Arts Towada / Economic Investigation and Revitalization Proposals

Summary

Five years after opening, Arts Towada and the Towada Art Center had become a well-known destination drawing visitors from across Japan each year in numbers two to three times the population of Towada City. This commission went a step beyond the idea of the museum as a device for attracting visitors, asking how the museum might contribute further to the local economy by working with the creative sector, including art and design, and by using the profile and drawing power of Arts Towada. The final report set out more than twenty recommendations, several of which have since been implemented by Towada City.