As New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art begins trialling controversial plans to charge visitors from outside the state, Sopan Deb asks whether fees really will deter visitors.
Jacob Maasland, an 8-year-old from New Zealand with an exuberant, toothy grin you can’t say no to, wanted to see the mummies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art so badly that his parents didn’t think twice about paying the Met’s suggested admission fee of $25 per adult.
“I actually thoug.. Keep reading on The New York Times
Jacob Maasland, an 8-year-old from New Zealand with an exuberant, toothy grin you can’t say no to, wanted to see the mummies at the Metropolitan Museum of Art so badly that his parents didn’t think twice about paying the Met’s suggested admission fee of $25 per adult.
“I actually thoug.. Keep reading on The New York Times