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Paragon buys The Visitor Attraction Company
BY Pete Hayman | 10 Apr 2012
Paragon Entertainment, the York, UK-based attractions design, production and
fit-out company, has announced it has completed the purchase of The Visitor
Attraction Company (TVAC).
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ACE confirms finalised Renaissance awards
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Apr 2012
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced details of the final awards to its
Renaissance major partner museums, which will see more than £62m invested over
the coming three years.
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Colwyn Bay pier funding bid rejected
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Apr 2012
Conwy County Borough Council's plans for the restoration of the Grade II-listed
Victoria Pier in Colwyn Bay have been dealt a blow after a funding bid worth
£4.9m was rejected.
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UK's new Harry Potter attraction opens
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
A new walking tour taking visitors behind the scenes of the Harry Potter
movies has been unveiled by Warner Bros Entertainment at Leavesden Studios in
Hertfordshire, UK.
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£6m grant for Science Museum project
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
London's Science Museum has been awarded £6m by the Heritage Lottery Fund
towards its plans for the creation of a new gallery exploring the history of
communications technology.
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ACE unveils National Archives partnership
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
Arts Council England (ACE) and the National Archives have entered into a new
partnership that will see the two organisations work for the "collective
benefit" of museums, libraries and archives.
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Major revamp for Chrysler Museum of Art
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
Plans to undertake an "extensive" expansion and renovation of Chrysler Museum of
Art in Norfolk, Virginia, US, have received the approval of the attraction's
board of trustees.
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Olympic rower to open SeaCity Museum
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
Double Olympic rowing gold medallist James Cracknell will officially launch the
£15m SeaCity Museum next week (10 April) as part of Southampton's new Cultural
Quarter.
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Life Online opens at National Media Museum
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2012
Life Online, a new permanent gallery dedicated to the social, technological and
cultural impact of the internet, has been unveiled at the National Media Museum
(NMM) in Bradford.
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'Record' figures for Wales' national museums
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Apr 2012
Wales' seven national museums attracted a record 1.69 million visitors in
2011-12, which is the highest total amount reported since the introduction of
free admission in April 2001.
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New 'chocolate attraction' opens in York
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Apr 2012
A new 6,400sq ft (595sq m) visitor attraction has opened in York, UK, to explore
the history of confectionery and the city's historical links with the
chocolate-making industry.
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Ian Cunningham's new venture acquires first site
BY Tom Walker | 03 Apr 2012
Attractions industry veteran Ian Cunningham has taken over the Birdland Park and
Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds, UK, with his business partner
Michael Enright.
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Sydney's AU$53m MCA expansion complete
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Apr 2012
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) in Sydney has reopened following
the completion of a "significant" AU$53m (£34.3m, EUR41.2m, US$55m) redevelopment.
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Work to begin on New York Aquarium expansion
BY Tom Walker | 02 Apr 2012
Work will begin later this year on the US$30m (22m euro, £19m) Ocean Wonders:
Sharks! exhibition, the first phase of a US$150m (112m euro, £94m) expansion of
the New York Aquarium in New York, US.
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EUR5m visitor centre for Schönbrunn Palace
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Apr 2012
Schönbrunn Palace, a former imperial summer residence in Vienna, Austria, has
announced that a new "fully comprehensive" visitor centre is to open at its main
entrance later this year.
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New-look Roman fort museum opens
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Apr 2012
A new-look museum has opened at Housesteads Roman Fort in Northumberland after
work on the first phase of improvements to the site's visitor facilities was
completed.
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Lincoln Castle in line for £20m facelift
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Apr 2012
Lincoln Castle is to undergo an extensive multi-million pound renovation after
Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) confirmed it had received Lottery funding
towards the scheme.
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£97m Titanic Belfast attraction launches
BY Pete Hayman | 31 Mar 2012
Titanic Belfast, a new £97m (EUR116.2m, US$154.8m) attraction in Northern
Ireland, UK, has opened 100 yards from where the ill-fated liner was launched a
century ago.
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New strategy and £3m grant package for Scottish museums
BY Tom Walker | 30 Mar 2012
Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has today unveiled a new strategy which
aims to connect the entire Scottish network of museums and galleries in a drive
for greater collaboration, innovation and creativity.
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