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New attractions open at Blackpool Tower
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Sep 2011
Blackpool Council has hailed a "major milestone" in the transformation of the resort, after Merlin Entertainments unveiled two new visitor attractions at the iconic Blackpool Tower.
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Mirabilandia opens Master Thai ride
BY Tom Walker | 30 Aug 2011
Mirabilandia theme park in Savio, Italy, has announced its newest ride - a steel dual coaster called Max Adventures Master Thai.
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UNESCO urges Libyan heritage 'protection'
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Aug 2011
UNESCO director-general Irina Bokova has urged Libyan citizens, neighbouring countries and the global arts and antiquities trade to help 'protect' the country's cultural heritage.
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New tower attraction for Carowinds
BY Maximo Perez | 25 Aug 2011
Carowinds theme park, in Charlotte, North Carolina (USA), will install a US$6.5m (£4m, 4.5m euro) WindSeeker attraction in April 2012.
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Plans approved for Eye attraction in Weymouth
BY Tom Walker | 24 Aug 2011
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has approved plans for a 53m (174 ft) observation tower to be built as part of the at Festival Pier redevelopment in Weymouth.
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Cedar Point to add Dinosaur attraction for 2012
BY Tom Walker | 19 Aug 2011
Cedar Point theme park in Sandusky, Ohio, US has announced that a US$1m (700,000 euro, £600,000) Dinosaurs Alive! attraction will be its major investment for the 2012 season.
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£25.6m Marlowe Theatre nears opening
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Aug 2011
Canterbury's new £25.6m Marlowe Theatre - designed by Keith Williams Architects - will open its doors for the first time on 4 October, following a two-year construction project.
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WAF Awards 2011 shortlist announced
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Aug 2011
A soccer school in Soweto, South Africa, and a tree hotel in Sweden are among some of the schemes to be shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011.
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Welsh Assembly boost for Swansea schemes
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Aug 2011
A planned multi-million pound renovation of Swansea's Glynn Vivian Art Gallery is one of three schemes in the city to benefit from Welsh Assembly Government funding.
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Six Flags to invest heavily in new attractions
BY Tom Walker | 17 Aug 2011
Jim Reid-Anderson, who was appointed chief executive of US theme park operator Six Flags in August 2010, has revealed that the company will invest up to US$90m (£56m, 63m euro) on new rides each year.
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AAM breaks ground on new US$50m home
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Aug 2011
Aspen Art Museum (AAM) in Colorado, US, has held an official groundbreaking ceremony to help mark the start of the work on a new 30,000sq ft (2,787sq m) home for the attraction.
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HLF boost for Cobham's Crystal Grotto
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Aug 2011
Restoration works are to be carried out at the Crystal Grotto in Cobham, Surrey, following a decision by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to contribute £747,400 towards the scheme.
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Swansea Council to open up city's castle
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Aug 2011
Swansea's historic castle will be opened up to the public for the "first time in a generation" next month after the local authority announced plans to hold tours of the building.
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MA members urge 'community engagement'
BY Pete Hayman | 16 Aug 2011
Arts Council England (ACE) has been urged to promote "community engagement" as part of its aims for museums, following a consultation of Museums Association (MA) members.
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New Gun Turret Experience at HMS Belfast
BY Maximo Perez | 16 Aug 2011
Exhibition designer Sarner has installed a new Gun Turret Experience at HMS Belfast where visitors can revive the battle of the North Cape at 1943.
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Battleship Cove opens Pearl Harbor exhibit
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Aug 2011
Battleship Cove - a not-for-profit maritime museum in Fall River, Massachusetts, US - has unveiled a new exhibit recreating the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War Two.
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Chelsea FC unveils new museum
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Aug 2011
Chelsea Football Club (CFC) has opened a new 670sq m (7,212sq ft) museum at the club's Stamford Bridge stadium in London, which has been designed by Mather and Co.
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Expansion planned for Bendigo Art Gallery
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Aug 2011
A planning application for a major AU$7.55m (£4.8m, EUR5.4m, US$7.7m) expansion of Bendigo Art Gallery in Victoria, Australia, has been submitted by the local authority.
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November launch for Ashmolean galleries
BY Pete Hayman | 11 Aug 2011
Ashmolean Museum in Oxford has revealed that the new Ancient Egypt and Nubia (present day Sudan) galleries are to open on 26 November, following a £5m development project.
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