New Plymouth District Councillors have agreed to defer considering the question of imposing admission charges for visitors to the Govett Brewster Art Gallery and the Len Lye Centre for a 12 month period following their opening.
Mayor Andrew Judd and the councillors where asked to reflect on the issues. Len Lye’s works have an extraordinarily wide appeal – of all ages, genders, and ethnic backgrounds and the NPDC shouldn’t make a decision that actively differentiates the audience based merely on financial resources.
As Len was a passionate champion of free entry to galleries, museums and libraries, this is a great victory for the Foundation.
You can read the full submission here.
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