Money Spent in the Community

Data collected from 40,000 attendees at a range of arts events (including children’s museums) reveal an average spending of $22.87 per person, not including the price of admission. This spending generates an estimated $80.8 billion of valuable revenue annually for local merchants and their communities. The findings of this survey also reveal that non-local attendees spend nearly twice as much as local attendees ($38.05 compared to $21.75), demonstrating that a community that attracts cultural tourists stands to harness significant economic rewards (Cohen 2002).”

Source: Association of Children’s Museums “The Case for Children’s Museums.”

 

 Submitted by: Scott McVarish