Free entrance to French museums for under-25s

PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that the country's official museums and monuments will offer free entrance to people aged under-25.

During a speech in Nîmes he said that the measure would be brought in from April 4, unfortunately he didn't provide any further detail and the Ministère de la Culture website doesn't currently have any mention of the plan.

At the same event Nicolas Sarkozy said that he wanted to see the creation of a Musée de l'Histoire de France that would chart the history of the country.

Is interesting to see Sarkozy follow in the footsteps of Jacques Chirac, who backed the building of the Musée du quai Branly, which people said was a way for him to mark his time as President.