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Who Pays for Museum Tickets?

Your trip to the MOMA costs the museum way more than it costs you. GOOD and Catalogtree look at museum tickets.

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By Good IsApr 17, 2008
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Each visitor to the MOMA costs the museum more than three times the $10 ticket price.In this Transparency, GOOD and Catalogtree look at the difference between the ticket price and the actual cost of a visit at the top 20 U.S. museums.View Who Pays for Museum Tickets? Transparency

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