After the turn of the year, it will cost adults to enter state museums after the government decided to remove the subsidy. And the museums expect a drop in visitors of up to 30 percent as a result, according to a survey conducted by TV4 Nyheterna.
The questionnaire has been sent out to the state museums that are affected and they reply that in the future it will cost between SEK 100 and 150 in entrance fees for adults. All expect a drop in visitors of 20 to 30 percent as a result.
Because of this, the National Museum will be closed one day a week, and the museum director at the National Museum of Natural History expects approximately 200,000 fewer visits in a year.
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