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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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US$27.25m revamp for Statue of Liberty
BY Pete Hayman | 11 Aug 2011
US secretary of the interior Ken Salazar has announced that the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York is to undergo a US$27.25m (£16.9m, EUR19.2m) renovation.
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New-look Fort Nelson museum unveiled
BY Pete Hayman | 11 Aug 2011
The Royal Armouries has unveiled its new-look museum at Fort Nelson on Portsdown Hill near Fareham, Hampshire, following the completion of an extensive £3.5m overhaul.
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VAC early bird offer ends today
BY Tom Walker | 11 Aug 2011
Today is the last day (11 August 2011) that delegates wanting to attend the Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC) can take advantage of the early bird rates.
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