• venusaur@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Totally, but people would still line up to see Mona Lisa. Not saying to get rid of the museum.

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      16 hours ago

      If the Mona Lisa were stolen; you’d have been arguing that that should’ve been sold off as well. These jewels are also historical artwork and have a rich history behind them that can never be recovered.

    • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 days ago

      Sure, though it could be less people for the same ticket price.

      If we look at the extreme case, removing every item from the Louvre but the Mona Lisa would result in significantly less tax income because there’s no way millions would spend [insert Louvre ticket price I am too lazy to research]€ for looking at a single painting for 5 minutes.

      Museums with more items generally result in more money.