No, nice idea, but there's no free lunch. No, I don't think museums should be free. It costs a lot to maintain exhibits and buildings, keep up with constant innovations in security, acquire new items, not to mention the countless hours of research happening behind the scenes. All that money has to come from somewhere. It only makes sense to charge those who visit the museums. After all, they aren't really restricting access to information, since the same types of information are already readily available on the internet for free. I do, however, support student discounts or free days. Some of the items in museums are real treasures of our civilization and should be accessible even to those of limited means.