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25 bucks is pretty rich for just kicking around in a museum for a little while. Understand they need more funding but think they would do better with a lower price that doesn't result in turn aways (or never shows). And certainly taking a $20 out of your wallet just hurts less psychologically than having to fish out another bill as well.

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"The Met" isn't just any old museum, it's a main reason to visit new york. I'd pay $100 for an entire day there (or three days, as it is now!). You simply can't see that quality of museum in many parts of the country, let alone the world.

In the past, they would happily have taken your $100 donation. I suspect that's still true.

Sure! Not my point though--just scoffing at the idea that $25 is at all too high for the experience.

I would also strongly support a sliding scale, though how that would work I have no idea.

They had a sliding scale already.

"The Met" isn't just any old museum

This is true. We take it for granted but the Met is one of the world's great museums.

As someone who lived in NY and went in the late 90s, I paid 5$ for the last couple hours of the day. The person I was with paid a quarter...which I thought was too little.

This forced admission is for out-of-towners, but I feel like its a tragedy of the commons that forced their hand.

I feel like I can only absorb so much art in a day before I have to stop....

edit: Someone noted the admission covers 3 days.

Whitney, Guggenheim, MoMA, Intrepid are all same price or more. Elevator rides up one of the famous skyscrapers are all more expensive. $25 for Met is better value compared to all of them.

Seems to be working out well for MOMA for years, and it's a much smaller museum.

The de Young in San Francisco is $26 weekdays and $29 weekends, and while it's a fine museum, it's not the Met.

This is what price discovery looks like. If it doesn't pan out the way they want, I'm sure they will adjust in a year.

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