Kennedy Institute finds if you build it, not everyone will come
Todd Harting, a social studies teacher from Chicago, gushed about his visit to the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, where he admired the late senator’s paintings of sailboats and a reproduction of his memorabilia-filled office.
Harting’s only lament: the replica of the Senate chamber was nearly empty when he filed in to take part in a mock debate on immigration legislation.
“If there had been 100 people, it would have been really cool,” he said. “We only had 15 people.”
The institute, which opened two years ago Friday, is drawing fewer than half the number of visitors as initially projected, a sign it may be struggling to establish itself as a must-see tourist destination in Boston.
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