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Chester Zoo announces phase two expansion
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
In an exclusive interview with AM2, Jamie Christon, MD of Chester Zoo, UK, has revealed the masterplan for the attraction’s second wave of expansion which will follow the completion of the zoo’s Islands project in December this year. Islands will open to the public in May 2015.
Chinese museum forced to close after thousands of display objects are declared fake
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
A museum in China has been ordered to close after it was discovered that nearly a third of its exhibits were counterfeit.
Royal Navy Museum completes £4.5m refurb for WW1 centenary
BY Jak Phillips | 28 May 2014
The Babcock Galleries at The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard have opened to the public following a £4.5m renovation.
US$40m Children's Science Center for Dulles, US
BY Chris Dodd | 28 May 2014
Dulles, US, near Washington DC will be home to a new science centre focusing on educating children in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Obama wants US attractions to generate 30 million more tourist visits by 2021
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
President Barack Obama is aiming to draw an additional 30 million inbound tourists to the US each year using national visitor attractions. He made the statement during a recent visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Canterbury Cathedral to get share of £72m in HLF funding
BY Tom Anstey | 27 May 2014
Canterbury Cathedral has been named as one of six sites to gain a share of £72m worth of funding in the latest round of donations from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
2014 TrendsWatch forecasts museum innovation
BY Tom Anstey | 27 May 2014
The 2014 TrendsWatch report has highlighted a number of predicted museum trends for the coming year, including robots, big data, the rise of social entrepreneurs and the economy of collaborative consumption.
Museums at Night festival celebrates its sixth year
BY Chris Dodd | 27 May 2014
Almost 200,000 people visited museums and galleries last weekend to help celebrate this year’s Museums at Night festival.
Remains of Richard III to be buried in Leicester Cathedral rules court
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
A court ruling has been made on the remains of Richard III, with the former monarch set to be given a dignified burial inside Leicester Cathedral.
Shrek and co coming to Manila's City of Dreams
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
Melco Crown Resorts has announced a new collaboration with Dreamworks Animation, which will see the pair team up to deliver a Dreamworks-inspired “Edutainment Centre” at Manila’s City of Dreams in the Philippines.
SeaWorld takes another hit as STA removes it from its travel database
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
STA Travel – one of the world’s largest youth travel agencies – has made a double U-turn on a pledge to stop selling trips to SeaWorld, reimplementing a ban it announced last week and then withdrew.
Real Madrid president wants club to have its own branded theme park
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
Plans for a Real Madrid theme park in Madrid look set to become a reality, after club president Florentino Perez had confidential meetings with an “American company” earlier this month to scope out plans for the project.
Ohio distillery expects 40,000 visitors in debut year
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
A new Bourbon distillery, which has recently opened in Newport, Ohio, is expecting to bring around 40,000 visitors a year to the visitor attraction side of its business.
London is the selfie capital of the world
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
London has been proclaimed as the selfie capital of the world, according to research carried out by personal mapping service Suggestme.com
New York Met provides free digital access to more than 400,000 pieces of art
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in the US has made 394,000 iconic works of art available for free download to the public.
Tigers step onto the cat walk at Philadelphia Zoo
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
Philadelphia Zoo has opened a trail for its big cats, allowing them to leave their usual homes and cross an overhead visitor path to enter a second enclosure.
Plans revealed for UK planetarium to be built in Kent
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
Proposals have been put forward for what would be one of the UK’s largest space centres, with an observatory and 200-seat planetarium, to be built in Ashford, Kent.
Melbourne Docklands to be transformed into social hub
BY Tom Anstey | 21 May 2014
Melbourne, Australia’s waterfront precinct is set to undergo a major redevelopment, which will include a host of leisure facilities.
Plymouth's naval heritage centre looking to become part of £21m project
BY Tom Anstey | 21 May 2014
Plymouth’s naval heritage centre could be about to move to the centre of the town, with talks about a move from the Devonport area into the new £21m historic and cultural centre already underway.
US$12m Legends of Chima waterpark opens its doors at Legoland California           
BY Tom Anstey | 20 May 2014
Legoland California is continuing expansion plans with the opening of a new attraction – the new Legends of Chima waterpark.
     
