Open-Air Museums: Scenario Planning for the Future

Abstract:

Open-air museums often referred to as unique and diverse heritage sites with a vast potential for innovation in interpretation and revenue generation. In Armenia this potential remained largely unfulfilled. Most archaeological sites in Armenia are in vast demand to be taken care of. Operated either by a level of government or by a large heritage organization open-air museums can be explored for generating additional income on-site in order to maintain appropriate standards of historical integrity and community value. The following opportunities may be used: as sites for movie sets or conference centers; providing accommodation, facility rentals and summer educational function, camp activities; benefit concerts; in case of business approach there may be cooperation with the local business involving it in the process of operation of restaurants, shops of souvenirs and their production. Commercial tours can also be considered as a means to improve economical perspective for open-air museums.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1020)
• Pages: 711-715
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1020.711
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Knarik Stepanyan
• Keywords: Improve, Integrity, Open-Air Museum, Perspective, Scenario Planning

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0033.1992.tb01045.x