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2. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT BASED ON ATTRACTING VISITORS AND TOURISTS<br />
conservation <strong>and</strong> maintenance work; <strong>and</strong> many of the induced tourism jobs would<br />
survive even if the heritage base were reduced, because the money would<br />
then be spent on other objects. (It should be noted, however, that our analysis<br />
took account of spending by tourists who were considered to be attracted in<br />
the first place by the existence of a monument).<br />
Table 2.4. Estimation of indicators of the Heritage Branch<br />
Heritage<br />
Direct jobs 43,880<br />
Conservation/maintenance 41,714<br />
Tourism spin-off jobs 176,800<br />
Total 262,394<br />
Source: Greffe X. & S. Pflieger (2003), La valorisation économique du patrimoine, Paris: La documentation française,<br />
p.23 <strong>and</strong> ff<br />
Museums <strong>and</strong> exhibitions<br />
Museums have today become symbolic sites for their territory. The major cities<br />
are engaged in a veritable “museums competition” <strong>and</strong> the outward architectural aspect<br />
of these institutions has become at least as important as their collections. Exhibitions,<br />
which are increasingly organised in networks, are intended to add a “festival” dimension<br />
<strong>and</strong> to spark public interest. Through unconscious imitation, such exhibitions are<br />
becoming another element of this competition. Yet not every city wins to the same<br />
extent, <strong>and</strong> the positive spin-offs for the territory, <strong>and</strong> indeed for the local finances,<br />
are not always as strong as hoped. The relative drawing power of the great institutions<br />
<strong>and</strong> “superstar” museums, compared to the others, will be reflected in these<br />
contributions.<br />
To demonstrate these ripple effects <strong>and</strong> their conditions, we shall look at four<br />
cases, each of which broadens the view of spin-offs <strong>and</strong> contributions to local<br />
development:<br />
• The Quebec Museum of Civilisation shows the variety of functions that must<br />
be taken into account in assessing the territorial impact.<br />
• The Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao shows how a new museum can help improve<br />
a territory’s image, <strong>and</strong> can even be designed from the outset to spearhead such<br />
changes.<br />
• Museum tourism in Paris testifies to the important economic potential of<br />
museums.<br />
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