The Role of Museums in the Development of Cultural Tourism. Case Study: Bucharest Municipality

Florentina-Cristina Merciu (), George-Laurențiu Merciu () and Andreea-Loreta Cercleux ()
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Florentina-Cristina Merciu: University of Bucharest
George-Laurențiu Merciu: University of Bucharest
Andreea-Loreta Cercleux: University of Bucharest

A chapter in Innovative Business Development—A Global Perspective, 2018, pp 173-186 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The study aims at highlighting the importance of the museums of the Bucharest Municipality in the development of cultural tourism. The capital city has 35 museums, representing 5% of total number of museums nationwide. Methodologically, official statistical and perceptual data were analyzed relating to the number of visitors in the museums and to the cultural consumption of the resident population. The authors collected the data using multiple sources: official statistics (from the National Institute of Statistics and research institutions: National Institute for the Research and Cultural Training). A comparative study analysis with other cultural cities at the national level (Sibiu, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca) was elaborated. Bucharest has recorded a significant increase in the number of visitors in museums over the past ten years. The use of perceptual data has highlighted details on visiting frequencies (the resident population opts to visit the museums once every few months) and on tourists’ motivation (education, relaxation, culture).

Keywords: Cultural destination; Tourist motivation; Cultural consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01878-8_15

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