City Council to Art Institute: Raise admission fees, kiss your water goodbye
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The Chicago City Council is saying “oh no you didn’t” to the Art Institute’s recent admission increase (from $12 to $18) and is now threatening to shut off the museum’s water, according to the Sun-Times.
Until now, non-profits—including museums, churches, and hospitals—have received free water and building permits from the city, along with waived license and inspection fees. But this sudden snippiness over the price hike—which could also affect the Museum of Science and Industry, the Field Museum, the Shedd Aquarium, and the Museum of Contemporary Art—comes in defense of Chicagoans' financial interests: Why should residents have to subsidize the non-profits twice over with both taxes and admission fees? But the biggest price might fall on tourists if they plan on using the museum's restroom—and all they wanted was to see some art.
