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Why cities should stop building museums and focus on festivals

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imageLorde performs at the Austin City Limits music festival.Wikimedia Commons/Ralph Aversen, CC BY

Last year the Institute of Museum and Library Services offered a catchy statistic: the United States has more museums than all the Starbucks and McDonald’s combined.

It’s easy to understand why cities will leap at the opportunity to invest in...

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