Art museum director: ticket prices at cultural institutions are nearing a dangerous limit
Iveta Derkusova, director of the Latvian National Museum of Art, says ticket prices at cultural institutions are approaching a limit beyond which people will no longer be able to afford them.
Ticket prices at cultural institutions are approaching a dangerous limit beyond which people will no longer be able to afford them. This was stated in an interview with Latvijas Radio by Iveta Derkusova, director of the Latvian National Museum of Art.
She was responding to a question about funding cultural institutions through revenue from ticket sales. The issue is how far museums and other cultural venues can cover their costs with income from visitors.
In Derkusova's assessment, there is a ceiling on raising prices. Once it is exceeded, cultural offerings would become inaccessible, because tickets would no longer be affordable.
The source does not provide other details of the interview, such as specific ticket prices or the museum's revenue.
