Horniman aquarium - no longer free

[Fuschia]

http://www.horniman.ac.uk/exhibitions/current_exhibition.php?exhib_id=30

[ratty]

I shall be getting an annual pass!

[Gussy]

Yes me too, its actually not that bad for an annual family pass at ?15 (I'm sure we go once a month). Still gutting to have to pay now! Plus they haven't quite got the hang of dealing with people paying yet. There were hoards of people waiting to be served and toddlers running riot and people trying to push through the queue to get to the cafe......with one woman on the desk last weekend. I could feel my bp rising!

[Fuschia]

I guess in this era of cuts most free museums/activities will become chargeable

[anna_r]

We went on Monday and bought our family annual pass. Quite reasonable really, particularly given the cost of the London aquarium. They said they were going to lose millions in the cuts. I work in the museum sector and although I think it's fab we currently have so many free museums and galleries it is very different to the rest of Europe and I can definitely see us heading more that way. I'd rather they charge and maintain the quality and number of acquisitions/upgrades to buildings etc. I'm amazed how few people I see putting money in the voluntary donation boxes.