Museums offer free admission to visitors under 19By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporterThe Ministry of Education is offering free admission to science museums nationwide for visitors under the age of 19 from next month to August, to encourage domestic tourism. National Museum of Marine Science and Technology deputy director Chen Yi-hsiung, left, introduces exhibits to visitors at the museum in Keelung on Saturday. Photo: Wang Chu-hsiu, Taipei TimesUnder 19 visitors to the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology would have access to its main exhibits, some special exhibits, the IMAX 3D theater and the nearby Chaojing Ocean Center, it said. Free entrance to the National Taiwan Science Education Center and the National Science and Technology Museum would include access to permanent and some special exhibits, while visitors to the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium would have access to all exhibits, it said. The ministry said it expects the program to attract 300,000 visitors and generate NT$100 million (US$3.36 million).

Source: Taipei Times June 14, 2020 15:56 UTC