Places of traditional significance and museums, while often visited by the foreign travellers, fail to attract the local communities, which is because of the lack of appreciation and acknowledgement of the local culture, among the native population. It can be remedied by increasing publicity activities, to make the people more aware. We will discuss this further, in the essay.
Most people are not completely aware of their cultural heritage and hence, do not possess a good understanding of their ancestral lineage. In other words, it causes a nonchalant attitude among the local people, when it comes to places of historical importance. For example, a recent study by the American Psychiatrists' Association, (APA), claimed that more people were likely to visit a museum in a foreign land, rather than the one in their locality. Therefore, it is illustrative of how local communities lack a real understanding and appreciation of their culture.
One possible way to tackle the problem would be to increase publicity activities, to garner local attention. Specific information about the sites can be spread through flyers, mass media, and via the internet. Moreover, increasing awareness and educating the population by such approaches will attract the native crowd. For instance, a museum in India, recorded a two-fifth rise in the visits by the local population, following several publicity activities. Besides, another possible solution would be to invest more in reconstruction and renovation strategies, by channelling more funds towards the cause by government bodies.
In conclusion, sites of historical significance are visited less by the locals because of a lack of appreciation and understanding of the local culture, which can be combatted by more publicities and sufficient government funding. With these suggested measures, there will be an increasing percentage of local people visiting museums and historical sites, in the future.
Places of traditional significance and
museums
, while
often
visited by the foreign
travellers
, fail to attract the
local
communities, which is
because
of the lack of appreciation and
acknowledgement
of the
local
culture, among the native population. It can
be remedied
by increasing
publicity
activities, to
make
the
people
more aware. We will discuss this
further
, in the essay.
Most
people
are not completely aware of their cultural heritage and
hence
, do not possess a
good
understanding of their ancestral lineage.
In other words
, it causes a nonchalant attitude among the
local
people
, when it
comes
to places of historical importance.
For example
, a recent study by the American Psychiatrists' Association, (APA), claimed that more
people
were likely to visit a
museum
in a foreign land,
rather
than the one in their locality.
Therefore
, it is illustrative of how
local
communities lack a real understanding and appreciation of their culture.
One possible way to tackle the problem would be to increase
publicity
activities, to garner
local
attention. Specific information about the sites can
be spread
through flyers, mass media, and via the internet.
Moreover
, increasing awareness and educating the population by such approaches will attract the native crowd.
For instance
, a
museum
in India, recorded a two-fifth rise in the visits by the
local
population, following several
publicity
activities.
Besides
, another possible solution would be to invest more in reconstruction and renovation strategies, by channelling more funds towards the cause by
government
bodies.
In conclusion
, sites of historical significance
are visited
less by the
locals
because
of a lack of appreciation and understanding of the
local
culture, which can be
combatted
by more
publicities
and sufficient
government
funding. With these suggested measures, there will be an increasing percentage of
local
people
visiting
museums
and historical sites, in the future.