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Heritage professionals gather in Berlin for CyArk summit

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Oct 2015

Some of the heritage sector’s top names have gathered in Berlin for preservation specialists CyArk's annual summit.

Cornish Pasty museum planned to celebrate UK specialty

BY Alice Davis | 20 Oct 2015

The Cornish pasty was granted protected status by the EU in 2011, and now the popular meat-filled pastry dish is on track to get its own visitor attraction.

Renzo Piano's power station regeneration will create art and culture hub at the heart of Moscow's Red October district

BY Kim Megson | 20 Oct 2015

The Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has been commissioned to convert a historic Moscow power station into a brand new venue exhibiting contemporary Russian arts and culture.

'Oscars for Museums' honours Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton

BY Kim Megson | 19 Oct 2015

The Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton has been awarded the prize for ‘Best Architecture & Spatial Design’ at the 2015 Leading Culture Destinations Awards in London

SeaWorld to file lawsuit against California Coastal Commission in response to San Diego breeding ban

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Oct 2015

SeaWorld Entertainment has announced its intention to challenge the decision of the California Coastal Commission (CCC) to allow the company’s San Diego park to expand its orca habitats only on the basis that it no longer breeds the captive cetaceans.

Organiser charged over waterpark firestorm that killed 12

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Oct 2015

The organiser responsible for the event at a waterpark in Taiwan in which 12 people were killed and hundreds were injured has been indicted on multiple charges including negligent homicide.

EXCLUSIVE: Henry Chebaane's hypnotic new Baku bar can "create and cure hangovers"

BY Kim Megson | 16 Oct 2015

French-born London artist and designer Henry Chebaane has said he wants his surreal and surprising new bar in Baku, Azerbaijan, to become a word-of-mouth sensation.

Cincinnati Zoo secures final funding for US$34m Africa masterplan

BY Tom Anstey | 16 Oct 2015

After a near two-decade delay, Cincinnati Zoo’s US$34m (€30m, £22m) Africa exhibit will enter its final phase of development after meeting a US$7.3m (€6.4m, £4.7m) target to build a new state-of-the-art hippo exhibit.

India's lighthouses to become tourist destinations under new government scheme

BY Tom Anstey | 16 Oct 2015

India’s government is planning to develop 78 lighthouses as tourist destinations, using a number of attractions to entice visitors to the country’s coastline.

IAAPA sells out indoor exhibitor space for 2015 expo

BY Tom Anstey | 16 Oct 2015

Next month’s IAAPA trade show in Orlando will feature the second-largest trade show floor in its 97-year history after indoor exhibit space for the event completely sold out.

BIG designs sinuous art museum to twist across a Norwegian river

BY Kim Megson | 15 Oct 2015

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have designed a new art gallery for a Norwegian sculpture park which will twist across a river below.

UK's oldest rollercoaster reopens after grand restoration

BY Tom Anstey | 15 Oct 2015

The Scenic Railway – the premier attraction of heritage theme park Dreamland – has finally reopened to the public 12 years after the UK’s oldest rollercoaster shut down.

Eva Jiricná to design major new gallery for New York's oldest museum

BY Kim Megson | 15 Oct 2015

The New-York Historical Society, the city’s oldest museum, has commissioned Czech architect Eva Jiricná to create a new permanent gallery to house its 100-strong collection of Tiffany glass lamps.

Scotland Yard's collection of London crime artefacts to get permanent public home

BY Tom Anstey | 15 Oct 2015

Following its debut last week as a temporary exhibition inside the Museum of London, plans are in the works to set up a new public institution to display Scotland Yard’s infamous ‘Black Museum’, a collection of criminal evidence from the Metropolitan Police Service.

Weak economy halts development of Malaysia's 20th Century Fox World

BY Tom Anstey | 15 Oct 2015

The Genting Group has pushed back the opening of its 20th Century Fox World theme park near Kuala Lumpur to 2017, citing weak local currency as the reason for the delay.

Caruso St John complete high-profile projects for Hirst, Gagosian and Liverpool Philharmonic

BY Tom Anstey | 14 Oct 2015

Three high-profile projects designed by London-based architecture studio Caruso St John have been opened in the space of just two weeks.

Beta testing tickets for The Void sell out within hours

BY Tom Anstey | 14 Oct 2015

The Void – a multi-million dollar next-gen virtual reality gaming experience coming to Utah in 2016 – recently opened reservations for beta testing, with tickets selling out in just a few hours.

New SeaWorld enclosure comes at cost of breeding ban

BY Tom Anstey | 14 Oct 2015

The California Coastal Commission has granted SeaWorld planning permission to expand its Orca facility in San Diego on the basis that it cannot add any new whales from the wild to its tanks and that none of the park’s orcas will be allowed to breed.

