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The Ivy Collection secures 'exceptional' new location by London's Tower Bridge

BY Kim Megson | 29 Jan 2016

Luxury restaurant brand the Ivy Collection is to open a new brasserie located next to London’s famous Tower Bridge.

Yves Saint Laurent museums to open in Paris and Marrakech

BY Kim Megson | 29 Jan 2016

The foundation dedicated to conserving the work of legendary French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent has revealed two new museum dedicated to his life and career will open in France and Morocco in 2017.

D-Day Museum, Lincolnshire bombers, Irish heritage and coastal towns all recognised in latest round of HLF funding

BY Tom Anstey | 29 Jan 2016

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has granted £14m (US$20m, €18.3m) in its latest funding round, with millions of pounds being split between a number of heritage projects across the UK.

The Hive to celebrate the life of bees at new Kew Gardens home

BY Kim Megson | 29 Jan 2016

The Hive – Wolfgang Buttress’ award-winning multi-sensory pavilion – is to be given a new home within London’s Kew Gardens.

New York MoMA unveils revised US$445m expansion plans

BY Tom Anstey | 29 Jan 2016

New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has unveiled revised US$445m (€407.3m, £310.6m) plans to redevelop and expand the facility, with plans by Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s designs streamlining the museum experience to work better for both visitors and curators.

Armed man arrested outside Disneyland Paris

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

French media is reporting that a man with two firearms has been arrested outside the entrance to a hotel at Disneyland Paris.

David Chipperfield museum by the Taj Mahal breaks ground

BY Kim Megson | 28 Jan 2016

The foundation stone for David Chipperfield’s Mughal Museum building in Agra, India, has been laid near the eastern gate of the Taj Mahal.

Sam Mendes launches award to find next generation of costume and set designers

BY Kim Megson | 28 Jan 2016

Aspiring young British costume and set designers have been encouraged by film and theatre director Sam Mendes to submit their own designs for his hit musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive ready to welcome public

BY Kim Megson | 28 Jan 2016

The new home of the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) will officially launch to the public on Sunday (31 January) with an all- day open house.

Universal Orlando launches Business Learning Series youth programme

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

Universal Orlando has launched a new youth training scheme designed to teach students the basics of business through experiences learned at the theme park and resort.

National Museum of Australia reimagines Kspace with gaming-led interactive experience

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has relaunched its interactive Kspace exhibit, mixing gaming and augmented reality with a trip through the country’s history.

TEA's SATE Academy Days return with events in Tilburg and Las Vegas

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) is holding its first SATE (Storytelling, Architecture, Technology, Experience) Academy Days of the year when it travels first to Tilburg, Netherlands today (28 January) and then to Las Vegas’s MGM Grand on Saturday (30 January).

Live-action Transformers experience coming to China in 2017

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

Hasbro and DMG Entertainment have reached an agreement to bring a live-action Transformers experience to China in 2017.

Singapore's National Gallery offers a walk through history using art

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

The exhibition designers of Singapore’s recently relaunched National Gallery have laid out the idea behind the concept – a walk through time using the medium of art to tell the story of Singapore and southeast Asia.

David Adjaye, Henning Larsen and Caruso St John in the frame to design landmark Latvia museum

BY Kim Megson | 27 Jan 2016

Seven international architecture studios have been shortlisted to design the landmark new home for the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art in Riga.

Answers in Genesis wins court battle over Noah's Ark tax incentives

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

The religious group building a controversial US$120m (€110m, £84m) Old Testament theme park in Kentucky, US, has won a legal battle over the state’s decision to withdraw US$18m (€16.6m, £12.5m) worth of tourism tax credits because of its discriminatory hiring procedure.

Swiss National Museum to open scuptural concrete extension

BY Kim Megson | 27 Jan 2016

A museum extension nearly 15 years in the making will finally be completed when the Swiss National Museum in Zurich opens its new wing to the public on 1 August 2016.

Astronaut Tim Peake to call Liverpool's World Museum from space

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

British astronaut Tim Peake is set to hold a live Q&A session with schoolchildren in Liverpool’s World Museum while on board the International Space Station (ISS).

