Many museums and historical sites are mainly visited by tourists, not local people. Why is this case? What can be done to attract local people to museums and historical sites?

Museums and historical sites are often promoted as the public memory of a nation, yet in many cities they function more as stops on a tourist itinerary than as places local residents regularly use. This happens because local people see these places as static, expensive or irrelevant to daily life, and it can be improved by making heritage institutions more participatory, affordable and connected to community identity.