“”The National Museum of Korea’s annual expenditure alone exceeds 80 billion won, but the revenue of all national museums, including the National Museum of Korea, is only 2.3 billion won,” he said. “If an adult admission fee of 1,000 won is charged, 5 billion won is generated, and if an adult admission fee of 2,000 won is charged, 10 billion won is generated. “Even if it is a public institution, it should actively consider charging admission fees depending on the burden on beneficiaries,” he emphasized.
In response to this, Director Yoo replied, “It is right to charge admission to the museum.” He also added, “Currently, the most urgent thing is to expand the parking lot, and we are discussing with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Construction to consider using the Yongsan Park site. “There is also a lack of restaurants and cafes,” he added.
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) There were also criticisms regarding the operational status. “This year, sales of ‘Muse’ products exceeded 20 billion won, but the museum is unable to use the profits,” he said, adding, “A lot of manpower is being invested in the planning and production of a good ‘Muse’, but there is no compensation.” He also emphasized, “Thousands of ‘Muse’ products are being delivered at once to some companies,” and “We need to make sure that ‘Muse’ products reach the general public first.”
In response, Director Yoo responded, “This year, we have secured enough room to receive some incentives (related to ‘Muse’),” and added, “We will make efforts to improve human resources compensation and profit systems in the future.”
It was sold for over 20 billion won, but the proceeds did not go to the museum.
They say they will receive incentives only this year.