Rita:

Your question (last paragraph) is one that is quite current, if you have
been reading the debates in the UK regarding charging for admission vs
'art for all' vs government funding.

Along that line, though obviously OT, one can compare the governmental
subsidies to museums, orchestras, and opera companies in Europe vs
mostly industrial/commercial subsidies (poor Met and Texaco) in the US.








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