This book examines the relationship between art and tourism through the study of the material culture of tourism: tourist art and souvenirs. It thoroughly examines how to categorise the material culture of tourism within the discourses of contemporary art and cultural anthropology, and demonstrates that tourist art is a unique expression of place and genuine artistic style. The first investigation to consider the activity of souvenirs from both indigenous and settler tourist sites, it brings a unique addition to the existing, dated, research in the area.

Working initially from Graburn’s definition of tourist art, as the art of one culture made specifically for the consumption of another, Tourism Art and Souvenirs sheds light on important aspects of the souvenir that have not been widely discussed. The most recent research is used to consider how the souvenir is designed and consumed, consumer expectations and influence on the character of the souvenir, how the souvenir maker is consumed by the tradition of heritage and how products become successful as souvenirs. The title also investigates the language involved in the representation of place and the recording of experience through the souvenir, developing a method that expresses the descriptive data of individual souvenir artefacts graphically so the patterns of language may be analysed.

Enhancing the understanding of material culture in tourism and therefore adding to future tourism development this volume will be of interest to upper level students, researchers and academics in tourism, culture, heritage and sustainability. 

本书通过对旅游物质文化：旅游艺术和纪念品的研究，探讨了艺术与旅游之间的关系。它彻底研究了如何在当代艺术和文化人类学的话语中对旅游物质文化进行分类，并表明旅游艺术是对地方和真正艺术风格的独特表达。这是第一项考虑原住民和定居者旅游地纪念品活动的调查，它为该领域现有的、过时的研究带来了独特的补充。

旅游艺术和纪念品》首先从Graburn对旅游艺术的定义出发，将一种文化的艺术专门用于另一种文化的消费，揭示了尚未被广泛讨论的纪念品的重要方面。最新的研究被用来考虑纪念品是如何设计和消费的，消费者的期望和对纪念品特性的影响，纪念品制作者如何被遗产传统所消费，以及产品如何成为成功的纪念品。本书还研究了通过纪念品表现地方和记录经验所涉及的语言，开发了一种方法，以图形方式表达个别纪念品的描述性数据，从而可以分析语言的模式。

本书加强了对旅游业中物质文化的理解，因此对未来旅游业的发展起到了促进作用，旅游、文化、遗产和可持续发展方面的高年级学生、研究人员和学者都会感兴趣。