The role of museums in sustainable tourism development: the Indian Museum, Kolkata

Abstract

The study examines the role of museum to sustainable tourism development of the Indian museum with special focus on the development and preservation of art. Most scholars have been writing and are still writing on the need for cultural resource management laying emphasis on the role they play towards national development and tourism economic growth. These cultural resources are not properly managed. However, this mismanagement of cultural resources is directly affecting the conservation and preservation of our cultural resources. The purpose of this study, among others, is to examine how the Indian museum holding could be effectively utilized for sustainable tourism and to make suggestions for better utilization of the slave relics for tourism promotion. One hundred structured questionnaires were administered to both visitors and residents in Kolkata. The chi-square correlation and paired sample test methods of analysis were used to analyze the data collected. The findings of the study reveal that the Indian museum has played a role to the development of Tourism in Bengal region. There are also some unrealized developments such as the physical development. This research concludes by recommending the way forward and suggests that general infrastructure development should be ensured for better sustainable tourism development.