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The shrine of remembrance Melbourne: a short study of visitors' experiences
Author(s) -
Winter Caroline
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.728
Subject(s) - gratitude , visitor pattern , sadness , tourism , exploratory research , history , spanish civil war , media studies , visual arts , sociology , art , psychology , archaeology , social science , social psychology , anger , computer science , programming language
The Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia opened in 1934 to articulate the social memory of the Great War of 1914–1918. The site has developed to incorporate other memorials and a Visitor Centre. An exploratory study of visitors indicated that the traditional and new memorials continue to evoke a number of responses to war. People expressed a sense of sadness and gratitude for sacrifices made by all those who have fought in war. Many people had poor knowledge of the battles which had initiated the creation of the Shrine. The study indicates the Shrine's complexity which now commemorates multiple conflicts. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.