It is true that museums and historical sites are primarily visited by a significant flow of tourists instead of local citizens. There are numerous reasons leading to this phenomenon and various measures should be adopted to tackle this issue.
There is an abundance of reasons why museums and historic places are often visited by tourists. Firstly, the local people are accustomed to their traditional customs and history through formal education and cultural events. Therefore, they dedicate their leisure time to searching for unknown and unseen places which attract them. Meanwhile, tourists tend to go places that they have never been to with a view to deepening their understanding of other cultures. In addition, the entrance fees to these historical sites can be a deterrent for local inhabitants. For example, the expense of entrance fees to most historical sites is 7 dollars for each, which can be a great amount of money for average local citizens.
However, a variety of approaches can be utilized by the government to address this problem. One of the approaches is that the authorities should change the way they advertise historical sites on social media platforms and arrange appealing programs or exhibits to these sites. For example, creating intriguing advertisements on online platforms such as Tiktok, Facebook, and holding recreational competitions can stimulate people’s curiosity, including local residents. Another measure to discuss is that the government should reduce the cost of entrance fees or discount tickets for local residents to encourage them to pay a visit to museums and historical places.
To sum up, although local people are not likely to visit ancient sites in terms of their interests and the overpriced admission fees, the allure of attractive advertisements and programs and the reduction of admission prices should be created by the government to support local people.