From April 4, 2009 masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa will be free to view for EU travelers 25 and younger
In January 2009 French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced that on April 4, 2009 French museums and monuments will stop charging admission people 25 years and younger. At the time of the announcement it was not said if this would mean everyone, EU residents or simply French. Now it is official and clear: this new benefit is for European Union residents with passports or official ID 25 years and younger and teachers. The program is reported to be costing the French government €30M, but is expected to create lifelong customers for French culture and art.
French museums such as the Lourve and d’Orsay are reasonably priced this move is like putting an extra €20 ( or more) in the pocket of each EU student traveler who wants to see the Mona Lisa, Impressionists or countless other artists represented in French museums. Moreover, for those not able to enjoy this privilege don’t worry because this will be a benefit in that if you are lucky enough to be in Paris during a free- museum Sunday I expect that lines and crowds will diminish as student and young EU travelers will no longer have to enjoy France’s fantastic works of art, for free, at specific times. While this may be a disappointment for non-EU students, they will still be able to enjoy free admission to museums such as at the Louvre on Friday evenings and very resonable admission rates.
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