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by moogly 406 days ago
> Sweden, which has a really hopping museum scene

Citation needed. https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/09/25/s...

https://swedenherald.com/article/tough-economic-situation-fo...

For-profit museums aren't really a thing in Sweden either, because you won't be making a profit, unless you're the Vasa Museum, but even that is struggling.

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Museums are sort of like farms in that you can lose money every year for entire lifetimes and still have a tremendously valuable farm. Like land, the past is an appreciating asset. That's big, traditional museums. I suppose it should be no surprise that the smaller museums are still struggling in the post-covid era. I based my opinion on visits prior to the pandemic, so I'm out of date. Hopefully the popularity of museums in Sweden will rebound.