The Grace Darling museum in Bamburgh, Northumberland, which is run by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), has scrapped its admission charges.
The museum, which welcomed 26,996 visitors last year, hopes to fill the funding gap through donations and shop sales. It will still charge for activity days.
“This policy brings the RNLI Grace Darling Museum in line with the other five museums run by the RNLI, which have free entry,” said museum manager Virginia Mayes-Wright.
Meanwhile, Stoke-on-Trent City Council has ditched plans for a £2.50 admission fee to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Hanley, but has launched a fundraising campaign to ensure that entry remains free.
Councillor Mark Meredith said: “We want to keep our museum free to visitors, which is why charging fees isn’t in the budget proposals for the next financial year.”
The museum, which welcomed 26,996 visitors last year, hopes to fill the funding gap through donations and shop sales. It will still charge for activity days.
“This policy brings the RNLI Grace Darling Museum in line with the other five museums run by the RNLI, which have free entry,” said museum manager Virginia Mayes-Wright.
Meanwhile, Stoke-on-Trent City Council has ditched plans for a £2.50 admission fee to the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Hanley, but has launched a fundraising campaign to ensure that entry remains free.
Councillor Mark Meredith said: “We want to keep our museum free to visitors, which is why charging fees isn’t in the budget proposals for the next financial year.”