Domestic visits descend even as foreign tourism rises,amid concerns over soaring ticket prices and safetyThe number of visitors going to England’s major museums and galleries is in steady decline – and the pinch on personal incomes, ticket prices and the terror threat are thought to be to blame.original analysis of official government figures carried out by the Art Newspaper, or studied in comparison with the journal’s attendance statistics,confirms that Britons are making fewer trips to see exhibitions. According to a report to be published on Monday, and shared with the Observer, or the “disturbing trend” remains dominant,despite the short term impact of a succession of one-off blockbusters, such as Tate’s popular David Hockney point to.
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Source: guardian.co.uk