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VanWorst t1_ivwky6t wrote

Reply to comment by jerseycityfrankie in out of control spending by Downtown-Prompt-6499

A Jersey City history museum and a major art museum have very little in common. No one really cares about Jersey City history outside of Jersey City.

We have plenty of smaller art galleries and they seem to work fine. Pompidou will draw more art snobs to take the PATH to New Jersey.

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jerseycityfrankie t1_ivwnke4 wrote

There’s a proven track record of Museum failures in Jersey City is what I’m stating. If they can’t manage a tiny museum what skills do they bring to managing the rollout of a big one?

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JCwhatimsayin t1_ivy1vpe wrote

Liberty Science Center seems to be holding up pretty well.

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[deleted] t1_ivy6h2n wrote

I worked there for two weeks installing an exhibit. It's all school trips and pretty empty otherwise.

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FloatingWeight t1_ivyfthm wrote

Used to volunteer there in HS gets super crowded on weekends with families, of course during the week it’s school trips

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jerseycityfrankie t1_ivyg2ag wrote

To be fair this is a proven revenue stream for most museums, without education programming it’d be hard to have a museum remain open long.

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Brudesandwich t1_iw30hhj wrote

You mean during the week when everyone is working and schools have field trips?

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Mindless-Budget9019 t1_ivwrbp1 wrote

The BOE controls the school budget. Not the city. Ask them why they can’t use the 100m plus they got from the state that they weren’t expecting to fix the schools’ Hvac.

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objectimpermanence t1_ivyr9ly wrote

The difference is that none of those failed museums involved a partnership with a major institution like Pompidou, which actually knows a thing or two about running museums.

The Pompidou Centre in Paris will be completely closed for renovations until 2027. If they lend the JC museum artworks from their collection during that time, that could be a good way to jumpstart interest and attract visitors from around the metro area.

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