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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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New Orleans' WWII museum project enters next phase
BY Tom Walker | 29 Mar 2012
The US$300m (226m euro, £189m) expansion of the National WWII Museum in New
Orleans, Louisiana, US, has entered the next phase following the topping off the
US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center.
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Next phase for Singapore gallery scheme
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Mar 2012
The new National Art Gallery, Singapore in the heart of the civil district
remains on track to open in 2015 after the SG$530m (£265m, EUR316m, US$422m)
scheme moved onto its next phase.
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Green light for Barry Island plans
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Mar 2012
Outline plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of Barry Island Pleasure Park, South Wales, have been given the green light by Vale of Glamorgan council's planning committee. The project will lead to the transformation of the 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) funfair site.
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