Air museums are now free, horay! But, is that a good thing?
When I was a kid museums were free however they didn’t seem to change much.
The natural history museum was just a lot of dusty relics, the RAF museum although good didn’t rearly change much. The Imperial war museum Lambeth, ditto.
Then suddenly they had to charge. Attendences fell off and so they had to attract the public. The IWM rebuilt it’s lambeth office and made the museum world class. The RAF museum made a lot of changes and is now expanding.
Now we are back to free admission.
Is this a good thing.
Where is the incentive for change, to attract the public?
Are these museums likely to stagnate without fear of loosing revenue?
I would rather pay to see an excellent museum then walk through the dusty remains of a government funded one.
Opinions…
By: munnst - 12th February 2003 at 23:20
RE: Air museums free entry, good or bad?
IWM Lambeth
RAF Museum Hendon
Science Museum (and all the rest in exhibition road)
to name a few…
By: Merlin3945 - 9th February 2003 at 22:47
RE: Air museums free entry, good or bad?
Guys I didnt know the museums were free to get into. Can anyone provide a list of exactly which museums are free for entry.
Regards Merlin
By: sparky - 13th January 2003 at 22:50
RE: Air museums free entry, good or bad?
Thats a thought Just how many aircraft could you fit in the Dome?
And I agree with you keith the pier is a waste of money.
By: keithmac - 13th January 2003 at 22:32
RE: Air museums free entry, good or bad?
Firstly, consider yourself lucky. We only have one aviation museum in Scotland, and that’s not free. It seems that Government funding does not extend across the whole country. Ah! the joy’s of devolved Government! I personally think we need to encourage people to take an interest in aviation, particularly the younger generation. When I was a wee boy, we had very little spare cash, and despite the so called affluent society, I’m sure there are lots of folks who really can’t afford to visit museums as often as they would like. Museums of course also have to employ people, so I have no doubt that having a known budget to work to makes the whole process of running the place a bit easier. So instead of spending millions on rebuilding rusting old piers that nobody cared about until it fell into the sea, or maintaining millenium domes that no one wanted in the first place, lets use the cash to make museums free for those who would like to visit them more often.
KeithMac
By: Bluebird Mike - 13th January 2003 at 22:09
RE: Air museums free entry, good or bad?
Well, even though they are now free entry, most museums still have collection boxes of some sort or other, so do what I do-USE ‘EM!
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