We have the FACTS and we’re voting YES to Festival Park.


1. In August of 2007 the City Council unanimously approved giving the parcel of land to the Museum in Festival Park when it realized that the Museum could absorb costs of building Festival Park by including parking, shelter, and sculpture gardens. These items were originally intended to take up space in the Park.
2. At that same meeting, the City Council voted in a split 6-3 vote to approve the 9 story design by architect Enrique Norten.
3. The fundraising efforts for the Museum intend for building to be financed by private donors, just as the current building is.
4. The building leaves a very small footprint on the park-- only 3,150 square feet. The original design of the building would have taken a space of 15,000 feet. One can see that though the original building was smaller, the new design takes up less space.
5. The building’s $15 million price tag includes a $3 million endowment fund for the Museum’s sustainability, so the Museum will NOT rely on the public’s tax paying dollars.


What the New Museum brings to Festival Park:

1. A world-renowned architect whose selection for the Leonardo da Vinci award and the next Guggenheim project speaks to his visionary status.
2. Scores of people from across the United States and around the world will come to visit this architectural work of art. A World Class building right here in Fayetteville.
3. The design of the suspended gallery is such that it acts as a giant carport for Festival Park. Festival Park patrons will now have relief from the elements that they currently do not.
4. The ability for the Museum to extend its mission to a larger audience currently untapped.
5. Restaurants, a café, a water feature—all items that the public requested and architect Enrique Norten gave.
6. An ICON and LANDMARK—an enriched culture to Fayetteville.

JOIN US IN SUPPORT OF A WORLD CLASS MUSEUM FOR FAYETTEVILLE!

VOTE FESTIVAL PARK @ www.fayobserver.com!