Museums need more than free admission
Free admission helps. But socially inclusive cultural policy must also consider time, travel and the feeling of being welcome in a museum.
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Saxony is planning cuts to theatres and the Kulturstiftung. The draft budget shows how the pressure to save money could affect productions, guest performances and employment — and why state and municipal policies need to be distinguished.
READ THE BACKGROUNDFree admission helps. But socially inclusive cultural policy must also consider time, travel and the feeling of being welcome in a museum.
→Art depicts people; institutions invite them in. But who sets the rules? A case for participation that goes beyond visibility.
→What remains after a premiere, an award or a temporary exhibition is decided behind the scenes. That is where cultural policy should look more closely.
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