Admission to the metropolitan museum of art? -

I m confused about this business with the MET. Under admission there is a recommended price. Does that mean it s free but they want you to pay. Will they not let me in if I don t pay?

They used to explain it better, but they don t want to anymore.The signs used to say You may pay what you like, but you must pay something. The suggested admission is: __________. Today, this is still true. You may pay a penny if you like (but it s really bad form to do so!) But you must pay something. If I go a lot, I will pay less. These days I don t go as much as I used to, so I pay $10.00 or so. But I do think that the tourists ought to cough up the full amount. People who go less should pay more, in my opinion. But you cannot pay nothing at all.