(This
is the first in a series of articles looking at the components of
River Renaissance five years after Scott County voters agreed to
contribute $5 million to the effort. While that amount was relatively
small in the projects' financing, it secured $20 million in Vision
Iowa funding from the State of Iowa.)
Evaluating the Figge Art Museum five years after the River Renaissance vote is an exercise in perspective. The choice of how to measure its success determines the outcome.