Comments on: Edmund Capon to leave the Art Gallery of NSW http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/18/edmund-capon-to-leave-the-art-gallery-of-nsw/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: paddy http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/18/edmund-capon-to-leave-the-art-gallery-of-nsw/#comment-7338 paddy Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7338 TM What's a humble cover charge to you, may well be too much for the truly poor.<br />There's a fine tradition in Oz of free access to public galleries and libraries etc.<br />Long may it continue. <br /><br /> TM What’s a humble cover charge to you, may well be too much for the truly poor.
There’s a fine tradition in Oz of free access to public galleries and libraries etc.
Long may it continue.

]]> By: davo http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/18/edmund-capon-to-leave-the-art-gallery-of-nsw/#comment-7339 davo Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7339 At least NSW is interesting, unlike the snorefest that is SA, or even WA.... At least NSW is interesting, unlike the snorefest that is SA, or even WA….

]]> By: Damien Almond http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/18/edmund-capon-to-leave-the-art-gallery-of-nsw/#comment-7340 Damien Almond Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7340 Dear Crikey, why do we get so much of Alex Mitchell? As far as I can tell, the only thing we ever get from him is ridiculous intrigues of NSW, or really Sydney, politics. I know NSW is the biggest state, yada yada. But really, quite frankly nobody outside of Syndey cares, I don't even read the contributions Alex makes to Crikey anymore. Dear Crikey, why do we get so much of Alex Mitchell? As far as I can tell, the only thing we ever get from him is ridiculous intrigues of NSW, or really Sydney, politics. I know NSW is the biggest state, yada yada. But really, quite frankly nobody outside of Syndey cares, I don’t even read the contributions Alex makes to Crikey anymore.

]]> By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/18/edmund-capon-to-leave-the-art-gallery-of-nsw/#comment-7341 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-7341 Well old bean have to disagree with you there. Why isn't there a humble entrance fee, with free entrance for say school groups? The gallery is arguably more impressive than the Oz Museum which has a cover. What about the national gallery or Vic Gallery? <br /><br />And I'm not talking user pays, rather token of respect. A mere $2 or 3 bucks would be fine. Most free things are treated less than respectfully. Sad but true. Is this one of those sacred cow things? Everywhere has a cover charge to pay for maintenance.<br /><br />You imply it's fine to sell some unique local product to get in a Cezanne. Well maybe. But with a humble cover charge over the years it could have been paid for and no sell offs? I don't remember getting into the Prado for nothing, or the Louvre if memory serves (?), Gaudi garden was free but not the Sagrada Familia. Well old bean have to disagree with you there. Why isn’t there a humble entrance fee, with free entrance for say school groups? The gallery is arguably more impressive than the Oz Museum which has a cover. What about the national gallery or Vic Gallery?

And I’m not talking user pays, rather token of respect. A mere $2 or 3 bucks would be fine. Most free things are treated less than respectfully. Sad but true. Is this one of those sacred cow things? Everywhere has a cover charge to pay for maintenance.

You imply it’s fine to sell some unique local product to get in a Cezanne. Well maybe. But with a humble cover charge over the years it could have been paid for and no sell offs? I don’t remember getting into the Prado for nothing, or the Louvre if memory serves (?), Gaudi garden was free but not the Sagrada Familia.

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