Museums and other historical sites seem to be less attractive to local people than to tourists. This essay
intends to delve into some reasons why this is occurring, and put forward some solutions to kindle the
interest of local people in visiting these places.
The first reason is due to the fact that the local people take these places for granted. They think that these
places are not running away anywhere, and so they will see them sooner or later. What happens is, that
the time seldom comes, when they take the time out of their hectic schedule to see these places. On the
other hand, tourists who come there are on a holiday, and their main motive is visiting these historic places
and museums. For instance, recently, I visited Hyderabad as a tourist and went to see Ramoji Film City,
which is the biggest Film City in the whole world, spread over 5000 acres of land. My relatives who are
staying in Hyderabad have never been there once. When ltold them that it is a must-see place, they
decided to visit it with their children.
Secondly, nothing new is added to these places over the years and so local people who have been there
once, do not wish to frequent these places again and again. These places do not intrigue the locals so they
do not feel nlotivated to visit regularly. ln other words, the renewals of existing exhibits, or the
organization of new programs and events are few and far between. Furthermore, museums and historical
sites are not cheap to visit. ln fact, to get admission to these places, visitors are often required to buy
expensive tickets.
ln order to spur up more interest of local people in coming to museums, a number of ways can be
employed. School trips could be organized for children to enjoy these places with their friends. Passes for
entry to these museums and historical sites could be arranged for local people so that it doesn't cut a hole
in their pocket every time they visit them. A day could be fixed every month when the entry to the
museum is made free. For example, on every first Tuesday of the month, the entry to the Houston Museum
of Natural Science is free, so there is a great rush of local people on that day
To conclude, many reasons can be given as to why local people lose their enthusiasm for museums and
places of historical importance. However, the revival of these places is within our grasp should proper
actions be taken.
Museums
and other historical sites seem to be less attractive to
local
people
than to tourists. This essay
intends to delve into
some
reasons why this is occurring, and put forward
some
solutions to kindle the
interest of
local
people
in visiting these places.
The
first
reason is due to the fact that the
local
people
take these
places
for granted. They
think
that these
places are not running away anywhere, and
so
they will
see
them sooner or later. What happens is, that
the time seldom
comes
, when they take the time out of their hectic schedule to
see
these
places
. On the
other hand, tourists who
come
there are on a holiday, and their main motive is visiting these historic places
and
museums
.
For instance
, recently, I visited Hyderabad as a tourist and went to
see
Ramoji
Film City,
which is the biggest Film City in the whole world, spread over 5000 acres of land. My relatives who are
staying in Hyderabad have never been there once. When
ltold
them that it is a
must
-
see
place
, they
decided to
visit
it with their children.
Secondly
, nothing new is
added
to these
places
over the years and
so
local
people
who have been there
once, do not wish to frequent these
places
again and again. These
places
do not intrigue the
locals
so
they
do not feel
nlotivated
to
visit
regularly
.
ln
other words, the renewals of existing exhibits, or the
organization of new programs and
events
are few and far between.
Furthermore
,
museums
and historical
sites are not
cheap
to
visit
.
ln
fact, to
get
admission to these
places
, visitors are
often
required to
buy
expensive tickets.
ln
order to spur up more interest of
local
people
in coming to
museums
, a number of ways can
be
employed
. School trips could
be organized
for children to enjoy these
places
with their friends. Passes for
entry to these
museums
and historical sites could
be arranged
for
local
people
so
that it doesn't
cut
a hole
in their pocket every time they
visit
them. A day could be
fixed
every month when the entry to the
museum
is made
free.
For example
, on every
first
Tuesday of the month, the entry to the Houston Museum
of Natural Science is free,
so
there is a great rush of
local
people
on that day
To conclude
,
many
reasons can be
given
as to why
local
people
lose their enthusiasm for
museums
and
places of historical importance.
However
, the revival of these
places
is within our grasp should proper
actions
be taken
.