Some suppose museums and art galleries should be free of charge for the general public, yet others claim a charge, even a voluntary one, should be levied for admittance.
Discuss both ideas and state your opinion.
It is glaringly obvious that museums and art galleries help people get acquainted with their history, which teaches them an array of important points about their predecessors. Some, I myself included, contend that no entrance fee ought to be charged to visit such cultural places to incentivize visitors, whereas others subscribe to the view that levying an entrance fee can help the institutions to meet their expenses and give better services to people.
Convincing arguments can be made that being familiar with past historical and cultural events and learning from them plays a key role in countries’ prosperity and those who highlight this fact, including I myself, opine that should museums not levy admittance fees, more individuals will be encouraged to expend time in such places. This can help them get educated not only about historical events but also about their ancestors’ priorities in terms of culture, manners, arts, to name but a few. A newly conducted survey by Tourism Development Organization in Iran indicates that the number of museum goers witnesses a 50% rise on special occasions like International Museum Day when people are charged half as much as the other days.
Nonetheless, others concede that an entrance fee, even an optional one, has some plus points, the most significant of which is helping those in charge of these places to meet a part of financial demands namely security, renovation, and personnel’s salary. Most institutions that care for artifacts and other objects of historical and cultural importance are controlled by the private sector; as a result, no state budget is allocated to them to meet their ever-growing costs. Indeed, some galleries will not be able to continue serving people unless they charge an entry fee. Needless to say, galleries and museums get dilapidated as the time passes and it is beyond question that periodic renovation needs cash. Moreover, installing and upgrading security systems in these places, which require massive budget, is of great importance. For instance, there are some local museums in Iran whose precious items are frequently stolen due to lack of closed circuit television systems, which should have been installed long ago; nonetheless, it is postponed because of financial constraints.
In conclusion, I personally assume that the upside of not charging admission fees outstrips the downside.
Mollazadeh
Time: 50′
Word count: 400
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