Análisis de la visita pública a la Necrópolis Romana de Carmona entre 1885 y 1985

Inaugurated in 1885, the Roman Necropolis of Carmona was the first archaeological site to be opened to public visitors in Spain. This museum has been paying continuous service to archaeological research, education, leisure and cultural tourism, for the last 130 years, but it is currently only really recognized for its services to archaeological research. By studying the documents between 1885 and 1985 belonging to the institution’s archive, this paper explores these issues, allowing not only an approximation of the number of visitors, but their demographic characteristics, the impact of this institution on the school curriculum and tourism from both Spain and abroad, as well as the visitor’s views on the site, which are usually far from that maintained by the official archaeology on the archaeological heritage.