London's new Emirates Air Line cable car service launches BY Pete Hayman | 28 Jun 2012 Emirates Air Line, the new 1.1km (0.7-mile) cable car service linking Greenwich
with the Royal Docks in London, has embarked on its first passenger flight today
(28 June).
New-look Kunsthalle Zürich opens following major transformation BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2012 Kunsthalle Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading contemporary art attractions,
has opened following a major transformation of its home at the city's
Löwenbräukunst.
Paul Noland named as new IAAPA president and CEO in management transition BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2012 Paul Noland has been appointed as the new International Association of Amusement
Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) president and CEO after Chip Cleary announced he was stepping down. The appointment is to take effect from 1 January 2013.
In Flanders Fields Museum reopens in Ypres following expansion BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jun 2012 In Flanders Field Museum, the heritage attraction examining the events of World
War One (WWI), has reopened its doors in Ypres, Belgium, following an extensive
renovation and expansion.
Focus Consultants to work on Coventry Transport Museum project BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jun 2012 Nottingham-based Focus Consultants has been appointed as lead consultant on a
new project designed to transform Coventry Transport Museum into an
"internationally significant" attraction.
Musaic Design Group chosen to develop masterplan for USS Yorktown BY Pete Hayman | 25 Jun 2012 Musaic Design Group has been appointed to develop a new museum experience
masterplan for USS Yorktown - the floating attraction located at Patriots
Point, South Carolina, US.
US postal museum starts work on William H Gross Stamp Gallery BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jun 2012 Work has now begun on the construction of the new William H Gross Stamp Gallery
at the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum (NPM) in Washington DC, US.
£3.5m Sea Life Tower becomes Merlin's latest UK tourist attraction BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jun 2012 The new £3.5m (US$5.5m, EUR4.3m) Sea Life Tower overlooking Weymouth and the
surrounding Jurassic Coast in southern England has become Merlin Entertainment's
tourist attraction to open in the UK.
New visitor attraction launches at Volvo Ocean Race's Alicante HQ BY Pete Hayman | 21 Jun 2012 Museo Volvo Ocean Race, a visitor attraction allowing visitors to experience the
challenges faced by elite sailors competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, has opened
in Alicante, Spain.
HLF funding for North East England heritage skills programme BY Pete Hayman | 20 Jun 2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant worth £302,900 towards a
three-year project that will train young people in heritage conservation skills
in North East England.
Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum wins 2012 Art Fund Prize BY Pete Hayman | 20 Jun 2012 Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has been crowned winner of the 2012
Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries at an event held in London last night
(19 June).
Dollywood's Splash Country to open Tennessee's first water coaster BY Pete Hayman | 19 Jun 2012 Dollywood's Splash Country, the waterpark located adjacent to the Dollywood
theme park in Tennessee, US, has unveiled plans to open the state's first water
coaster in May 2013.
US$64m expansion project underway at Corning Museum of Glass BY Pete Hayman | 18 Jun 2012 Corning Museum of Glass (CMG) started work on its new US$64m (EUR50.8m, £40.9m)
extension project, which will add a new North Wing at the attraction in New York
state, US.
ACE announces further Renaissance Strategic support fund details BY Pete Hayman | 15 Jun 2012 Arts Council England (ACE) has revealed further details of its Renaissance
Strategic fund, which is part of a number of measures designed to support the
museum sector.
US$2m grant towards next phase of Wadsworth Atheneum renovation BY Pete Hayman | 14 Jun 2012 The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Connecticut, US, has been awarded a
US$2m (EUR1.6m, £1.3m) grant towards the second phase of a comprehensive
renovation project.
London's new Emirates Air Line cable car service launches BY Pete Hayman | 28 Jun 2012 Emirates Air Line, the new 1.1km (0.7-mile) cable car service linking Greenwich
with the Royal Docks in London, has embarked on its first passenger flight today
(28 June).
New-look Kunsthalle Zürich opens following major transformation BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2012 Kunsthalle Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading contemporary art attractions,
has opened following a major transformation of its home at the city's
Löwenbräukunst.
Paul Noland named as new IAAPA president and CEO in management transition BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jun 2012 Paul Noland has been appointed as the new International Association of Amusement
Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) president and CEO after Chip Cleary announced he was stepping down. The appointment is to take effect from 1 January 2013.
In Flanders Fields Museum reopens in Ypres following expansion BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jun 2012 In Flanders Field Museum, the heritage attraction examining the events of World
War One (WWI), has reopened its doors in Ypres, Belgium, following an extensive
renovation and expansion.
Focus Consultants to work on Coventry Transport Museum project BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jun 2012 Nottingham-based Focus Consultants has been appointed as lead consultant on a
new project designed to transform Coventry Transport Museum into an
"internationally significant" attraction.
Musaic Design Group chosen to develop masterplan for USS Yorktown BY Pete Hayman | 25 Jun 2012 Musaic Design Group has been appointed to develop a new museum experience
masterplan for USS Yorktown - the floating attraction located at Patriots
Point, South Carolina, US.
US postal museum starts work on William H Gross Stamp Gallery BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jun 2012 Work has now begun on the construction of the new William H Gross Stamp Gallery
at the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum (NPM) in Washington DC, US.
£3.5m Sea Life Tower becomes Merlin's latest UK tourist attraction BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jun 2012 The new £3.5m (US$5.5m, EUR4.3m) Sea Life Tower overlooking Weymouth and the
surrounding Jurassic Coast in southern England has become Merlin Entertainment's
tourist attraction to open in the UK.
New visitor attraction launches at Volvo Ocean Race's Alicante HQ BY Pete Hayman | 21 Jun 2012 Museo Volvo Ocean Race, a visitor attraction allowing visitors to experience the
challenges faced by elite sailors competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, has opened
in Alicante, Spain.
HLF funding for North East England heritage skills programme BY Pete Hayman | 20 Jun 2012 The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant worth £302,900 towards a
three-year project that will train young people in heritage conservation skills
in North East England.
Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum wins 2012 Art Fund Prize BY Pete Hayman | 20 Jun 2012 Exeter's Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAMM) has been crowned winner of the 2012
Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries at an event held in London last night
(19 June).
Dollywood's Splash Country to open Tennessee's first water coaster BY Pete Hayman | 19 Jun 2012 Dollywood's Splash Country, the waterpark located adjacent to the Dollywood
theme park in Tennessee, US, has unveiled plans to open the state's first water
coaster in May 2013.
US$64m expansion project underway at Corning Museum of Glass BY Pete Hayman | 18 Jun 2012 Corning Museum of Glass (CMG) started work on its new US$64m (EUR50.8m, £40.9m)
extension project, which will add a new North Wing at the attraction in New York
state, US.
ACE announces further Renaissance Strategic support fund details BY Pete Hayman | 15 Jun 2012 Arts Council England (ACE) has revealed further details of its Renaissance
Strategic fund, which is part of a number of measures designed to support the
museum sector.
US$2m grant towards next phase of Wadsworth Atheneum renovation BY Pete Hayman | 14 Jun 2012 The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Connecticut, US, has been awarded a
US$2m (EUR1.6m, £1.3m) grant towards the second phase of a comprehensive
renovation project.
