Museum Director Burkhard Kling looks in the main and Finance Committee savings proposed “a downward spiral” and fears for his two cultural institutions. “The Situation for the two museums in Steinau is against the Background of the re-cuts the currently very difficult and fills us with concern,” laments Christina Reinsch, managing Director of the Hessian Museum Association, the current discussions, it is, nevertheless, “to two otherwise, the Museum’s well-established” houses “with clear unique selling propositions”.
potential for savings or investment needs
With the brothers-Grimm-house as “the only extant Grimm residence” are the two museums “far in excess of provincial museums, in addition to” attractive touristic points of interest and “attract people from all over the world,” according to Steinau an der Straße, stresses Kling. Instead of cutbacks, it is, therefore, more time for “projects for the benefit of the houses and the city” and to strengthen the external impact. With “a targeted approach, we could work very differently and money, and guests who bring money to Steinau, generate”. By outward events and various exhibitions, for example, the “interaction of the Museum to the town and city could be boosted to Museum”, “just because an adequate reporting people would be entice to Steinau,” explains the Director of the Museum.
Saved but is now in the first line of the staff. Currently, the art historian, twelve 450 Euro forces to occupy the two inputs and the Treasury of the houses daily. Both tills are occupied, is for city councillors Tim Schätzke, however, unnecessary. He proposes to occupy, instead of both funds, to find an Alternative for the input of the second house, in order to save personnel costs.
For Burkhard Kling, however, is: “We have no savings potential. Alone, the insurance company requires a Monitoring of the two houses, and an always open-door’d to go to the entry money will be lost, in addition, it is almost impossible, by regulatory bodies and to Fund two museums serve.” The two houses were, after all, sites also have to encounter and “out-of-school learning”, in which employees not only act as a Cashier, but also as a Supervisory and contact persons. “The personal interview is an essential promotional factor for the houses, but also for Steinau itself. Often the staff assumes the functions of a tourist information, what is consistent and important as it also coincides with the expectations of the visitors,” explains Reinsch. “Just for the Grimm house as a tourist Highlight, it is very important to understand the Museum as a point of contact for questions of any kind.”
Who cuts a Cultural Highlight with a monument value
“cultural services or scrapped sin against the heritage of our fathers and mothers. This is irresponsible and is not so,” stressed the mayor, Malte Jörg Uffeln to KINZIG.NEWS. As a “core piece for tourism” recognises also a city councillor Schätzke the “historical value” of the houses and tried the “active miss understand” counter. So, that you are not interested in, to judge the houses based on, but to spare the citizens, a business tax increase. In the next budget could be discussed using the funds for advertising, so Schätzke. Currently, it was necessary to make savings. With the reduction of staff costs the Brüder-Grimm-Haus and the Museum could be obtained, but more upright, so the city councillors.
While all Parties are at least in place of the two houses as “cultural Highlights in Steinau, on the road,” said the mayor, agreed, seem to be the fronts in terms of finances become ever more strained. Of a closure of the conversation is not, for the Director of the Museum Kling, the savings mean more cuts to the two cultural institutions, the hear, in his opinion, rather encouraged, in order to be for the brothers-Grimm-city profitable.
“as Long as no budget is decided, may also be no money spent. This also means that we do not have complementary means for land grants, which would have to be rejected in the last few years,” explains the art historian. Whether in the city Assembly decreed will be voted on Tuesday a draft, it remains to be seen. It is only then that Burkhard white-sounding as it is to his houses.
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