Evaluation of tourist attractiveness and museum management in Sombor and Apatin (Serbia)

Vanja Dragićević; Snežana Besermenji; Tatjana Pivac; Anđelija Ivkov-Džigurski; Kristina Košić

doi:10.3986/AGS53405

Authors

Vanja Dragićević
Snežana Besermenji
Tatjana Pivac
Anđelija Ivkov-Džigurski
Kristina Košić

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS53405

Keywords:

museums, market attractiveness, management, Sombor, Apatin, rural development, tourism

Abstract

In the area of Sombor and Apatin there are a number of cultural institutions. The paper will cover the Museum of silk damask in Bezdan, Tobacco Museum in Telečka and the Ethnological Exhibition in Kupusina. The aim of this paper is to assess the market attractiveness, the sensitivity of cultural property, the state of repair, the existence of cultural property management plan, regular monitoring and maintenance, potential for ongoing investment, the possibility of a negative impact of a large number of visitors to the physical condition of cultural resources and the possibility of modifications as part of the product development.

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