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YORK PUBLIC ART GALLERY SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Public art should be kept public with no financial barriers...

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John May
11 years ago

Charge tourists if you must but free entry for York residents is essential if the gallery is to serve its community

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John A Bostock
11 years ago

As a York resident I believe some of our Council Tax already goes to the Museum Trust and as a York Card holder, we should not have to pay twice to see the Art Gallery and Museums.

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Tracey shannon
11 years ago

Art for all, not just for the wealthy.

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Helen Alcelik
11 years ago

I am a lifelong resident of York. The gallery should be free to all residents at least, if not everyone.

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marie misso
11 years ago

The York PUBLIC Art Gallery should be free to all...............

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Razzor Ra44or
11 years ago

Exactly. The same applies for the art gallery and museum!

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Razzor Ra44or
11 years ago

lol what?!

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Christine Friend
11 years ago

Art should be accessible to everyone. Charging a high entry fee forces people to think twice about whether they can afford to pay.

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victor scott
11 years ago

Disgrace to charge

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Anonymous
11 years ago

The city's art collection should be accessible to all the city's residents

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Jayne Shipley
11 years ago

Art in York must not be allowed to become elitist. I am not blaming YMT or CYC- I know that this is in large part due to the brutal government cuts-,but this feels like a huge mistake for our residents and our city.

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Jayne Shipley
11 years ago

Art in York must not be allowed to become elitist. I am not blaming YMT or CYC- I know that this is in large part due to the brutal government cuts-,but this feels like a huge mistake for our residents and our city.

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Ken Meadows
11 years ago

As a York resident I don't expect to have to pay for entry to 'our' art gallery, I would have been happy to visit and leave a voluntary donation, I totally loath entrance fees to galleries and museums.

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Ann Pitcher
11 years ago

Art Gallery should be free or at the least a nominal fee for all the citizens of York

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Roy Dean
11 years ago

Imposing charges at the same level for residents (who have bankrolled the gallery for years) as tourists is simply unfair. It will also inevitably result in a catastrophic reduction in visitor numbers showing the business plan's financial projections to be a work of fiction. That things have come to this is not really the gallery's fault but the council's.

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Jacquie Flynn
11 years ago

Happy to pay reduced resident fee but not full tourist rate - not acceptable

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Carole Ramsden
11 years ago

Bread and Roses

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Tina Roberts
11 years ago

Access for Art should be for all.

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Marcia Macket
11 years ago

Charges will deter residents and visitors. But free entry isn't enough. More local involvement is needed to keep museums and galleries relevant and interesting.