The Museum!- Traditional Tourism

The National Museum and Art Gallery!

The photo shows the outside structure of the museum of Trinidad and Tobago that was taken on an urban geography field trip to the city.

A museum is symbolic of integrating culture within a city as it portrays the heritage of a city and its people (Hall 2012). In more developed countries in the Global North, Museums are a major attraction in the city as it usually stores the rich heritage and history of the country and its people. In Trinidad however, museums are not considered popular tourist attractions for foreigners as they are more intrigued by the sun sand and sea. However, tourists that are interested in the heritage and culture of the country will visit to learn more about the country and Port of Spain in particular. Major cities around the globe are known to have these museums and are the homes to these cultural attractions.

The National Museum, originally established as the Royal Victoria Institute was originally built to display the culture of Trinidad and Tobago and was built in commemoration of Queen Victoria. The Museum is representative of the architecture in the early 1900’s and culture of the city during Colonial times. Therefore, the Museum is rich with culture and artefacts that would be informative to both locals and foreigners and is traditional to many cities around the world. This structure has played a major role in relating  heritage and culture of the twin island to others and being an iconic feature of the urban city.

For more information on the National Museum you can visit:

 http://www.nmag.gov.tt/content/national-museum-trinidad-tobago-0

References

Hall,T. 2012. Urban Geography 4th Edition. New York: Routledge.

The National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago. Accessed April 8, 2014. http://www.nmag.gov.tt/content/national-museum-trinidad-tobago-0