Mutations in the tourist turning to account of the Natural Science Museum Complex of Galati Municipality

Abstract

The Natural Science Museum Complex is the only tourist’s anthropic objective in Galati municipality drawing high touristic flows after the 90’s due to the certain quality mutations, which increase its attractiveness considerably. Such mutations include the annual development and enrichment of the Botanical Gardens with new objectives of interest for tourists – the Exotic plant Conservatory opened in 1992; the Rosarium in 1997; the Japanese Garden in 1999, the Ornamental Expoflora in 2001. We should add there the new Natural Science Museum located inside the gardens, opened in 2002, which also draws numerous tourists due to: its numerous fauna collections and exhibitions; aquariums with species of the native ichthyologic fauna and equatorial or tropical endemic species; diverse manifestations and scientific observations (partial eclipse of sun of October 3rd 2005); the Planetarium and the multimedia room. Thus, the Natural Science Museum Complex is presently the most attractive anthropic objective for tourists in Galati municipality, receiving annual visits from approximately one third of the municipality population.