Cultural and Heritage Values Report

   

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Running Head: Tourism and TravelTourism and Travel
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Tourism and Travel 1Executive SummaryNewcastle Art Gallery is communities of the most essential public art group in NSW outside Sydney. The report is all about the cultural and heritage values that attract the tourist. Newcastle Art Gallery runs a full program of occasions in help of its shows and assumes a key instructive part in the social existence of Newcastle and the Hunter Region. Dynamic open projects incorporate craftsmanship workshops, guided visits, film screenings, addresses, classes and open occasions. It also includes the experiences of the visitors and evaluation of the success of the Newcastle Art Gallery in attracting the tourist.
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Tourism and Travel 2ContentsExecutive Summary.........................................................................................................................1Introduction......................................................................................................................................3Characteristics of the cultural tourism.........................................................................................3About Newcastle Art Gallery......................................................................................................3Description of the Newcastle Art Gallery cultural tourism attraction.............................................4Description of the visitor visited the site.........................................................................................6Description of interpretation of culture and/or heritage at the site................................................10Evaluation & Recommendations...................................................................................................13Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................14References......................................................................................................................................15Appendix........................................................................................................................................18Appendix 1.1..............................................................................................................................18Appendix 1.2..............................................................................................................................19
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Tourism and Travel 3Introduction Culture heritage tourism is a branch of the tourism, oriented towards the cultural heritage of the place where the tourism is occurring. Cultural attraction plays a dynamic role in tourism at all thelevels and across the world (Ashworth, & Larkham, 2013). The nationwide trust for Historic Preservation in the US describes the heritage tourism as "Travelling to explore the places and activities that genuinely represent the stories and people of the past."Characteristics of the cultural tourismCultural tourism supports in bringing understanding among the tourists of the various religions, social background, and culture (Canavan, 2016). Cultural tourism is a main force for peace, harmony, and understanding across the world.Cultural tourism inspires the co-operation between nations in the free interchange of tourists across the world. It acts a device which is used for the realization of man’s aspirations in the quest of knowledge education, accepting as well as an understanding of the originality of cultures,education (Booth, 2014).The report talks about the tourism attraction Newcastle Art Gallery which is a cultural heritage place. It is a large and public art museum situated in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The report shows the visitors experiences and cultural tourism attraction (Waterton, & Watson, 2014).
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Tourism and Travel 4About Newcastle Art GalleryThe country's initially reason assembled provincial display; Newcastle Art Gallery was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in March 1977. Dark Totem II, one of just two extensive figures at any point delivered by the late Australian craftsman, Brett Whiteley stands 11m high in the Gallery forecourt, and John Olsen's roof painting the ocean sun of 5 ringers 1964 is on changeless show inside. Later on, the collection of the gallery continues to grow with the support of the NewcastleArt Gallery Foundation (Refer Appendix 1.1).Description of the Newcastle Art Gallery cultural tourism attractionNewcastle Art Gallery is unique in Australia, this gallery is consists of the groups of the Australian art of any local gallery. This gallery is repeatedly selected as the individual local gallery in the state to host countrywide and traveling exhibitions. The popularity of the gallery is visible from the growing destination by the local, national and international visitors. The gallery is open from 10 am to 5 pm every Tuesday to Saturday for 365 days. This gallery is generally closed on the occasion of the Good Friday and Christmas Day (Thompson, 2015). This destination is becoming the attraction for the tourists the reason being this the Australia's oldest and most interesting place. The gallery is blended of the new and old architecture. This architecture attracts the tourist and they get to know more about the culture of the places. The gallery Hosts approximately 17 exhibitions per year. These exhibitions draw on the gallery’s groups as well as the private and public collections of international and the national importance. These exhibitions attract the tourists towards the Newcastle Art Gallery (The City of Newcastle, 2017). The gallery also run some of the programmes that include the events workshops, guided tours lectures, and seminars. The exhibition that took place in the gallery includes some of the
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Tourism and Travel 5exhibitions which are free of charge and some special exhibitions that have an entry fee. The public events organized by the gallery are mostly free of cost. The Newcastle Art Gallery culture is an essential part of the social life of the gallery. The aim of the gallery is to encourage and support the gallery and the growth of the group of the art. There were more than 1,300 members who appear in the exhibition special events and preview comprises of the films and lectures. There are more than 140 members of the gallery foundation who raises the money and manages the investment of the funds in the art to enhance the support the growth of the gallery. Since its inception, the foundation has donated works of art in excess of $5.5 million (Museums & Galleries of NSW, 2017).
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