Decrease in Museum visitors in the month of February 2012 and even in percentage 23,7%, as well as a reduction in collections by 42,2% in relation to its corresponding month 2011 shows the recent survey of movement of Museums and Archaeological Sites presented on Tuesday.

However, a different picture emerges in the archaeological sites with an increase in visitors by 39,9% and reduction of the corresponding collections in percentage 45,8% in relation to its corresponding month 2011.

During his first two months 2012 a decrease is observed 19,3% to Museum visitors as well as a reduction 34,3% in receipts in relation to its corresponding period 2011.

The same is not the case, however, in the picture presented by the visits to the archaeological sites during its first two months 2012. On the contrary, an increase is observed 35,6% to visitors and reduction 30,1% in receipts in relation to its corresponding period 2011.

The survey of the movement of Museums and Archaeological Sites produces results from the year 1970, with collection from the Archaeological Resources and Expropriations Fund (CAP ) of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the data referring to the number of visitors and the receipts from the allocated tickets to Museums and archaeological sites.

Source : tovima.gr