Recession and Street Art

There are not enough people talking about the positives of a global recession. There is almost a daily report of a museum facing closure or how nobody is buying art anymore. Things are being shaken up and this may be a time where the situations have changed so people need to be a bit more creative and a bit more innovative.

Vandalog, aficionados of excellent street art, has three reasons why the recession is good for street art.

Can I think of three reasons why the recession is good for museums?

1. People will always want entertaining. Not to cheapen the eucational value of museums, but going to a museum is a great day out. A great day out to somewhere that’s free to enter is more attractive nowadays.
2. Culture is a great economic catalyst. At some point, we’ll have to dig ourselves out of this hole. Culture, museums and art galleries have often been used to stimulate economic growth in the past, no reason why it wouldn’t work now. (Hearing about museums financially suffering makes no sense to me. They’re too important right now to go under)
3. This is a chance for museums to DO SOMETHING. It may be a time to try experimental approaches to things, and some people can really shine when they are told they have very little budget. Instead of massive single projects and events, now may be the time to try out several smaller projects to see what happens.

Any others?