USA: Metropolitan Museum of Art sued over admissions fee policy

A class action has been filed against the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) alledging the MMA would deceive and defraud the public into paying a fee to enter the MMA, even though dmission was legally required to be free of charge most days of the week. A similar complaint had already been filed last November. ´The MMA states that it had never imposed an admissions fee, its admissions policy was agreed to by the City of New York and it was clearly posted and explained.

Find November 2012 complaint here: http://www.artlawreport.com/files/2013/04/Metropolitan-Museum-Admissions-Complaint-B15088931.pdf
Find March 2013 Class Action here: http://www.artlawreport.com/files/2013/04/2013-Met-Admissions-Complaint-B1569069.pdf

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