Effect of Free Entry on Museums

INTRODUCTION
According to the International Council of Museum (ICOM) Statutes, adopted during the 21st General Conference in Vienna, Austria, in 2007: ‘A museum is a non-profit, permanent institution in the service of society and its development, open to the public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment.’
Obviously it is vital that the national museums and galleries, set up over a time of numerous years, ought to be seen to be inviting by all divisions of society. Notwithstanding, their function is not only to exist, or even to preserve objects for future eras; they are there for everyone’s advantage. In the early 1990s when most of the national museums and galleries began charging for admission, there has been an abundance change of demeanor in the segment. Increasingly, directors and operators are guaranteeing that these establishments have ended up outward-confronting and determined by open interest, as opposed to internal looking and preservation fixate. To a few, this has spoken to the 'stupefying' of the museums and galleries, yet for some individuals, this procedure has dragged these organizations into the twentieth, if not the twenty first yet, century. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in this context promise to guaranteeing free admission for all guests and visitors to the national museums and galleries. However, as at December 2001, every one of those of the national museums and galleries which charges for admission had come back to a free admission footing. The British Museum, Tate Modern, National Gallery and Natural History Museum are all examples of government owned museums and galleries which will be considered mainly in this context.
According to Travers (2006), in the absence of legitimate resources, internally-produced/sourced income to museums and galleries had not been growing as...