A couple of weeks ago we had family visiting and took the opportunity of going to see The Heart of the Great Alone exhibition at the Queen's Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. And a fine exhibition of photographs from the Scott / Shackleton Antarctic expeditions of the 1910s they were. Both collections of photographs were presented to King George V and form part of the Royal Photograph Collection.
The £5.50 admission included an informative audio guide. On the VFM side - the Gallery is offering an opportunity to get access to the Gallery for a whole year if you get your ticket stamped. Next week sees the new exhibition of Dutch Landscapes opening - and will take the opportunity to see this on a freemans.
(http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/dutchlandscapes/MicroSection.asp?themeid=663).
The fact that the Queen's Gallery charges admission offers up the opportunity to think about the cost of attending events where the venue is funded through some form of public subscription - either taxation or the National Lottery. As part of the Royal Photograph Collection, can it be suggested that this doesn't fall into either category?
It is positive that many of the major galleries and museums are now free to enter - but the prices of "special exhibitions" is too high.
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