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Oprah donates USD12m to new African American museum
BY Miguel de Sousa | 18 Jun 2013
Media mogul, Oprah Winfrey, has donated US$12m (£7.6m) to the Smithsonian's National Museum of
African American History and Culture, which is currently under construction in Washington D.C
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George Lucas bids for US$300m San Francisco arts museum
BY Miguel de Sousa | 18 Jun 2013
George Lucas, the creator of cinematic movie greats such as Star Wars and Indiana Jones, is a step
closer to
opening a cultural arts museum in his hometown of San Francisco. Lucas is one of three finalists
vying to secure a site in the Presidio National Park, which was formerly a military base. In his
submission to the Presidio Trust, Lucas says the Lucas Cultural Arts Museum will be a unique
first-of-its-kind institution, designed to serve as the country's premier venue for understanding
the connections and lineage of illustrative and visual art.
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Disney to build Star Wars theme park
BY Tom Anstey | 18 Jun 2013
The Walt Disney Company is reportedly planning to open a Star Wars-based theme
park in Disney World Florida by 2018.
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St Louis Art Museum's new extension to open
BY Miguel de Sousa | 17 Jun 2013
The St Louis Art Museum, in the US State of Missouri, has closed its doors until 29 June when it will
reopen with a new East Building extension.
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Construction begins to rebuild Berlin Palace
BY Miguel de Sousa | 13 Jun 2013
This month German President, Joachim Gauck, formally marked the start of construction to recreate
the
Hohenzollern Palace in Berlin, to be named the Berlin Palace.
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Zagreb Eye opens to the public
BY Miguel de Sousa | 12 Jun 2013
Croatia's capital Zagreb will try to emulate the success of the London Eye when it opens its latest
tourist
offering, the Zagreb Eye.
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Attendances at Asian theme parks on the rise
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Jun 2013
Standards and attendances of new theme parks and attractions in Asia is drawing
record numbers of visitors, according to industry leaders at the recent Asian
Attractions Expo in Singapore.
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Former Gloucester Prison could become museum
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Jun 2013
The owner of a jail museum in the Forest of Dean in Gloucester, is looking to
expand his portfolio with a bid to open a museum in the recently closed
Gloucester Prison.
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£9m visitor centre planned for Northumberland
BY Tom Anstey | 07 Jun 2013
A proposed new Landscape Discovery Centre in Northumberland National Park (NNP)
has the potential to contribute £3.5m (US$5.2m, €3.9m) to the local economy,
according to reports.
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HLF invests £20m in skills and training
BY Tom Walker | 06 Jun 2013
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a further investment of £20m in 39 skills projects
through its Skills for the Future Programme.
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Einstein Museum planned for Jerusalem
BY Miguel deSousa | 06 Jun 2013
First conceived two years ago, to strengthen Israel's national heritage, progress is finally being made
been
made in establishing a museum to honour Albert Einstein on Jerusalem's Mount Scopus.
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ProSlide Technology, Inc.
A former national ski team racer, ProSlide® CEO
Rick Hunter’s goal has been to integrate the
smoot [more...] |
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Red Raion
Founded in 2014, Red Raion is the CGI studio for media-based attractions. [more...] |
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DJW
David & Lynn Willrich started the Company
over thirty years ago, from the Audio Visual
Department [more...] |
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Polin Waterparks
Polin was founded in Istanbul in 1976. Polin
has since grown into a leading company in
the waterpa [more...] |
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