9/11 museum at Ground Zero will charge for admission

[LiberalElite]

Source: New York Daily News

The museum in the crucible of America’s pain will be charging admission.

People making the pilgrimage to Ground Zero will have to pony up anywhere from $20 to $25 to descend into the new subterranean museum when it finally opens next year.

And unlike some other museums in the city, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at Ground Zero will charge a mandatory fee — not just a suggested donation — for the privilege.


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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/9-11-museum-charge-admission-article-1.1334205

[SCVDem]

1. May I be the first to say,

Go Fuck Yourselves!

America has stood behind you and this is how we are repaid?

[geek tragedy]

31. To whom is that directed? Behind whom did America stand? nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

2. Let me be the first of many to say it: I lost two friends that morning...and I would NEVER

support that sacrilege!

[XemaSab]

3. The fuck?

How much money has every man, woman, and child shelled out in the last 12 years?

The least we could get in return is "free" admission to a site sacred to all Americans.

[geek tragedy]

32. Admission to the memorial is free, this is a separate museum that gets zero

taxpayer money.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. Oh, wait. This is the News. It's probably WRONG.

[LiberalElite]

6. Are you confusing this with The NY Post?

[FailureToCommunicate]

8. Yes, I was. Just got caught up in righteous indignation, I guess.

And I should known better, having lived there, way back when.

[LiberalElite]

9. No problemo

[starroute]

13. The Daily News used to be more like what the Post is now

My parents wouldn't have been caught dead buying the News when I was a kid, even though it had the only decent Sunday comics. The Post in those days was straight-line liberal -- Herblock cartoons, Pogo, lots of editorials.

Things have changed. The Post is fishwrap now, and the News is at least halfway respectable.

[FailureToCommunicate]

14. Thanks. That makes me feel like I wasn't TOO addled.

[rug]

18. This is the Post at its finest.

[LiberalElite]

33. Yea I tried to find that one on line eom

[Grassy Knoll]

5. What a fucking slap in the face, Assholes. eom

[24601]

7. Figure the odds. Only if you comp a 32 oz drink with each admission. And I don't settle

for two 16 oz cups.

[sakabatou]

10. Ugh

[onehandle]

11. So much for 'holy ground.' We'll never go in. nt

[PSPS]

12. Everything related to 9/11 has always been about making money. TSA, "terror," and now this.

[olddad56]

22. 9/11 was an inside job. You aren't going to find the truth in this museum.

[24601]

28. Homeland Security and the White House both called me after the FBI notified them that

their Near-real-time URL Tracking System (NUTS) alerted them that you had reached this website in error. Their request was that I provide you the following URL where you will be welcomed back with your people:

http://conspiracytheories.com/

They mentioned that their Bi-monthly Accuse-a-Thon Target Yahoos forum (BATTY) was coming up next Friday and you probably wouldn't want to miss out on the food & medication. And Vice President Biden sends his best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[annabanana]

15. disgusting. . . .n/t

[brooklynite]

16. Before too much outrage is vented...

...can I point out that this is the Museum and not the Memorial? The Memorial is still free.

[LiberalElite]

20. Good point, but -

a MANDATORY fee????? No discounts? No accomodation for people who can't afford it? This plan is pure BULL****.

[mbperrin]

17. There WILL be a place to buy relics as ell, I assume?

Finger joint from the 30th floor, that sort of thing, all for a good price for a good cause.


Right?


(And for something extra, can get a little bit off the "cross" that was left there as a sign, surely?)

[babydollhead]

29. have been to a catholic relic church

your post reminded me of the bashed up bones of saints, little pieces of wood from the cross, strands of cloth. very macabre if you ask me. but oh! the artistry involved in the display case!

[olddots]

19. The United States Of Tacky

[Nanjing to Seoul]

21. Ghouls. Just fucking ghouls. The Nanjing government here in China tried that with the Rape of

Nanking Memorial Hall and the outrage was so fierce, the riot squad needed to be called out, but did nothing but put down their clubs and join the outrage. The Government rescinded and now the Memorial Hall is free of charge.

As for these ghouls. . .just unbelievable.

[bemildred]

23. Soon to be the new Mecca for jihadis. nt

[BVictor1]

24. I heard they were going to begin charging $2 for the memorial entry.

I'm from Chicago and have had the opportunity to visit the memorial 2x's over the past 2 years.

Just sat and reflected and walked around.

I'm sure it takes a lot to maintain things because of the heavy crowds.

If i visit the museum, it may be a 1 time thing. Just to experience the place.

I know that people think $25 is a lot, but it will take funds to maintain the joint.

[Sunlei]

25. The free memorial will be enough for me. don't want to see again the jumpers

[Beacool]

35. Thank you!!!

I saw them live, from the street right in front of the North Tower. I still get very upset if I see a high rise building on fire. I immediately change the channel. I'm always afraid that someone will jump out the window.

[RevStPatrick]

26. This won't matter for too long, so don't sweat it.

Once they finish building that "Freedom Tower" thing, someone is going to blow that up as well.
And then the while sick cycle will start up all over again...

[Tippy]

27. THIS WAS ALL ABOUT MAKING MONEY......NOT A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES

I know I will never go there BUT I am shure Bush, Cheney...and those who made a lot of money on 9/11 including NYC Mayors...will continue to worship ther shrine...

[William Seger]

30. An act of Congress could add this to the Smithsonian system, but...

My first reaction to this was that there was no way it could actually cost $25 per person to maintain this museum, so it looked like callous profiteering. However, looking up info on the Smithsonian, we taxpayers pay $800 million a year for that system of 17 museums, which sees 30 million visitors per year. That works out to $26.66 each.

On the other hand, the Smithsonian includes the National Air and Space Museum and the Natural History Museum, which are the two most awesome museums in the world, and I would easily pay $25 to visit those again. I have to think that by comparison, despite its historical and emotional significance, the 9/11 museum is not something I'd pay $25 to see.

<EDIT>
Re-reading this, I didn't really mean to imply that I favor privatization of museums that preserve our national heritage. I am completely in favor of adding the 9/11 museum to the Smithsonian so that it would be open to all citizens.

[Beacool]

34. I have zero interest in going.

I was there that morning. I don't need to pay money to remember what happened.