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EUR8m boost for online collections projects
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Apr 2012
The Collections Trust has announced that European Commission investment worth
EUR8m (£6.5m) has been secured in order to help museums share their collections
online.
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Moffat Centre reports Scottish tourism growth
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Apr 2012
New research from the Moffat Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University has found
that visits to Scotland's main tourist attractions increased by 4 million last year.
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New visitor centre opens at Conwy Castle
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Apr 2012
A new 150sq m (1,615sq ft) retail and visitor centre has been unveiled at Conwy
Castle in a move towards a new design concept to be implemented at Cadw-operated
heritage attractions.
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Restored Cutty Sark unveiled by The Queen
BY Tom Walker | 25 Apr 2012
The Queen has today (25 April) officially reopened the restored Cutty Sark to
the public in Greenwich, London. The historic clipper was severely damaged by
fire in 2007, but has since been fully restored thanks to a £50m redevelopment
project that has taken five years to complete.
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New CEO appointed to Edinburgh Zoo
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2012
Professor Chris West, the current chief executive officer of the Royal
Zoological Society of South Australia (RZSSA), has been appointed to the same
role at Edinburgh Zoo, UK.
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New heritage centre for south Liverpool
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2012
PLB, the Malton-based design consultancy, has completed work on a new heritage
centre at The Florence Institute in Toxteth, Liverpool, as part of a wider £6.4m
regeneration project.
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FIFA plans new museum for Zurich base
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2012
FIFA, the international governing body for football, is planning to establish a
new museum dedicated to the sport as part of an expansion of its Zurich base in
Switzerland.
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June launch for Thinktank Science Garden
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2012
Thinktank has announced that a new outdoor interactive exploration space - the
Thinktank Science Garden - will open to visitors at the Birmingham, UK science
attraction on 2 June.
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Titanic exhibit launches at Mystic Aquarium
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Apr 2012
A new multi-million dollar installation marking the 100th anniversary of
Titanic's ill-fated voyage in 1912 has opened at Mystic Aquarium in
Connecticut, US.
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Turner gallery worth £13.8m to Kent
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Apr 2012
A new report has found that Turner Contemporary in Margate, a £17.4m gallery
dedicated to the life of artist JMW Turner, has generated £13.8m of value for
the Kent economy.
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Charities' concern over new tax relief cap
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Apr 2012
Heritage and arts sector organisations including the Museums Association and the
Art Fund have joined a campaign against fresh plans to cap tax relief on major
charitable donations.
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Guggenheim Helsinki gains mayoral approval
BY Tom Walker | 17 Apr 2012
Helsinki mayor Jussi Pajunen has formally offered financial backing to plans for
the establishment of a fourth European Guggenheim museum in the Finnish capital.
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London's Wellington Arch to reopen
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Apr 2012
English Heritage has announced that Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, London,
will become the capital's "latest exhibition space" when it reopens to the
public on 9 May.
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Great Wolf confirms 'superior' KSL approach
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Apr 2012
Great Wolf Resorts (GWR), the Wisconsin-based operator of 11 waterparks in the
US and Canada, has confirmed that it has received a committed offer from KSL
Capital Partners.
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£537k funding for Hadrian's Wall project
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Apr 2012
SITA Trust, the not-for-profit funding organisation, has announced it has
awarded £537,000 towards a project designed to "properly conserve" the central
section of Hadrian's Wall.
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US shuttle to make Smithsonian move
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Apr 2012
Final preparations are being made to transport retired US space shuttle
Discovery to its new home at the Smithsonian National Air and Space
Museum, Virginia, on 17 April.
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