Free museum entry for children under 13
AD reports that museums will be free for children under 13 starting on the 1 September 2009.
The Association of Dutch Museums says the measure, the result of long negotiations with Culture Minister Ronald Plasterk, is expected to result in an extra half a million visitors.
Around 500 museums are taking part in the programme, which is scheduled to run for the next three years and cost a total of EUR 27 million. The chairman of the museum association tells the paper: "This is a golden opportunity because it makes museums so much more accessible".
AD interviews a number of parents who are pleased with the new measure.
"Costs add up really quickly if you take three children to a museum” said one father while a mother of three said: "My kids love museums and free entry for the kids is something to cheer about".
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