The challenge
In the 1980s, “the UK’s national museums faced political pressure from the Conservative government to charge for admission, to make them less dependent on government funding".

Dünyanın dört bir yanındaki müze, galeri ve kamusal
alanları, tasarımın izinden giderek keşfediyoruz.
Her gezide, yerel mimarlık ofislerini ziyaret ediyor; ekiplerinden
rehberlik alarak projeleri yerinde inceliyoruz.
Gurme rotalarımızla kültürleri sadece mimaride değil, mutfakta da
keşfediyoruz.


















From 27 August
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15 August – 31 October 2020
15 August – 31 October 2020
15 August – 31 October 2020

In the 1980s, “the UK’s national museums faced political pressure from the Conservative government to charge for admission, to make them less dependent on government funding".
In 1997, the new Labour government made a commitment to reinstate free entry for national museums in order to have a more diverse range of visitors. “Following a campaign led by the museums themselves,
The national museums which dropped charges all saw substantial increases to their visitor numbers, an average of 70 percent. In the first year after free admission was introduced visitor figures.







Your safety is our first priority. Entry to the National Maritime Museum is still free, but to help us ensure social distancing.
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Exhibition curator Venetia Porter presents this new exhibition of works by artists from Iran to Morocco drawn from the Museum collection.
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Take a look at our past exhibitions and enjoy the articles, videos and photo galleries still available to view online.
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