There are better ways to raise money than jeopardising a model that draws visitors to Britain and has huge benefits for the wider economy There are better ways to raise money than jeopardising a model that draws visitors to Britain and has huge benefits for the wider economy T wenty-five years ago, the UK made the bold and generous gesture of making its national museums free to all. Suddenly, anyone from anywhere in the world could gaze at iconic works of art by the greatest artists in history