Measuring the impact of free admission

Cultural Trends

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 203-224

  Cowell, Ben ^a  

^a Media and Sport ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Free Admission; Galleries; Impact; Museums; PSA; Visits

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044800342     PISSN: 09548963     EISSN: 14693690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09548960701479375     Document Type: Article

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