Sweden: Action for free museums
Open Stockholm | 03.02.2008 14:47 | Culture | Social Struggles | World
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Equipped with placards inspired by contemporary art; displaying texts like "Our prices are insane" or "Storage or education" - we went from Kungsträdgården, along the water past the national museum until we reached our destination at the museum of architecture on Skeppsholmen.
In the discussions that followed both other visitors and staff took a positive stance on our action and how it brings attention to the issue. During the action we released our rapport "The peoples" belongings belong to the people" (a quote from the Swedish king Gustav III who founded the national museum) that illustrates the consequences of the fees. Enabling a free admission to museums was one of the most cost-effective reforms ever carried out in the cultural life of Stockholm and now we feel it is time to end their attempt at introducing admission fees.
Open Stockholm will continue our work with actions and education about how to make Stockholm open to all. We want too tear down fences and find the passages.
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