Draft report on cultural investment presented to Jyväskylä City Council

The document will set out a number of alternative scenarios for re-thinking the way the city’s cultural services are run and proposes an action plan for bringing new life and energy into the city centre. It will also detail the budgetary impact of these scenarios.

Cultural provision could be centralised to unlock synergy benefits between different cultural service providers and to allow more efficient use to made of the venues and premises available. It was felt that, of the scenarios presented, “Core” would be best placed to deliver on the project objectives. However, none of the options outlined as part of the draft report are as yet capable of achieving the cost reduction target sought by the City of Jyväskylä.

Over the coming months, the project team will continue to work on alternative approaches that may bring additional cost efficiencies. The city board and council will decide on next steps in spring 2020.