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5799 to 5818 of 9728 news stories
Chester Zoo announces phase two expansion
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
In an exclusive interview with AM2, Jamie Christon, MD of Chester Zoo, UK, has revealed the masterplan for the attraction’s second wave of expansion which will follow the completion of the zoo’s Islands project in December this year. Islands will open to the public in May 2015.
Chinese museum forced to close after thousands of display objects are declared fake
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
A museum in China has been ordered to close after it was discovered that nearly a third of its exhibits were counterfeit.
Royal Navy Museum completes £4.5m refurb for WW1 centenary
BY Jak Phillips | 28 May 2014
The Babcock Galleries at The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard have opened to the public following a £4.5m renovation.
US$40m Children's Science Center for Dulles, US
BY Chris Dodd | 28 May 2014
Dulles, US, near Washington DC will be home to a new science centre focusing on educating children in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Obama wants US attractions to generate 30 million more tourist visits by 2021
BY Tom Anstey | 28 May 2014
President Barack Obama is aiming to draw an additional 30 million inbound tourists to the US each year using national visitor attractions. He made the statement during a recent visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Canterbury Cathedral to get share of £72m in HLF funding
BY Tom Anstey | 27 May 2014
Canterbury Cathedral has been named as one of six sites to gain a share of £72m worth of funding in the latest round of donations from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
2014 TrendsWatch forecasts museum innovation
BY Tom Anstey | 27 May 2014
The 2014 TrendsWatch report has highlighted a number of predicted museum trends for the coming year, including robots, big data, the rise of social entrepreneurs and the economy of collaborative consumption.
Museums at Night festival celebrates its sixth year
BY Chris Dodd | 27 May 2014
Almost 200,000 people visited museums and galleries last weekend to help celebrate this year’s Museums at Night festival.
Remains of Richard III to be buried in Leicester Cathedral rules court
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
A court ruling has been made on the remains of Richard III, with the former monarch set to be given a dignified burial inside Leicester Cathedral.
Shrek and co coming to Manila's City of Dreams
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
Melco Crown Resorts has announced a new collaboration with Dreamworks Animation, which will see the pair team up to deliver a Dreamworks-inspired “Edutainment Centre” at Manila’s City of Dreams in the Philippines.
SeaWorld takes another hit as STA removes it from its travel database
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
STA Travel – one of the world’s largest youth travel agencies – has made a double U-turn on a pledge to stop selling trips to SeaWorld, reimplementing a ban it announced last week and then withdrew.
Real Madrid president wants club to have its own branded theme park
BY Tom Anstey | 23 May 2014
Plans for a Real Madrid theme park in Madrid look set to become a reality, after club president Florentino Perez had confidential meetings with an “American company” earlier this month to scope out plans for the project.
Ohio distillery expects 40,000 visitors in debut year
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
A new Bourbon distillery, which has recently opened in Newport, Ohio, is expecting to bring around 40,000 visitors a year to the visitor attraction side of its business.
London is the selfie capital of the world
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
London has been proclaimed as the selfie capital of the world, according to research carried out by personal mapping service Suggestme.com
New York Met provides free digital access to more than 400,000 pieces of art
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in the US has made 394,000 iconic works of art available for free download to the public.
Tigers step onto the cat walk at Philadelphia Zoo
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
Philadelphia Zoo has opened a trail for its big cats, allowing them to leave their usual homes and cross an overhead visitor path to enter a second enclosure.
Plans revealed for UK planetarium to be built in Kent
BY Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
Proposals have been put forward for what would be one of the UK’s largest space centres, with an observatory and 200-seat planetarium, to be built in Ashford, Kent.
Melbourne Docklands to be transformed into social hub
BY Tom Anstey | 21 May 2014
Melbourne, Australia’s waterfront precinct is set to undergo a major redevelopment, which will include a host of leisure facilities.
Plymouth's naval heritage centre looking to become part of £21m project
BY Tom Anstey | 21 May 2014
Plymouth’s naval heritage centre could be about to move to the centre of the town, with talks about a move from the Devonport area into the new £21m historic and cultural centre already underway.
US$12m Legends of Chima waterpark opens its doors at Legoland California           
BY Tom Anstey | 20 May 2014
Legoland California is continuing expansion plans with the opening of a new attraction – the new Legends of Chima waterpark.
     
 


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