Ethno Museums - Witnesses of the Past, Tourist Resources for the Future

The authenticity and attraction of a tourist destination are dependent upon various factors in the spatial framework. Among them, tourist resources are singled out for their significant potential for tourist development. Tourist resources can be natural and cultural and they can be represented homogeneously or heterogeneously. Furthermore, various manners exist to shape a variety of tourist products at a single destination. These characteristics are timeless, and for some groups of tourists, the focus itself is on cultural resources, wherein they pay special attention to museums. The focus of this paper is to highlight museums as cultural resources for tourism. The goal is to underline their significance, given the wide range of opportunities for creating and managing museums, alongside the vast potential to become attractive as tourist destinations in the future, as well as recommendations for implementing innovations, all in the interest of growing cultural tourism.