Museums to be free?

wouldn%26#39;t that be wonderful...

July 3, 2007

France to Try Free Museums

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 1:30 p.m. ET

PARIS (AP) -- The Mona Lisa for free?

France%26#39;s prime minister announced Tuesday that free access would be tested at a sampling of museums in Paris and other towns.

Francois Fillon did not name any museums and the Ministry of Culture said it had no immediate details. But Fillon said he wants to make art more accessible and noted that several other European nations have made museums free.

%26#39;%26#39;I want access to our artistic heritage to be truly democratized,%26#39;%26#39; Fillon said in his policy speech to parliament.

The Louvre, France%26#39;s most famous museum and home to the Mona Lisa, currently charges standard admission of $12. Calls to the museum for comment went unanswered Tuesday evening.

Fillon also said he wants young people to get a %26#39;%26#39;culture passport%26#39;%26#39; valid nationwide to give them easy access to cultural sites.

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That would be good, especially if limited to a few days a week so those who can or don%26#39;t mind paying can have a few less people in the aisles...

All the Paris city museums are already free...

from the Paris Tourist Office site:

* * Free every day, all year round * *

Musée d%26#39;Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

Maison de Balzac

Musée Bible et Terre Sainte

Maison Bourdelle

Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris

Musée Cernuschi

Musée Cognacq-Jay

Musée du Compagnonnage

Musée Curie (Institut du radium)

Musée Jean Moulin

Musée du Parfum-Fragonard/Théâtre musée des Capucines-Fragonard

Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux Arts de la Ville de Paris

Musée de la Préfecture de Police

Maison de Victor Hugo

Musée de la Vie Romantique

Musée Zadkine

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