Riewe, Nicole2009-06-112009-06-112009-06https://hdl.handle.net/1794/936592 p. Examining committee chair: Phaedra LivingstoneThis Master’s Research Project represents a close examination of trends and a consolidation of determining factors which could inspire museum administrators in decision‐making regarding admissions fee policies. Existing literature is fragmented between research that focuses on single issues, statistical reports, and editorial essays. The biases represented through editorials, the availability of certain information, and the natural inclination towards finding oneself in a statistical majority, could lead to the neglect of or improper decisions in admissions fee policies. Through an interpretivist paradigm in qualitative research, this study includes an extensive review of literature complemented by two comparative case studies.en-USAccessibilityAdmissionsEarned incomeEntry feesMissionMuseums -- FinanceAccessArt museumsMuseumsOther