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Opening hours cuts for British Museum
The British Museum is to reduce its opening hours in a bid to deal with government cuts.
According to a memo leaked to the Public and Commercial Services Union, and reported by London’s Evening Standard, late night opening would be stopped on Thursdays and restricted to Fridays only.
The 3 per cent cut, affecting other national institutions, has meant that the museum must take measures to save money. Refreshments for internal meetings have already been terminated, and other proposals include restrictions on telephone and BlackBerry use.
There was even a warning from the museum’s director, Neil MacGregor, that free admission was under review.
A museum spokesperson said: “It is our intention to try to minimise disruption to the six million visitors who come here each year. However the planned response to the budget cut will inevitably have an impact on the visitor.”
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