Heritage is a broad concept as it can mean many different things and have many definitions for example, “circumstances or benefits passed down from previous generations, keeps the close contact with the concept of inheritance. Although it might not be a thing but maybe an inherited title” (Howard, heritage management, interpretation, identity). This quote shows that, heritage can be an understanding of something old, new, tangible and the emphases of special qualities and the fact that we inherited from the past.
Heritage tourism has grown rapidly in recent years because of the same reasons that have led to the growth in tourism generally including, things such as increase leisure time, more disposable income, the development of the package holiday and the increase in mobility due to the growth of car ownership. (Timothy and boyd, 2003) Also there are more specific reasons why the interest of heritage tourism has grown and these are, there are higher levels of education, for example heritage tourism can be a subject on its own or could involve geography, history and science, which can lead it to being in colleges and universities so therefore from ages 10-25 or maybe higher can learn about heritage tourism. Another reason for growth is media representations, particular on TV, of heritage themes from other countries, which can include buildings and monuments, people’s lifestyles and special events and festivals.
Competition from heritage sites and pressure from funding have simulated traditional museums to become more imaginative and user friendly so that visitor number would increase.
Most heritage sites such as monuments and museums like all the Tyne and wear museums Beamish and art galleries etc have increased in visi...
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...f schools that are going on day trips, that is making the children at a young age aware of what there is and the history within the areas.
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Monuments and museums are arenas of public history and for the formation and articulation of identities and narratives.[1] Decisions taken as to the formation of museums and the selection, display and organisation of exhibits are influenced by criteria which are not necessarily politically neutral; these may especially involve devices of political elites to emphasise aspects of communal togetherness and thus exert control over communities.[2] Memory and commemoration of past events and generations is by its nature a political and contested act, especially in sharply divided societies.[3] It is no surprise that recently established governments and states should particularly concern themselves with the production of such forms of festivities, commemorations, and monuments.[4] As rulers of a sharply divided society, unionist elites in Northern Ireland in the aftermath of its eventful creation in 1920-1 had particular reasons to concern themselves, and did concern themselves, with such strategies of power.[5] The integration of the province's Catholic minority may have been, or may have been felt to be, beyond the rulers of Northern Ireland;[6] but this very fact heightened the importance of preserving the highest possible degree of political unity under unionist hegemony among the Protestant majority.[7]
Duncan’s (1991) analysis of western museums is defined through the theme of “durable objects” as a criterion to judge the heritage of American and European art as a ritual of the modern state. In this manner western art museums are built like “temples” as a symbolic and figurative representation of greatness of western culture throughout the world: “[They] are more like the traditional ceremonial monuments that museum buildings often emulate—classical temples” (Duncan 90). This interpretation of American/European museums defines a dominant source of cultural heritage that ritualizes
New and interesting artifacts will not only entertain old customers but will also attract new customers to the museum. For example, the National Museum of the American Indian, the first national museum dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans, is known for its variety of more than 800,00 works of extraordinary aesthetic religious, and historical significance (Source
just a new way to generate money from tourists than to help the environment. “The museum off
...troversy as all countries have lost, to a great or lesser extent, treasures of national renown and significance over time. Wars, theft, treasure seeking, changing boundaries and migration have all in some way contributed to this diaspora of art. There is clear evidence that the historic placing of objects in locations remote from their origin has on occasion afforded protection and preservation, The Elgin Marbles in The British Museum being a case in point. However, given the overarching principle of self determination it is difficult to argue that serendipitous historic placement is sufficient reason for items of true national heritage to be kept indefinitely. A world-wide system of touring exhibitions and cultural exchange, with context being provided by the originating society may provide the natural progression to the accessible widening of people’s experiences.
