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Museums crucial for rural and coastal tourism, MPs told

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Museums play a vital role in the tourist economy for rural and coastal destinations across Britain, according to the leaders of the UK’s national collections and major regional museums.

Visitor decline forces permanent closure of Cleethorpes' Pleasure Island

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Pleasure Island Family Theme Park in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, will close its doors permanently at the end of its current season after 23 years of operation.

Iger hints at further expansion for Disneyland Shanghai following strong first quarter

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Disney chair and CEO Bob Iger has said that the operator’s new Shanghai venture has “ample expansion possibilities” following a strong opening three months.

Hololens gets first public outing as part of new Mars experience at Kennedy Space Center

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Legendary astronaut Buzz Aldrin was among the first to try out Microsoft’s Hololens technology for the first time in a visitor attraction, with a new exhibition at the Florida’s Kennedy Space Center allowing visitors to virtually explore the surface of Mars.

Long-awaited National Museum of African American History and Culture opens in Washington

BY Kim Megson | 21 Sep 2016

The long-awaited opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. will take place this Saturday (24 September), with US president Barack Obama in attendance.

Flamingo Land eyes second resort with £30m Loch Lomond plan

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Sep 2016

Flamingo Land Limited could be about to add a second resort destination to its portfolio after Scottish Enterprise named the operator as preferred developer for a 200,000sq m (2.1 million sq ft) family-oriented leisure resort in Loch Lomond.

Unique multi-million pound Southampton aquarium development to tell city's maritime story

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Sep 2016

Plans are in the works to develop a multi-million pound aquarium project in Southampton, combining undersea creatures with a showcase of the region’s strengths and its links to the high seas.

IAAPA relocating global headquarters to Orlando as organisation extends expo commitment through to 2030

BY Alice Davis | 21 Sep 2016

IAAPA has announced plans to relocate its offices from Washington to Orlando, with the attractions capital of the world also to host the organisation’s annual expo through to at least 2030.

Ontario's Museum London secures initial funding for new arts hub

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Sep 2016

Ontario’s Museum London has secured partial funding for a CA$3.5m (US$2.7m, €2.4m, £2m) ‘arts incubator’ for the city.

Waterpark experts give masterclass to operators ahead of European trade show

BY Alice Davis | 21 Sep 2016

A Waterparks Masterclass was held in Barcelona this week, with a selection of industry speakers giving advice and lessons in an array of topics, including facility maintenance, hiring and recruitment, cleanliness and park design.

Neil Balnaves retiring as Ardent Leisure chair after 13 years

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Sep 2016

Neil Balnaves, Ardent Leisure chair and non-executive chair, will step down from his role in November after 13 years in the position.

Europa Park announces record-breaking flying attraction and invites public to send in ideas for content

BY Alice Davis | 20 Sep 2016

Michael Mack, managing partner at Europa Park, has unveiled plans for a €25m (US$28m, £21.5m) flying theatre attraction set to open April 2017. Dubbed Project V, the experience marks the biggest single investment ever made by the park into a single attraction.

Peter Jackson wants to tell the story of a Maori island through augmented reality

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Sep 2016

Sir Peter Jackson continues to contribute to visitor experiences in his home country, with the New Zealand native now planning a digital project utilising augmented reality to teach visitors about the Maori inhabitants of Matiu-Somes Island.

Exclusive: MVRDV transforming museum art depot into a unique attraction for Rotterdam

BY Kim Megson | 20 Sep 2016

The founders of Dutch architecture studio MVRDV believe their project for Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans van Beuningen – which is transforming an art storage depot an attraction in its own right – offers a new model for how museums can take full advantage of their vast cultural collections.

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects win international design competition for towering public meeting space Stavanger, Norway

BY Kim Megson | 20 Sep 2016

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects have won an international architecture competition to design “a new public centre” for the city of Stavanger, Norway.

Son of PortAventura manager makes generous gesture to Give Kids the World

BY Alice Davis | 20 Sep 2016

Fernando Aldecoa Jr, the 17-year-old son of PortAventura World manager Fernando Aldecoa, donated his month's salary to well-known attractions industry charity Give Kids the World.

'Hundreds of ideas' for attendees as this year's EAS opens in Barcelona

BY Alice Davis | 20 Sep 2016

The annual Euro Attractions Show (EAS) was declared open this morning. Amid the typical glitzy fanfare of the opening ceremony, with IAAPA heads surrounded by dancers and acrobats, organisation chair John McReynolds called on attendees to find the idea that would revolutionise their business.

