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Construction begins on the new National Art Museum of China
BY Katie Buckley | 23 Sep 2014
Following a lengthy competition process ending in 2013, French
architect Jean Nouvel and the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD)
have begun work on the greatly-anticipated National Art Museum of China
(NAMOC) in Beijing.
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IAAPA opens regional office for North America
BY Tom Anstey | 19 Sep 2014
The International Association of Amusement Parks (IAAPA) has opened a new
office in the heart of the North America's theme park industry, Orlando, Florida,
appointing its new vice president of North American Operations to oversee
running of the facility.
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KISS concert raises US$1m for US museum renovation
BY Tom Anstey | 18 Sep 2014
Legendary glam rock band KISS has shown its support for the US military in
a big way, raising US$1m (€771,000, £612,000) to part-fund a refurbishment
of the Oregon Military Museum.
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UK to fund friendship-building museum exchange with China
BY Alice Davis | 18 Sep 2014
A £300,000 (US$490,000, €378,000) pot is being made available by the UK
government to fund museum exchanges between China and Great Britain. The
move is aimed at developing the cultural relationship between the two nations.
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'Shawshank' prison set for major tourist renovation
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Sep 2014
The former prison used in the 1994 Oscar-nominated classic The Shawshank
Redemption is is going to be opened as an all-year round attraction after being
earmarked for major renovation.
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Miami's Museum of Science gets US$5m donation for health and wellness
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Sep 2014
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science (formerly known as the Miami
Science Museum), which is nearing the halfway stage of moving to a new
US$275m (€212m, £168.5m) facility in downtown Miami, has received a
donation of US$5m (€3.9m, £3.1m) to fund health and wellness programmes
when the new facility launches in 2016.
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Northern Ireland looks to resurrect long-forgotten heritage attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Sep 2014
A visitor attraction in Northern Ireland – constructed in 1902 and once the
country’s most popular tourist attraction, drawing even more visitors than the
Giant’s Causeway – is looking for a new lease on life with plans for a complete
restoration of the cliff path and surrounding area.
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Clip 'n Climb
Clip ‘n Climb currently offers facility owners and
investors more than 40 colourful and unique
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IDEATTACK
IDEATTACK is a full-service planning and
design company with headquarters in
Los Angeles. [more...] |
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Simworx Ltd
The company was initially established
in 1997. Terry Monkton and Andrew
Roberts are the key stakeh [more...] |
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Sally Corporation
Our services include: Dark ride design & build; Redevelopment of existing attractions; High-quality [more...] |
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