Lobelliot t1_j9v6pja wrote
It actually is a huge honor that Jersey City is going to be the new home of this museum. Contrary to what many people here seem to believe, art and culture are a very important aspect of society, especially cities. Museums enrich communities and boost economies through tourism, which is good for boosting small businesses
Nervous_Excitement81 OP t1_j9v89yy wrote
I get what you're saying here but when JC has like 1000 problems, spending that much money on a museum seems absurd but that's just my opinion.
Lobelliot t1_j9v8jce wrote
I definitely don't disagree. There are certainly far more issues that could be dealt with (I've learned about MOST of them since moving outside of downtown JC) but nothing wrong with a good investment in culture to ultimately enrich the city
jerseycityfrankie t1_j9vpir1 wrote
In context though: Journal Square has been ignored by the city. Anything the city should be on top of has been ignored and is now a hot mess. Throwing a fancy French Art Museum on the problem is exactly like putting up an astonishingly expensive beautiful marble sculpture to help put out a forest fire.
Lobelliot t1_j9vtvxp wrote
All valid points! And certainly troubling that there is so much secrecy around the trip and who is funding/why only certain council members were invited
JournalSquire t1_j9wpv7z wrote
Agreed. Why the secrecy? Only further undermines public trust. Now I want to know who really is bankrolling this trip and what’s their agenda?
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