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Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 4:10 pm
by Paphos Life
Access to the 12 museums under the jurisdiction of the Antiquities Department will be free of charge after Cabinet on Thursday approved the "Museums for All" proposal submitted by the Transport Ministry aiming to increase visitor numbers....

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Re: Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 4:11 pm
by Dominic
I thought Paphos Archaeological Museum was closed.

Re: Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:28 pm
by Kili01
No, it was being upgraded which seemed to take ages. It’s open again and I keep meaning to go and have a look.
Dee

Re: Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2020 9:33 pm
by Lofos-Jan
It’s looking very smart from the outside. I will definitely visit.

Jeanne

Re: Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:11 am
by Devil
I am not sure whether this will make a big influx of visitors to the museums and sites. Without being an intellectual snob, I think the kind of person most likely to visit these sites would not be hard up for a bob or two.

Re: Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 10:30 am
by Anarita John
Greece often have free admission to all of its archaeological sites and museums on Bank Holidays. We visited the Acropolis for free on an Easter Monday and Heraklion Museum on a Good Friday. What amused us was they still had the normal amount of staff on the ticket machines, and you had to get your free ticket which was then inspected before you went in.
However, this new initiative will encourage us to visit museums we have not been to.

Re: Free entrance to 12 museums to boost visits

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 2:03 pm
by Ancient History
I would like to point out that Paphos Museum is most definitely NOT open to the public yet as it is still undergoing work. Sorry!