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US$130m Sarasota aquarium receives county approval
BY Luke Cloherty | 01 Feb 2019
Plans for a US$130m (€113.3m, £99.4m) aquarium in Sarasota, Florida, US have received
a boost following news that the Sarasota County Commission has unanimously approved
an overall agreement for the project.
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World War 2 museum opens at London airfield
BY Luke Cloherty | 01 Feb 2019
Spitfire aircraft and previously unpublished photos of World War 2 pilots and Winston Churchill have
gone on public display at the newly-opened Biggin Hill War Memorial Museum in London.
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New interpretation centre for Forbidden City garden designed by Selldorf
BY Andy Knaggs | 01 Feb 2019
The ongoing restoration of the Qianlong Garden – a part of Beijing’s iconic Forbidden City that has
never been opened to the public – has reached a significant milestone, with the appointment of
Selldorf Architects in New York, US, to design an Interpretation Center that will provide unique
perspectives on the complex.
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Ethnic and gender diversity increasing at art museums in the US
BY Luke Cloherty | 29 Jan 2019
A new survey published by The Andrew W Mellon Foundation, the Association of Art
Museum Directors (AAMD), the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and Ithaka S+R has
found that US art museum staff have become more racially and ethnically diverse since
2015.
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Smithsonian museums were losing US$1m a week during government shutdown
BY Luke Cloherty | 29 Jan 2019
Bosses at Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum, research and education complex, will have been
pleased to hear that the US government ended its shutdown on Friday, as the institution was losing
an estimated US$1m (€875,700, £759,240) a week during the period.
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Universal files patent application for walkthrough VR experiences
BY Andy Knaggs | 29 Jan 2019
Universal Studios has submitted a patent application in the US for a new system designed to keep
visitors on track while experiencing a walk-through virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR)
attraction.Universal City Studios has submitted a patent application in the US for a new system that
is designed to keep visitors on track while experiencing a walk-through virtual reality (VR)
and augmented reality (AR) attraction.
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