Therefore, the visual arts have the power and represent an opportunity for viewers to enrich their critical thinking, not just visual literacy, that should become visually literate in a particular way that encourages critical thinking and be measurable in standardized achievements tests. The arts become both a process of discovery and a scaffolding through which responses and actions may be generated. As described by Elliot Kai-Ke “The museum should be seen not so much as a place where knowledge is transmitted, but rather as a place where knowledge is produced.” (Kai-Ke, 2011, p. 46)
...onehenge and Avebury you have art, depictions of life during the end of the Neolithic and beginning of the Bronze Age. Through laser scanning it was discovered that thousands of pictures carved, painted and drawn exists on the stones, they have just been worn away with time. So you had more solid representation of life being presented in architecture and art, pottery instead of baskets, stone buildings and sculptures, permanent housing and burial sites much larger and expansive then any we had seen yet. You see the possibilities of healing centers and organized religion. You see the tracking of the sun in a lot of stone monuments, referring to life span or harvest, but showing a connection of life and the certainty of death. The art represented here is so very fitting, stone and earth, representing a strong and determined culture that thrived in harsh conditions.
In a word, cultural heritage belongs to where it is created. Based on this precondition, cultural artifacts can be shared by all the human being only when its owner offers this on his own.
Travel, one that would include a cultural experience aspect, includes museums, galleries and history elements.
The aim of this essay is to carefully examine the existing resources of tourism within the destination their potential and weakness, SWOT and PEST analysis, statistics of tourist visiting and comparing those numbers and their demographic factors so on. Moreover the objectives of this essay is to discuss and me...
Tourism is often associated with traveling to places away from home. Tourism has a big impact on the economic growth of some countries, which define the shape of their cities by producing different sectors like historic districts, convention centers, museums, malls, hotels, restaurants, and the list can be endless. Furthermore, tourism elements have been developed by cities for a variety of reasons including: situating themselves in the world by drawing a positive image and attracting visitors and for their money.
According to the Sinhala language,”Sanskruthika Urumayan” word reflects the translated form of the English word cultural heritage. The word “Sanskruthiya” means culture and “Urumayan” means both tangible and intangible remaining forms from the past to the present. Considering the legislation definition I have chosen to define cultural heritage according to laws of Sri Lanka, it is important to see the period of its origin. Sri Lanka, which named as Ceylon was colonized by British throne, from early of 1830s to 1945 February 4th Independence Day (citation). Therefore, the following legislation document of Sri Lanka was developed in 1940 under the colonial ruling before the independence and the word referred to cultural heritage is antiquities. According to the 1940 Antiquities Ordinance of Ceylon, it recognize any monuments that lying, being or found in the (Ceylon) Sri Lanka as the ancient monuments if they are dated before 1815. Also, it had defined a monument as,”temple, church, monument, other structure or erecti...
Tourism is a typical activity of fashion that the public participate widely and it has grown in importance over recorded human history. Innumerable articles refer tourism as “the world’s largest industry”; policy-makers, analysts, and scholars often speak of the size of the tourism compared to that of other industries (Smith 2004: 26). These series of misleading statement, together with the mass media’s reports (out of context), make the idea that tourism is a single large industry branded into many people’s minds. However, in this essay I will demonstrate that it is a simplistic and misleading idea, which should be replaced by the plural term, “tourism industries”. Moreover, tourism is not the world’s largest industry, but largest service sector.
It is a well-noted fact that tourists from the developed world, or rich western nations, are in favour of visiting unspoilt natural environments and places steeped in tradition. However, Lea (1988) regards such attractions as being a sign of underdevelopment and rarely tolerated by the host nations just because they meet with foreign approval of visitors. Instead, it is the priority of the respective governments to raise living standards to acceptable levels, which means modernisation and the implementation of various infrastructures. Nevertheless, if administered effectively mass tourism could provide a form of sustainable development by meeting the needs of the present without compromising those of the future.
At the present time, one of the inseparable parts of the economic growth is considered as tourism industry. Commonly, tourism is the movement of people to other places for business or leisure purposes as well as covers their activities. Holloway and Humphreys defines that the places where tourists come and spend their money are called as “tourist destinations” in other words “receiving areas”. Many countries have been improving tourism to overcome economic difficulties since it is growing fast. The industry activities have been demonstrated a general positive trend in the economy and it has already become the inherent part of economic development. In host countries, tourism has led to such positive consequences as the improved infrastructure,