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Liz Hobday

Cash shortage forces major gallery to charge $20 entry

A funding shortfall has forced the Museum of Contemporary Art to charge an entry fee. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

The Museum of Contemporary Art has been free to the public for decades, but a funding crisis has forced it to start charging $20 entry fees.

The museum in Sydney holds the only public collection in Australia dedicated to the work of living artists, and attracts about a million visitors each year.

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