SANNA-designed 'River' community centre in Connecticut, US, opens to the public

BY Kim Megson | 14 Oct 2015

The SANAA-designed Grace Farms complex – a multipurpose facility which features a gymnasium, library and several performance spaces – officially opened on 9 October in New Canaan, Connecticut, US.

Texas to turn Alamo into premier heritage attraction with US$48m investment

BY Tom Anstey | 13 Oct 2015

The Alamo – one of the US’s most historic landmarks – is to undergo a US$48m (€42.1m, £31.3m) renovation to turn the attraction into a prime heritage destination.

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4341 to 4360 of 9726 news stories

Heritage professionals gather in Berlin for CyArk summit

BY Tom Anstey | 20 Oct 2015

Some of the heritage sector’s top names have gathered in Berlin for preservation specialists CyArk's annual summit.

Cornish Pasty museum planned to celebrate UK specialty

BY Alice Davis | 20 Oct 2015

The Cornish pasty was granted protected status by the EU in 2011, and now the popular meat-filled pastry dish is on track to get its own visitor attraction.

Renzo Piano's power station regeneration will create art and culture hub at the heart of Moscow's Red October district

BY Kim Megson | 20 Oct 2015

The Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) has been commissioned to convert a historic Moscow power station into a brand new venue exhibiting contemporary Russian arts and culture.

'Oscars for Museums' honours Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton

BY Kim Megson | 19 Oct 2015

The Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton has been awarded the prize for ‘Best Architecture & Spatial Design’ at the 2015 Leading Culture Destinations Awards in London

SeaWorld to file lawsuit against California Coastal Commission in response to San Diego breeding ban

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Oct 2015

Organiser charged over waterpark firestorm that killed 12

BY Tom Anstey | 19 Oct 2015

The organiser responsible for the event at a waterpark in Taiwan in which 12 people were killed and hundreds were injured has been indicted on multiple charges including negligent homicide.

EXCLUSIVE: Henry Chebaane's hypnotic new Baku bar can "create and cure hangovers"

BY Kim Megson | 16 Oct 2015

French-born London artist and designer Henry Chebaane has said he wants his surreal and surprising new bar in Baku, Azerbaijan, to become a word-of-mouth sensation.

Cincinnati Zoo secures final funding for US$34m Africa masterplan

BY Tom Anstey | 16 Oct 2015

India's lighthouses to become tourist destinations under new government scheme

BY Tom Anstey | 16 Oct 2015

India’s government is planning to develop 78 lighthouses as tourist destinations, using a number of attractions to entice visitors to the country’s coastline.

IAAPA sells out indoor exhibitor space for 2015 expo

BY Tom Anstey | 16 Oct 2015

Next month’s IAAPA trade show in Orlando will feature the second-largest trade show floor in its 97-year history after indoor exhibit space for the event completely sold out.

BIG designs sinuous art museum to twist across a Norwegian river

BY Kim Megson | 15 Oct 2015

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have designed a new art gallery for a Norwegian sculpture park which will twist across a river below.

UK's oldest rollercoaster reopens after grand restoration

BY Tom Anstey | 15 Oct 2015

The Scenic Railway – the premier attraction of heritage theme park Dreamland – has finally reopened to the public 12 years after the UK’s oldest rollercoaster shut down.

Eva Jiricná to design major new gallery for New York's oldest museum

BY Kim Megson | 15 Oct 2015

The New-York Historical Society, the city’s oldest museum, has commissioned Czech architect Eva Jiricná to create a new permanent gallery to house its 100-strong collection of Tiffany glass lamps.

Scotland Yard's collection of London crime artefacts to get permanent public home

BY Tom Anstey | 15 Oct 2015

Weak economy halts development of Malaysia's 20th Century Fox World

BY Tom Anstey | 15 Oct 2015

The Genting Group has pushed back the opening of its 20th Century Fox World theme park near Kuala Lumpur to 2017, citing weak local currency as the reason for the delay.

Caruso St John complete high-profile projects for Hirst, Gagosian and Liverpool Philharmonic

BY Tom Anstey | 14 Oct 2015

Three high-profile projects designed by London-based architecture studio Caruso St John have been opened in the space of just two weeks.

Beta testing tickets for The Void sell out within hours

BY Tom Anstey | 14 Oct 2015

The Void – a multi-million dollar next-gen virtual reality gaming experience coming to Utah in 2016 – recently opened reservations for beta testing, with tickets selling out in just a few hours.

New SeaWorld enclosure comes at cost of breeding ban

BY Tom Anstey | 14 Oct 2015

SANNA-designed 'River' community centre in Connecticut, US, opens to the public

BY Kim Megson | 14 Oct 2015

Texas to turn Alamo into premier heritage attraction with US$48m investment

BY Tom Anstey | 13 Oct 2015

The Alamo – one of the US’s most historic landmarks – is to undergo a US$48m (€42.1m, £31.3m) renovation to turn the attraction into a prime heritage destination.

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