Re: Museum Charges

[N.MacLeod@xxxxxxxxx (N. MacLeod)]

Posted to PaleoNet for LMiller661@aol.com


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In response to MacLeod's  posting about entrance charges at "public" natural
history museums, I take the extremist's position that such charges defeat the
central purpose of such institutions, which is raising public awareness and
interest in ( the same, ultimately, as support for) earth history, the
history of life, biodiversity, the history of cultures, and related matters.
Considering the general state of scientific literacy these days, charging
fees of any kind to see educational exhibits at public museums is not only
counterproductive, it's stupid.