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US$1.6bn expansion planned for Universal Studios
BY Aoife Dowling | 07 Feb 2013
Plans for a US$1.6bn (1.2bn euro, £1bn) expansion of the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and
production facilities in California have been approved by Los Angeles City Council.
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New Abbey Museum of Costume announces closure
BY Aoife Dowling | 07 Feb 2013
National Museum of Costume at Shambellie House, New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, is set to close due
to lack of public funding and low visitor numbers.
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Scottish galleries experience 25 per cent surge in visitor numbers
BY Aoife Dowling | 04 Feb 2013
National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) has seen a 25 per cent increase of visitors in 2012 with three sites in
Edinburgh attracting over 1.6m people. he highest previous figure for all three sites was recorded in 2006
with 1.56m. The results are, in part, due to the success of the opening of the refurbished Scottish National
Portrait Gallery in December 2011.
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Lincoln Castle to get £20m revamp
BY Aoife Dowling | 04 Feb 2013
Lincoln Castle is to undergo a multi-million pound redevelopment to "bring the castle to life," which
includes opening the Victorian male prison for the first time in years.
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Abu Dhabi’s Yas Waterworld opens to public
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 31 Jan 2013
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island has opened its latest attraction, US$245m (180m euro,
£155m) waterpark Yas Waterworld, to the public on 20 January – four days earlier
than its planned official opening.
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US$220m Miami art museum to launch in December
BY Aoife Dowling | 30 Jan 2013
A new multi-million dollar Miami art museum is set to open in December that will anchor a 29-acre
Museum Park featuring public gardens and sculpture installations.
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Bristol mayor backs proposed aerospace attraction
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 30 Jan 2013
Bristol mayor George Ferguson has announced his support for a proposed aerospace
attraction at the Filton airfield that would showcase aircraft, helicopters,
aero-engines and missiles, and also provide a home for Concorde 216.
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Museums Sheffield faces 10 per cent cut in council funding
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 30 Jan 2013
Museums Sheffield has received confirmation it will face a reduction in council
funding for the next financial year, and has said it will reduce core
expenditure and focus on income generation as a result.
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St Albans museums set for a £6.75m revamp
BY Aoife Dowling | 30 Jan 2013
St Albans' Town Hall will be transformed into a museum with a basement gallery over the next five years as
part of a multi-million pound redevelopment project.
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Kentucky Kingdom could reopen by 2014
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 29 Jan 2013
Louisville's Kentucky Kingdom theme park, US, closed since 2009, may reopen in
2014, with a new lease approved for the site.
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National Glass Centre set for £2.5m revamp
BY Aoife Dowling | 24 Jan 2013
Work will begin this month on a £2.25m redevelopment of the National Glass Centre at the University of
Sunderland following a successful fundraising campaign.
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