Negotiating the cultural and economic outcomes of sport heritage attractions: the case of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

ABSTRACT

Contemporary museums must balance their roles as commercial entities and repositories of various, and often dissonant, heritages and histories. Sports museums in particular often have clear commercial and nostalgic aims, particularly through tourist visitation, though the extent to which they represent more challenging narratives remains unclear. This paper examines how one of the most famous sports museums in the world, the National Baseball Hall of Fame (NBHF) in Cooperstown, New York, balances its dual role as tourist attraction and repository of baseball's sometimes checkered past. It was found that different sections of the museum provide greater or lesser degrees of engagement with more controversial issues, although the commercial outputs and appeal of the museum remains clear throughout. Utlimately, the NBHF demonstrates that balancing veneration and critique in collections can be commercially prosperous, and can provide a template for other sport and popular culture museums who may be wary of incorporating more challenging narratives in their exhibits. Furthermore, the symbiotic relationship between the Hall of Fame and the village of Cooperstown, particularly in creating and maintaining cultural and economic outputs, requires further exploration.     

Creating value from Social Big Data: Implications for Smart Tourism Destinations

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文化旅游型特色小镇乡土景观价值及其整体保护策略探析--以云南大理沙溪古镇为例

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武夷山与阿里山景区旅游形象感知对比研究

福建武夷山景区和台湾阿里山景区是海峡两岸两大著名旅游景区,通过对所得数据进行定量对比分析,得出同一游客群体下两景区各自具备的优劣势感知要素,并为景区今后及海峡旅游的形象塑造提供策略和调整建议。     

从《十日谈》管窥中世纪西欧旅游

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农村基层公共行政法制化探析

农村基层公共行政管理法制化是构建社会主义和谐社会不可或缺的重要手段之一。农村基层公共行政法制化的基本特征是依法行政，基本原则是程序正义原则，其实现的基本途径是十项措施。     

中国虚拟旅游网站现状分析

以世界范围内网络虚拟旅游迅猛发展为背景, 分析我国虚拟旅游网站发展的现状, 指出我国虚拟旅游网站发展的不足之处以及未来发展的巨大潜力。     

浅谈谏官司马光的吏治思想

司马光从1061年任谏官期间,曾屡屡谏言,其中有关选官、任官、用官三方面的奏折是其在谏官任职期间的吏治思想的具体体现。     

高等自学考试助学机构管理模式的探讨

从高等自学考试教育的要求和学员的特点出发，提出一种新的高等自学考试助学机构管理模式，并给出相应的措施。通过近几年的统计数据说明按这种模式办学取得的成效。