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Stay longer; pay more?

Marge Ainsley uses the example of her son, who only spends 7 minutes per visit in his local museum, as the basis for a question about ticket prices: would it be fairer to pay for how long you stay?

Christy Romer
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Yesterday we visited Bolton Museum with our son. We go every Saturday. He loves it. And it’s free. Those are two key factors which make it a ‘good experience’ for us as a family.
But he spends an average of 7 minutes inside. Yes, that’s right. About 7 minutes.
It isn’t because our son doesn’t like going to museums. Or that the museum doesn’t have anything for children to do (quite the opposite — a programme of family events were available all day yesterday for free)… Keep reading on Medium