh the disadvantages?

Many

museums

and

galleries

require an

entry

fee

payment before entering, whilst many do not have an

entrance

fee

. Personally, my firm conviction is that the drawbacks outweigh the benefits of charging fees for those places. The main disadvantage of the

entry

fee

for

museums

and

galleries

is that it will reduce the enthusiasm of the public to visit. The price of cultural places will put financial burdens on some people, especially those whose incomes are below average level. When there is a

fee

for

entrance

, those unwealthy people may not visit the

museums

anymore, because compared with other sorts of living costs, the

entrance

fee

for cultural places is not necessary and could be cut down.

By contrast

, if

museums

and

galleries

are gratis, more citizens would like to visit without worrying about the payment, but just enjoy their civilisational trip.

For example

, when there was a 10$

entry

ticket to the German National Museum, 10,000 visitors went there every day;

however

, when it became free, the number of visitors apparently doubled.

To sum up

, the weakness of the

entry

fee

is severe. Admittedly, the benefit of charging an

entry

fee

is to support and guarantee the operation of those institutes. For most

museums

and

galleries

, ticket income contributes to the biggest part of the revenue, which is the basis of

further

and deeper development, including purchasing more exhibits and arranging creative exhibitions.

However

, from my perspective, the financial problem of cultural venues could be tackled by other resources that are relatively more reliable and steadier,

such

as governmental or personal sponsorship, which could generally cover the cost of

museums

and

galleries

as well. Raising funds from the government or other rich people could

fulfill

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the economic gaps caused by the free

entrance

. To recapitulate, the drawbacks outweigh the upsides of charging fees for

museums

and other kinds of cultural venues.

Thus

, I recommend all the

museums

and

galleries

could open to the public without

entry

fees.