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Liverpool museum to open more galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Oct 2011
The £72m Museum of Liverpool, which opened in July, has revealed that it will
open its new ground floor Great Port area and a first floor boasting three more
galleries on 2 December.
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Singapore's new maritime museum opens
BY Pete Hayman | 19 Oct 2011
The Maritime Experiential Museum and Aquarium (MEMA), the first ever
maritime-themed attraction for Singapore, has been unveiled at the Resorts World
Sentosa (RWS) waterfront.
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Merlin opens Legoland Florida
BY Tom Walker | 17 Oct 2011
Merlin Entertainments has opened its latest Legoland attraction in Winter Haven,
Florida, US.
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Asterix attraction to enter UK
BY Tom Walker | 14 Oct 2011
A traveling visitor attraction based on the popular cartoon character Astérix
the Gaul will be launched in the UK next year as part of a Europe-wide tour.
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English Tourism Week launched
BY Tom Walker | 13 Oct 2011
The minister for tourism and heritage, John Penrose, has officially launched the first ever English
Tourism Week, to be held between 10 and 18 March 2012.
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VAC returns to London
BY Tom Walker | 12 Oct 2011
The eighth Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC) will take
place at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in Westminster, London
tomorrow (13 October).
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MLA accredits eight Scottish sites
BY Tom Walker | 10 Oct 2011
Eight National Trust for Scotland properties have been officially accredited as
attractions by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
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Paramount signs deal for Spain theme park
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Oct 2011
Paramount is to open its first European branded theme park in Alhama de Murcia,
Spain, as part of a EUR1.1bn (£950m, US$1.5bn) tourism project expected to open
in spring 2015.
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Bletchley Park secures £4.6m HLF grant
BY Tom Walker | 05 Oct 2011
Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes has secured a £4.6m grant from the Heritage
Lottery Fund (HLF) that will go towards improving the visitor experience at the
historic former code breaking facility.
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Tayto Park adds new high ropes course
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Oct 2011
Tayto Park, a tourist attraction located in County Meath, Ireland, has added a
new Sky Trail Voyager high ropes course to its offer, which has been installed
by Innovative Leisure.
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New Year start for Swansea gallery project
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Oct 2011
Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is to close to the public from 30 October
ahead of the start of a major £6m redevelopment and extension of the South Wales
cultural attraction.
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Wakefield gallery nets British Design Award
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Oct 2011
Hepworth Wakefield, the David Chipperfield Architects-designed art attraction in
Yorkshire, has been crowned Best Architectural Achievement at the British Design
Awards 2011.
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Museum of Somerset reopens in Taunton
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Oct 2011
The new-look Museum of Somerset has reopened to the public at Taunton Castle,
following an extensive £6.93m transformation that has increased its exhibition
space by 50 per cent.
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Detroit attractions in temporary closure
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Oct 2011
Detroit Science Center and Detroit Children's Museum will remain shut to the
public until 12 October after being forced to temporarily close due to
"financial hardship".
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Cardigan Castle secures £4.5m funding
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Oct 2011
A major £10m restoration plan for Cardigan Castle, west Wales, is set to get
underway after it was announced that £4.5m had been provided by the Welsh
Assembly Government.
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Further details of Catalyst scheme revealed
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Oct 2011
Arts Council England (ACE); the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF); and the government
have announced further details of a £100m scheme designed to boost philanthropic
donations.
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Two firms to work on Welsh heritage sites
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Oct 2011
Branding and design agency M Worldwide and fit out contractor Datum Contracts
have been appointed to work on retail and visitor centre concepts at historic
attractions across Wales.
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