SourGumGum@lemmy.world to World News@quokk.au · 3 months agoCharging non-Europeans more to visit Louvre is discrimination, says major French unionwww.connexionfrance.comexternal-linkmessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down11cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkCharging non-Europeans more to visit Louvre is discrimination, says major French unionwww.connexionfrance.comSourGumGum@lemmy.world to World News@quokk.au · 3 months agomessage-square27linkfedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squareBestBoucletteslinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 months agoIt’s discrimination, but we French people pay for the Louvre with our taxes. It should be taken into account in the admission price. Some landmarks are free for French citizens already, like the Pantheon.
minus-squaredependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoIt says non-Europeans so it’s not just the French.
minus-squareBestBoucletteslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoWell the museum receives grants from the EU as well, so that works too
minus-squareFabledAepitaph@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoUS citizens pay taxes to support the museums in DC’s National Mall which are free to enter for everyone, even the French.
minus-squareFLP22012005@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agohttps://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/26/travel/us-national-park-foreign-fees-tourism-hnk
It’s discrimination, but we French people pay for the Louvre with our taxes. It should be taken into account in the admission price. Some landmarks are free for French citizens already, like the Pantheon.
It says non-Europeans so it’s not just the French.
Well the museum receives grants from the EU as well, so that works too
US citizens pay taxes to support the museums in DC’s National Mall which are free to enter for everyone, even the French.
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https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/26/travel/us-national-park-foreign-fees-tourism-hnk