All children, regardless of their nationality, will have free access to Russian museums under federal jurisdiction in the next year, the Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said at a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Culture and Arts. “Our museums are the best places for historical and cultural education. And the more children visit them, the better” - Medinsky added.

      According to him, the Ministry of Culture has found a way to independently compensate for the museums’ shortfall in off-budget revenues.All children, regardless of their nationality, will have free access to Russian museums under federal jurisdiction in the next year, the Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said at a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Culture and Arts. “Our museums are the best places for historical and cultural education. And the more children visit them, the better” - Medinsky added. According to him, the Ministry of Culture has found a way to independently compensate for the museums’ shortfall in off-budget revenues.