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'Sensational' Volker Staab design wins Berlin museum prize

BY Kim Megson | 27 Oct 2015

German architect Volker Staab has beaten 40 international rivals in a competition to expand an iconic art museum in Berlin.

Egypt's ancient sunken ruins of Alexandria to become world's 'first underwater museum'

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Oct 2015

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has said it is reviving ambitious US$150m (€136m, £97.8m) plans to develop what it says will be the world’s first underwater museum, which will showcase the submerged ancient ruins of Alexandria.

'Gamechanging' gesture-led ride coming to Legoland Billund

BY Alice Davis | 26 Oct 2015

Legoland Billund, in Denmark, is to get a new dark ride featuring "gamechanging" interactive technology.

VR, AR and beacon technology represent wave of the future according to Mintel trends report

BY Tom Anstey | 26 Oct 2015

New research from Mintel looking at key consumer trends in Europe has suggested that virtual and augmented reality technologies are about to have a big impact on the consumer market in the UK, as well as beacon technology.

Greece hikes heritage prices 400 per cent as government tries to recover €323bn debt

BY Tom Anstey | 26 Oct 2015

Greece’s heritage attractions are about to bump up prices by as much as 430 per cent as the country’s government tries to find new sources of revenue to fund the cash-strapped nation.

Earthquake simulator the centre of new educational tourist attraction in Costa Rica

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Oct 2015

A new tourist attraction has debuted in Cartago, Costa Rica, giving visitors the opportunity to experience the effects of a powerful earthquake.

Crowdsourced heritage preservation scheme Project Mosul goes global

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Oct 2015

Project Mosul – a heritage preservation and restoration project that initially focused on the Mosul Museum in Iraq – has been rechristened Rekrei after the team behind the crowdsourcing scheme took their efforts to a global level.

CBeebies' Boj making attractions debut in 2016

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Oct 2015

CBeebies IP Boj is getting its first visitor attraction, debuting at the West Midlands Safari Park in the UK next year.

Inventors of ‘world's first underground park’ launch experimental Lowline Lab

BY Kim Megson | 23 Oct 2015

The New York architects aiming to create the Lowline – the ‘world's first underground park’ – have launched a living installation intended to approximate the feeling and scale of the project.

SHoP Architects to oversee radical expansion of Santa Fe art museum

BY Kim Megson | 23 Oct 2015

SITE Santa Fe, one of the most respected contemporary arts venues in the US, will undergo a radical expansion overseen by New York firm SHoP Architects.

CyArk summit brings heritage minds together to combat destruction

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Oct 2015

Reaching its conclusion yesterday (21 October), the CyArk 500 annual summit has brought together top names from across the heritage sector to discuss future strategy and trends in Berlin.

Bjarke Ingels' Lego House 'experience centre' takes shape in Denmark

BY Kim Megson | 22 Oct 2015

Over 3,000 people have attended the topping-out ceremony for the Bjarke Ingels- designed Lego House, a visitor attraction made to resemble a giant stack of Lego bricks.

Chinese investor backs Merlin to build Legoland Shanghai

BY Alice Davis | 22 Oct 2015

The effects of the Chinese president's state visit to the UK continues to be felt within the domestic attractions industry as Merlin Entertainments revealed plans to build Legoland Shanghai.

LaGrange, Georgia, to welcome US$187m Great Wolf waterpark development

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Oct 2015

The Great Wolf hotel and waterpark chain is planning to expand its operations by opening a new location in LaGrange, Georgia.

Microsoft HoloLens will have 'major implications' for heritage and architecture

BY Jak Phillips | 22 Oct 2015

An expert in the field of architecture and heritage has said that Microsoft’s HoloLens will play a huge part in the sector in the not-too-distant future.

Kengo Kuma design enormous cave setting for Manila museum

BY Kim Megson | 21 Oct 2015

Kengo Kuma have turned the traditional idea of museum architecture on its head with their latest design: a jungle-inspired complex set inside an enormous cave.

Aarhus' urban regeneration continues with opening of €280m Dokk1 cultural space

BY Kim Megson | 21 Oct 2015

Scandinavia’s largest library has opened in Aarhus, as the high-profile regeneration of the Danish city’s historic harbour-front continues.

Musée de l'Homme reopens following €90m redevelopment

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Oct 2015

The Musée de l'Homme (Museum of Mankind) has reopened in Paris, six years after the institution closed and almost ceased to be amid uncertainty about its future under former President Jacques Chirac.

