IELTS essay, topic: Many museums charge for admission while others are free. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

In order to visit different

museums

around the world people have to pay a certain amount of

fee

;

whereas

, in some

museums

,

entry

is free of cost. In my opinion, charging some sort of money in order to visit a

museum

has more benefits than drawbacks which I will discuss in

this

essay. The first and foremost positive of paying a

fee

for visiting a

museum

is that the money which is accumulated from

visitors

can be ploughed back into the maintenance of these

museums

or art galleries.

Museums

are known for the preservation of distinct artefacts and relics that have historical importance, and maintaining them from time to time is crucial to providing the best experience to tourists.

Also

, most

museums

have a minimal amount of

fee

to be paid which is usually affordable,

for example

, an

entry

ticket for the Melbourne

Museum

is only 15 dollars.

Moreover

, the earnings from

museums

in the form of a nominal

fee

help to boost a country's economy, and can

also

be utilised to pay the salaries of the staff working there.

On the contrary

, there are some drawbacks to charging

entry

tickets by

museums

as well.

Firstly

,

museums

with high ticket prices sometimes fail to attract more

visitors

;

however

,

museums

that do not charge anything lure more people,

for example

,

entry

to Brisbane

Museum

in Australia is free, and

this

way,

this

museum

attracts thousands of

visitors

every year. In conclusion,

although

some

museums

attract more people as they have no

entry

fee

, I am still convinced that

museums

should charge a nominal amount of money from

visitors

as the advantages like economic benefits, and maintenance are more than their drawbacks.