The Mona Lisa for free?

France’s prime minister announced Tuesday that free access would be tested at a sampling of museums in Paris and other towns.

Francois Fillon did not name any museums, and the Ministry of Culture said it had no immediate details. But Fillon said he wanted to make art more accessible, and noted that several other European nations have made museums free.

“I want access to our artistic heritage to be truly democratized,” Fillon said in his policy speech to parliament.

Read full article (International Herald Tribune, July 4, 2007)

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