Former UNESCO director calls on governments to prevent heritage desolation by ISIS

BY Jak Phillips | 21 Oct 2015

Heritage expert and former director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, Francesco Bandarin, has called on the heritage sector and the governments that support it to increase efforts to end wilful annihilation of historic sites by the likes of ISIS.

Plants vs Zombies 3D experience coming to Carowinds

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Oct 2015

The popular videogame franchise Plants vs Zombies is getting its own theme park ride at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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'Sensational' Volker Staab design wins Berlin museum prize

BY Kim Megson | 27 Oct 2015

German architect Volker Staab has beaten 40 international rivals in a competition to expand an iconic art museum in Berlin.

Egypt's ancient sunken ruins of Alexandria to become world's 'first underwater museum'

BY Tom Anstey | 27 Oct 2015

'Gamechanging' gesture-led ride coming to Legoland Billund

BY Alice Davis | 26 Oct 2015

Legoland Billund, in Denmark, is to get a new dark ride featuring "gamechanging" interactive technology.

VR, AR and beacon technology represent wave of the future according to Mintel trends report

BY Tom Anstey | 26 Oct 2015

Greece hikes heritage prices 400 per cent as government tries to recover €323bn debt

BY Tom Anstey | 26 Oct 2015

Greece’s heritage attractions are about to bump up prices by as much as 430 per cent as the country’s government tries to find new sources of revenue to fund the cash-strapped nation.

Earthquake simulator the centre of new educational tourist attraction in Costa Rica

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Oct 2015

A new tourist attraction has debuted in Cartago, Costa Rica, giving visitors the opportunity to experience the effects of a powerful earthquake.

Crowdsourced heritage preservation scheme Project Mosul goes global

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Oct 2015

CBeebies' Boj making attractions debut in 2016

BY Tom Anstey | 23 Oct 2015

CBeebies IP Boj is getting its first visitor attraction, debuting at the West Midlands Safari Park in the UK next year.

Inventors of ‘world's first underground park’ launch experimental Lowline Lab

BY Kim Megson | 23 Oct 2015

The New York architects aiming to create the Lowline – the ‘world's first underground park’ – have launched a living installation intended to approximate the feeling and scale of the project.

SHoP Architects to oversee radical expansion of Santa Fe art museum

BY Kim Megson | 23 Oct 2015

SITE Santa Fe, one of the most respected contemporary arts venues in the US, will undergo a radical expansion overseen by New York firm SHoP Architects.

CyArk summit brings heritage minds together to combat destruction

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Oct 2015

Reaching its conclusion yesterday (21 October), the CyArk 500 annual summit has brought together top names from across the heritage sector to discuss future strategy and trends in Berlin.

Bjarke Ingels' Lego House 'experience centre' takes shape in Denmark

BY Kim Megson | 22 Oct 2015

Over 3,000 people have attended the topping-out ceremony for the Bjarke Ingels- designed Lego House, a visitor attraction made to resemble a giant stack of Lego bricks.

Chinese investor backs Merlin to build Legoland Shanghai

BY Alice Davis | 22 Oct 2015

The effects of the Chinese president's state visit to the UK continues to be felt within the domestic attractions industry as Merlin Entertainments revealed plans to build Legoland Shanghai.

LaGrange, Georgia, to welcome US$187m Great Wolf waterpark development

BY Tom Anstey | 22 Oct 2015

The Great Wolf hotel and waterpark chain is planning to expand its operations by opening a new location in LaGrange, Georgia.

Microsoft HoloLens will have 'major implications' for heritage and architecture

BY Jak Phillips | 22 Oct 2015

An expert in the field of architecture and heritage has said that Microsoft’s HoloLens will play a huge part in the sector in the not-too-distant future.

Kengo Kuma design enormous cave setting for Manila museum

BY Kim Megson | 21 Oct 2015

Kengo Kuma have turned the traditional idea of museum architecture on its head with their latest design: a jungle-inspired complex set inside an enormous cave.

Aarhus' urban regeneration continues with opening of €280m Dokk1 cultural space

BY Kim Megson | 21 Oct 2015

Scandinavia’s largest library has opened in Aarhus, as the high-profile regeneration of the Danish city’s historic harbour-front continues.

Musée de l'Homme reopens following €90m redevelopment

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Oct 2015

Former UNESCO director calls on governments to prevent heritage desolation by ISIS

BY Jak Phillips | 21 Oct 2015

Plants vs Zombies 3D experience coming to Carowinds

BY Tom Anstey | 21 Oct 2015

The popular videogame franchise Plants vs Zombies is getting its own theme park ride at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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