Museums draw crowd during holidays

The Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum in Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Bandar Hilir, is also a crowd-puller. — Bernamapic

MELAKA: Visitors to museums and galleries have dropped slightly for the first time in almost a decade, according to statistics released by Malaysian Museum Association (MMA).

Some 7.3 million visits were made to 22 museums and galleries throughout the country in 2016, falling short of the eight million figure targetted for last year, said MMA deputy chairman Datuk Khamis Abas.