The end of pay-asyou-wish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is ending its famous pay-as-you-wish tradition. Visitors will now have to pay a mandatory admission fee of $25 if they do not live in New York state starting March 1, the museum announced. The Met wants to generate a reliable annual revenue after financial turbulence and leadership turmoil. But the move has provoked outcry from many commentators who argued that this public museum should remain open to all.

pay-as-you-wish lit. «payez ce que vous voulez» ici, tarif indicatif / mandatory obligatoire / admission fee droit d’entrée / reliable fiable ici, stable / revenue recettes / leadership direction / turmoil chamboulements, bouleversements / move décision / outcry tollé, protestations / to argue objecter.