to promote the City of Neuchâtel, the Neuchâtel Lakeside region and the canton on the theme of the fantastic, particularly by: rehabilitating the site of the former prisons into a place dedicated to the fantastic, including an exhibition space featuring the works of John Howe; coordinating and managing all activities on the site of the former prisons; actively participating in the networking of actors related to art, science, new technologies and the economy around the unifying theme of the fantastic.