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Visitor numbers rise in 2010 for Mallorca's galleries & museums
Public art galleries and museums in Mallorca enjoyed an increase in visitors in 2010, despite budgets being cut back by 15%. The number of visitors rose to 735,611, a rise of 4.6% over visitors in 2009. It is thought that a greater involvement in social networking sites and improved websites have contributed to the growth in visitor numbers.
Palma's jewel, the Es Baluard contemporary art gallery saw an increase in numbers of 16.3%, and the gallery's director Cristina Ros points to the greater number of activities and events at the gallery that has made people realise the gallery offers much more that simply exhibition space.
The Solleric Casal, the Diocese Museum and the Centre de Cultura Sa Nostra in Palma all saw increased visitor numbers, whilst numbers fell for the Juan March Foundation, probably because of the reduced exhibition programme during 2010.
All the museums seemed to have benefited from an increase in group bookings, particularly from schools. The Fundación Yannick & Ben Jakober has seen a massive 21% increase in visitors, which they say is solely due to the launch of an activities programme aimed at schools.
