A few years back the town of North Adams, Massachusetts was so destitute, a developer suggested flooding the place and starting over. But an unlikely art project has revitalized the area. “In the year since it opened last Memorial Day weekend, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, known as Mass MOCA, has been hailed as a wild success, drawing more than 105,000 visitors to its galleries, 25,000 more to performing arts events, and garnering architectural and preservation awards. – New York Times