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Launch dates for UAE museums revealed
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jan 2012
Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has revealed the opening dates
for three museums that form part of the Saadiyat Cultural District in the United
Arab Emirates.
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US$35m Sunnylands Center nears launch
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jan 2012
The new US$35m (£22.5m, EUR27m) Sunnylands Center and Gardens, which forms part
of The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in California, US, will open its doors on
1 March.
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London's Design Museum to relocate and treble in size
BY Tom Walker | 24 Jan 2012
Detailed plans have been revealed for the relocation of the Design Museum in London from
its current location on the south bank of the Thames to the Commonwealth
Institute building in Kensington.
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MA criticises planned wellbeing measures
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Jan 2012
The Museums Association (MA) has raised concerns that proposed new indicators
set to be used for measuring national and individual wellbeing will not consider
cultural engagement.
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CBP4m funding for English museums/galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Jan 2012
A total of 36 museums and galleries throughout England are to receive a share of
£4m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Wolfson
Foundation.
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'Napoleonland' planned for France
BY Tom Walker | 23 Jan 2012
Yves Jégo, the mayor of Montereau-Fault-Yonne commune in central France, has
announced plans to build a historical theme park celebrating the life of
Napoleon Bonaparte, the former French emperor.
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Europa-Park names new wooden coaster
BY Tom Walker | 11 Jan 2012
Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, will launch two new major additions to its offering
in 2012 - a wooden rollercoaster called Wodan and its fifth themed hotel with
more than 1,000 beds.
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Harbour site eyed for Helsinki Guggenheim
BY Pete Hayman | 10 Jan 2012
A new concept and development study into the development of a Guggenheim museum
in Helsinki, Finland, has identified a site along the South Harbour waterfront
for the project.
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US$10m boost for Miami Science Museum
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Jan 2012
Miami Science Museum (MSM) has received US$10m (£6.5m, EUR7.8m) challenge grant
from the Knight Foundation towards its new building in downtown Miami, US.
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CityPASS scheme for SoCal theme parks
BY Tom Walker | 05 Jan 2012
A number of leading visitor attractions in Southern California (SoCal), US have
teamed up for a joint marketing initiative called CityPASS.
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Six Flags announces US$250m share buyback
BY Tom Walker | 05 Jan 2012
US-based theme park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corporation has announced a
stock repurchase plan that allows the company to reacquire US$250m (€195m,
£161m) worth of its stock by 2015.
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UK tour operators face 'crucial' year
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Jan 2012
Some UK-based travel companies and tour operators will have to "radically" alter
business models to adapt to new market conditions and to survive during 2012,
according to KPMG.
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