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Smithsonian to display 9/11 objects
BY Tom Walker | 17 Jun 2011
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington DC, US, will launch a temporary exhibit featuring objects found in the ruins of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon after the 9/11 attacks.
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British Museum nets 2011 Art Fund Prize
BY Pete Hayman | 17 Jun 2011
The Art Fund has announced that the British Museum has been awarded the 2011 Art Fund Prize - worth £100,000 - for its groundbreaking A History of the World initiative.
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Leisure figures on Birthday Honours List
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Jun 2011
An extensive array of representatives from the leisure industry are among the 965 that have been recognised for their contribution in the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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Cadw to undertake Denbigh Castle revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Jun 2011
Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government's historic environment agency, has confirmed that it is to undertake an upgrade of Denbigh Castle, which will feature a new visitor centre.
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Dublin Zoo 'most visited' Irish attraction
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Jun 2011
Fáilte Ireland has confirmed that Dublin Zoo was the country's most visited attraction - both fee-paying and non fee-paying - in 2010, welcoming more than 960,000 people.
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Cedar Fair to expand Pennsylvania park
BY Pete Hayman | 10 Jun 2011
Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom in Pennsylvania, US, is set to expand after operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Company's bid to acquire an adjacent area of land was accepted.
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Council moves to secure Dreamland site
BY Pete Hayman | 10 Jun 2011
Thanet District Council (TDC) has moved to acquire Margate's Dreamland theme park site in Kent after it confirmed that a compulsory purchase order had been served.
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New 'racing' spans for US zipline attraction
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Jun 2011
Soaring Tree Top Adventures, the zipline attraction located in Colorado, US, has announced that it is to officially launch three new spans to the public on 15 June.
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Search starts for Edmonton museum firms
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Jun 2011
An international procurement process to find contractors to design and build the new Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Canada, has been launched by the Government of Alberta.
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Riptide Bay launches at Six Flags park
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Jun 2011
Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, US, has announced the launch of its new 4-acre (1.6-hectare) water park expansion - Riptide Bay at Hurricane Harbor.
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New £5m art attraction unveiled in Berwick
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Jun 2011
A new art gallery and youth hostel has officially opened in Berwick-upon-Tweed, following the completion of a £5m refurbishment of the Grade II-listed Dewar's Lane Granary.
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New high ropes course for Denmark park
BY Pete Hayman | 06 Jun 2011
A new Sky Trail Navigator high ropes course has been installed by Innovative Leisure at the Sommerland Sjaelland park in Nykøbing, Denmark, ahead of the 2011 season.
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Cliffwalk attraction for North Vancouver
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Jun 2011
Cliffwalk - a CA$4.5m (£2.8m, EUR3.2m, US$4.6m) attraction located 300ft (91m) above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, Canada - is to open to the public, today (3 June).
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London gallery to host government works
BY Pete Hayman | 03 Jun 2011
London's Whitechapel Gallery has unveiled the first of five planned public displays that are to showcase some of the 13,500 artworks contained within the government's collections.
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TITANICa experience opens at NI museum
BY Pete Hayman | 01 Jun 2011
Northern Ireland culture minister Carál Ní Chuilín has officially opened the new TITANICa experience at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Holywood, near Belfast.
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VGC boost for Penarth Pier Pavilion plans
BY Pete Hayman | 01 Jun 2011
Efforts to transform the Grade II-listed Penarth Pier Pavilion into a multi-use leisure facility have secured funding and lease provisions from the Vale of Glamorgan Council (VGC).
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