"Only 4% of the population" used free entry program in museums
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"Only 4% of the population" used free entry program in museums. On July 13, in an interview with the newspaper 'online' Eco, he said he wanted to review the gratuitous system that currently exists in museums, "even because people need to value culture". According to MMP, in 2025, the measure "Access 52" represented a total of 892,637 free visits of residents in national territory to museums and national monuments protected by the public business entity, representing 18% of the total 4,843,299 tickets.
Furthermore, Asked today at a hearing in Parliament, Margarida Balseiro Lopes assured that it will not end the regime of free entrances to museums, monuments and public palaces, but wants to see it again, not only because there is a Community infringement procedure under way, but also “because of access”. “Access is to ensure that people can enjoy cultural experience. [...] I'm not happy to know that over 60% of people who have access to 52 entries go once and won't come back. The free entry into museums, monuments and palaces became possible for 52 days a year for Portuguese and residents of Portugal, on any day of the week, from August 2024. The estimate is that this year we can grow almost 30% this type of revenue, which joins the use of rooms for many of these equipments," he said.
In addition, For the European Commission, "these rules discriminate against visitors residing in other Member States" and go against a directive on services in the internal market.
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"Only 4% of the population" used free entry program in museums.
reliability low1/2 sourcesOn July 13, in an interview with the newspaper 'online' Eco, he said he wanted to review the gratuitous system that currently exists in museums, "even because people need to value culture".
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to MMP, in 2025, the measure "Access 52" represented a total of 892,637 free visits of residents in national territory to museums and national monuments protected by the public business entity, representing 18% of the total 4,843,299 tickets.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAsked today at a hearing in Parliament, Margarida Balseiro Lopes assured that it will not end the regime of free entrances to museums, monuments and public palaces, but wants to see it again, not only because there is a Community infringement procedure under way, but also “because of access”. “Access is to ensure that people can enjoy cultural experience. [...] I'm not happy to know that over 60% of people who have access to 52 entries go once and won't come back.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe free entry into museums, monuments and palaces became possible for 52 days a year for Portuguese and residents of Portugal, on any day of the week, from August 2024.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe estimate is that this year we can grow almost 30% this type of revenue, which joins the use of rooms for many of these equipments," he said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor the European Commission, "these rules discriminate against visitors residing in other Member States" and go against a directive on services in the internal market.
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