Multi-sensory spaces can be used to create personal experiences, says Sensorium creator

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

Peter Law, creative producer at Flying Object and creator of Tate Britain’s IK Prize-winning Sensorium, has outlined how multi-sensory spaces can be used to create unique personal experiences.

AZA selects 10 future leaders for annual training scheme

BY Tom Anstey | 26 Jan 2016

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is undertaking its third Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP), a training scheme which helps to identify and train the next generation of leaders in the field.

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4002 to 4021 of 9730 news stories

The Ivy Collection secures 'exceptional' new location by London's Tower Bridge

BY Kim Megson | 29 Jan 2016

Luxury restaurant brand the Ivy Collection is to open a new brasserie located next to London’s famous Tower Bridge.

Yves Saint Laurent museums to open in Paris and Marrakech

BY Kim Megson | 29 Jan 2016

D-Day Museum, Lincolnshire bombers, Irish heritage and coastal towns all recognised in latest round of HLF funding

BY Tom Anstey | 29 Jan 2016

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has granted £14m (US$20m, €18.3m) in its latest funding round, with millions of pounds being split between a number of heritage projects across the UK.

The Hive to celebrate the life of bees at new Kew Gardens home

BY Kim Megson | 29 Jan 2016

The Hive – Wolfgang Buttress’ award-winning multi-sensory pavilion – is to be given a new home within London’s Kew Gardens.

New York MoMA unveils revised US$445m expansion plans

BY Tom Anstey | 29 Jan 2016

Armed man arrested outside Disneyland Paris

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

French media is reporting that a man with two firearms has been arrested outside the entrance to a hotel at Disneyland Paris.

David Chipperfield museum by the Taj Mahal breaks ground

BY Kim Megson | 28 Jan 2016

The foundation stone for David Chipperfield’s Mughal Museum building in Agra, India, has been laid near the eastern gate of the Taj Mahal.

Sam Mendes launches award to find next generation of costume and set designers

BY Kim Megson | 28 Jan 2016

Aspiring young British costume and set designers have been encouraged by film and theatre director Sam Mendes to submit their own designs for his hit musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro's Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive ready to welcome public

BY Kim Megson | 28 Jan 2016

The new home of the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) will officially launch to the public on Sunday (31 January) with an all- day open house.

Universal Orlando launches Business Learning Series youth programme

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

Universal Orlando has launched a new youth training scheme designed to teach students the basics of business through experiences learned at the theme park and resort.

National Museum of Australia reimagines Kspace with gaming-led interactive experience

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has relaunched its interactive Kspace exhibit, mixing gaming and augmented reality with a trip through the country’s history.

TEA's SATE Academy Days return with events in Tilburg and Las Vegas

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

Live-action Transformers experience coming to China in 2017

BY Tom Anstey | 28 Jan 2016

Hasbro and DMG Entertainment have reached an agreement to bring a live-action Transformers experience to China in 2017.

Singapore's National Gallery offers a walk through history using art

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

David Adjaye, Henning Larsen and Caruso St John in the frame to design landmark Latvia museum

BY Kim Megson | 27 Jan 2016

Seven international architecture studios have been shortlisted to design the landmark new home for the Latvian Museum of Contemporary Art in Riga.

Answers in Genesis wins court battle over Noah's Ark tax incentives

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

Swiss National Museum to open scuptural concrete extension

BY Kim Megson | 27 Jan 2016

A museum extension nearly 15 years in the making will finally be completed when the Swiss National Museum in Zurich opens its new wing to the public on 1 August 2016.

Astronaut Tim Peake to call Liverpool's World Museum from space

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

British astronaut Tim Peake is set to hold a live Q&A session with schoolchildren in Liverpool’s World Museum while on board the International Space Station (ISS).

Multi-sensory spaces can be used to create personal experiences, says Sensorium creator

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Jan 2016

Peter Law, creative producer at Flying Object and creator of Tate Britain’s IK Prize-winning Sensorium, has outlined how multi-sensory spaces can be used to create unique personal experiences.

AZA selects 10 future leaders for annual training scheme

BY Tom Anstey | 26 Jan 2016

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