1,200 museums across the US offering free tickets for Smithsonian scheme

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Sep 2016

1,200 museums across the US will be opening their doors to the public this weekend for free to mark the Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live! event.

'Fight exclusion' urges culture minister ahead of Museums Review

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Sep 2016

The UK’s new culture minister Matt Hancock has urged the museums industry to fight exclusion, promising a “frank assessment” of the challenges facing the sector as part of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) Museums Review.

Exorcist pop-up coming to Hollywood

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Sep 2016

The Exorcist is returning to give people a fright in Los Angeles in the form of a pop-up attraction to celebrate the television reboot of the cult horror classic.

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3221 to 3240 of 9725 news stories

Museums crucial for rural and coastal tourism, MPs told

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Museums play a vital role in the tourist economy for rural and coastal destinations across Britain, according to the leaders of the UK’s national collections and major regional museums.

Visitor decline forces permanent closure of Cleethorpes' Pleasure Island

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Pleasure Island Family Theme Park in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, will close its doors permanently at the end of its current season after 23 years of operation.

Iger hints at further expansion for Disneyland Shanghai following strong first quarter

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Disney chair and CEO Bob Iger has said that the operator’s new Shanghai venture has “ample expansion possibilities” following a strong opening three months.

Hololens gets first public outing as part of new Mars experience at Kennedy Space Center

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Sep 2016

Long-awaited National Museum of African American History and Culture opens in Washington

BY Kim Megson | 21 Sep 2016

The long-awaited opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. will take place this Saturday (24 September), with US president Barack Obama in attendance.

Flamingo Land eyes second resort with £30m Loch Lomond plan

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Sep 2016

Unique multi-million pound Southampton aquarium development to tell city's maritime story

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Sep 2016

Plans are in the works to develop a multi-million pound aquarium project in Southampton, combining undersea creatures with a showcase of the region’s strengths and its links to the high seas.

IAAPA relocating global headquarters to Orlando as organisation extends expo commitment through to 2030

BY Alice Davis | 21 Sep 2016

IAAPA has announced plans to relocate its offices from Washington to Orlando, with the attractions capital of the world also to host the organisation’s annual expo through to at least 2030.

Ontario's Museum London secures initial funding for new arts hub

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Sep 2016

Ontario’s Museum London has secured partial funding for a CA$3.5m (US$2.7m, €2.4m, £2m) ‘arts incubator’ for the city.

Waterpark experts give masterclass to operators ahead of European trade show

BY Alice Davis | 21 Sep 2016

Neil Balnaves retiring as Ardent Leisure chair after 13 years

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Sep 2016

Neil Balnaves, Ardent Leisure chair and non-executive chair, will step down from his role in November after 13 years in the position.

Europa Park announces record-breaking flying attraction and invites public to send in ideas for content

BY Alice Davis | 20 Sep 2016

Peter Jackson wants to tell the story of a Maori island through augmented reality

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Sep 2016

Exclusive: MVRDV transforming museum art depot into a unique attraction for Rotterdam

BY Kim Megson | 20 Sep 2016

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects win international design competition for towering public meeting space Stavanger, Norway

BY Kim Megson | 20 Sep 2016

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects have won an international architecture competition to design “a new public centre” for the city of Stavanger, Norway.

Son of PortAventura manager makes generous gesture to Give Kids the World

BY Alice Davis | 20 Sep 2016

Fernando Aldecoa Jr, the 17-year-old son of PortAventura World manager Fernando Aldecoa, donated his month's salary to well-known attractions industry charity Give Kids the World.

'Hundreds of ideas' for attendees as this year's EAS opens in Barcelona

BY Alice Davis | 20 Sep 2016

1,200 museums across the US offering free tickets for Smithsonian scheme

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Sep 2016

1,200 museums across the US will be opening their doors to the public this weekend for free to mark the Smithsonian’s Museum Day Live! event.

'Fight exclusion' urges culture minister ahead of Museums Review

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Sep 2016

Exorcist pop-up coming to Hollywood

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Sep 2016

The Exorcist is returning to give people a fright in Los Angeles in the form of a pop-up attraction to celebrate the television reboot of the cult horror classic.

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