Jan 13 2009
Free museums
Nicolas Sarkozy announced that the entrance to museums will be free for those aged under 25 and for teachers. The free entrance will start on April 4th with the Easter holiday. He believes firmly that this measure will increase visits to museums in France.
Sarkozy also announced the creation of a Museum of French History to reinforce national identity. For this project it has been estimated a total budget of 100 million euros.
Free entrance to museums will mean more visits. Just now my children aged 5 and 7 are taken to the museum at least twice a year under different schemes. Also the curriculum for my 7 year old includes art history which means that she is taught about painters and their works. It is for this reason that she had been wanting the Louvre for so long!
I do like and support the French educational system and its emphasis in arts. A child that appreciates art is a child that appreciates culture and history. A child that will grow appreciating the good things in life.
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