Spanish-Sith t1_j5tar6u wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:32 PM

Reply to comment by NotSoIntelligentAnt in A firefighter's 1943 photos of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising have been found by Geek-Haven888

So museums should just give everything away for free? Who pays curators, restorators etc.? Ads from the internet?

Incorrect_Oymoron t1_j5ths8s wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:35 PM

>So museums should just give everything away for free

He's not asking for the negatives. He just wants to see a picture of it.

Mattidh1 t1_j5tdq6t wrote on January 25, 2023 at 1:00 PM

The public, most museums are publicly supported. History and knowledge (to an extent) should not be reserved for the wealthy and privileged.

LogicalConstant t1_j5z5yln wrote on January 26, 2023 at 4:10 PM

Bingo. If public money is spent on something, the public has an interest in it.

lumoruk t1_j5w33u8 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 11:34 PM

I think most Museums in the UK are free to visit, well the good ones.

dangercat415 t1_j5tlug0 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:07 PM

Museums shouldn't take donations then and pretend to be charities if they are about profit maximization.

Bob_Majerle t1_j5td491 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:55 PM

Sounds like something the people who run the museum should figure out. Making an effort to keep up with the times is any business’s responsibility

nightraindream t1_j5urqum wrote on January 25, 2023 at 6:36 PM

Hard disagree, it shouldn't be a business at all, museums should be public services and funded as such. It is in humanity's interest to make sure we don't forget the past.