The museums located in the Moldovan area of the Danube could serve a larger number of visitors than now. Comprehensive information and professional guides are needed for the purpose. The Association for the Development of Tourism in Moldova made a series of recommendations for increasing the number of tourists in the area.
In a news conference at IPN, the Association’s head Viorel Miron said that a study made within the EU Project “TransDanube” showed that the one-day visitors of the museums situated in the tourist destinations of the Danube area are interested in individual or group trips, exhibitions, cultural-scientific activities, lectures, seminars, etc.
According to Viorel Miron, the individual visitors not always know how to get to certain destinations in the area and it is opportune for the museums to also work as information centers. Also, the thematic and mobile exhibitions should be staged appropriately and the guides should be trained so as to ensure a better management of tourists.
The Association for the Development of Tourism during several months trained the personnel of these museums, taking into account the specific features of each of them. There were designed informative posters that contain data about the Moldovan area of the Danube, translated into several languages. 14 of the 16 local museums were assisted by the association in setting up mobile exhibitions typical of the Danube area.
The Moldovan area of the Danube includes the districts Cahul, Cantemir, Taraclia and the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. The 16 museums of the area are located in Cahul, Giurgiulesti, Slobozia Mare, Valeni, Branza, Cantemir, Stoianovca, Taraclia, Corten, Tvardita, Cairaclia, Vinogradovca, Comrat, and Besalma. They are annually visited by about 40,000 tourists.
