Keeping a museum from shutting down with 事件

Kanji Explanation: Continuation and connection with 続

Following the solving of a murder case, Detective Mouri reads an article about the museum where the murder took place.

蘭(らん):: 「へーーー　あの美術館(びじゅつかん)続(つづ)けることになったんだ…」; “Wow... So they decided to keep the art museum open after all...”
毛利(もうり):: 「ああ…　事件(じけん)のせいで美術館(びじゅつかん)を存続(そんぞく)させようという市民(しみん)の声(こえ)が上(あ)がったからな…」; “Yeah... Because of the incident, there was a public outcry to keep the art museum open...”; Literal: “Yeah... Because of the incident, citizens' voices rose up saying to let the art museum continue existing...”

Key Points

1存続(そんぞく)させよう = “try to keep it going”

存続(そんぞく) means continued existence, so 美術館(びじゅつかん)を存続(そんぞく)させる is “to keep the museum going” or “to keep it from shutting down”.

2〜ようという marks the content of the public demand

美術館(びじゅつかん)を存続(そんぞく)させよう uses the volitional form and means “let’s keep the museum open” or “we should preserve the museum”.
With という市民(しみん)の声(こえ), that quoted idea becomes the thing people were saying: “public voices calling for the museum to stay open”.

3事件(じけん)のせいで = “because of the incident”

〜のせいで gives the cause behind what followed. The incident triggered the reaction from the public.
In context, the murder case made people pay attention to the museum and speak up to save it.

4続(つづ)けることになった = “it was decided to continue”

In Ran’s line, 美術館(びじゅつかん)続(つづ)けることになった means “it ended up being decided that they would keep it open”.
ことになった often presents a decision or outcome rather than a personal choice made on the spot.

美術館 (Art museum)

美術館(びじゅつかん) means an art museum, where artworks are displayed and preserved.

事件 (Incident)

事件(じけん) means an incident or event that attracts public attention.

存続 (Survival)

存続(そんぞく) means continued existence, especially when an organization or institution remains in operation.

市民 (Citizens)

市民(しみん) means a citizen, city resident, or member of a civic community.