Tourists are generally drawn to museums and historical locations when visiting new countries. However, records have shown local people’s low attendance at these attractions. Some explanations will be put forward before solutions can be drawn to tackle this problem.
There are several reasons as to why tourists, instead of the local people, come to museums and historical places. First, these locations can provide visitors with a comprehensive overview of the traditions in the particular locality they are situated. As a result, such destinations are generally more appealing to the newcomers than to the locals, those without the need to familiarise themselves with the traditional values of the region. Moreover, because the layout of museums and historical houses is likely to remain unchanged through years, they can be visually unattractive to the local inhabitants, who may have been to these sites for at least once in their younger years.
Several measures can be prompted to promote locals’ attendance rate at buildings for historic relics and museums. The main solution is to change the public’s perception of such places as sites for only monotonous activities. Should civic events including weddings, anniversaries and concerts be allowed to be held in these locations, they would attract substantial public attention to historical values. Another resolution is that historians and preservationists should be featured more frequently on the media, with their articles on the tremendous worth of museums and historical remains.
To conclude, historical areas and museums can be uninteresting for local citizens because they can be too familiar with the culture that these places depict. To better this, there should be more media coverage on historical assets, and also more open-door policies to use such locations as spots for more public-oriented activities.
Tourists are
generally
drawn to
museums
and
historical
locations
when visiting new countries.
However
, records have shown
local
people
’s low attendance at these attractions.
Some
explanations will
be put
forward
before
solutions can
be drawn
to tackle this problem.
There are several reasons as to why tourists,
instead
of the
local
people
,
come
to
museums
and
historical
places.
First
, these
locations
can provide visitors with a comprehensive overview of the traditions in the particular locality they
are situated
.
As a result
, such destinations are
generally
more appealing to the newcomers than to the
locals
, those without the need to
familiarise
themselves with the traditional values of the region.
Moreover
,
because
the layout of
museums
and
historical
houses
is likely to remain unchanged through years, they can be
visually
unattractive to the
local
inhabitants, who may have been to these sites for at least once in their younger years.
Several measures can
be prompted
to promote
locals’
attendance rate at buildings for historic relics and
museums
. The main solution is to
change
the public’s perception of such places as sites for
only
monotonous activities. Should civic
events
including weddings, anniversaries and concerts be
allowed
to
be held
in these
locations
, they would attract substantial public attention to
historical
values. Another resolution is that historians and preservationists should
be featured
more
frequently
on the media, with their articles on the tremendous worth of
museums
and
historical
remains.
To conclude
,
historical
areas and
museums
can be uninteresting for
local
citizens
because
they can be too familiar with the culture that these places depict. To better this, there should be more media coverage on
historical
assets, and
also
more open-door policies to
use
such
locations
as spots for more public-oriented activities.