I don't think public funding necessarily means that the output should be publicly available. The benefits and risks should be evaluated, as they were in this case.
The results of public funding of weapons programmes and surveillance satellites are understandably concealed, this museum situation is analogous despite the risks being significantly less consequential.
The results of public funding of weapons programmes and surveillance satellites are understandably concealed, this museum situation is analogous despite the risks being significantly less consequential.