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Design team named for Albanian museum complex
BY Tom Walker | 05 May 2011
Danish architects BIG and UK-based builder Buro Happold are among the team appointed to design and develop a new 27,000sq m (6.7 acre) cultural centre and museum in Tirana, Albania.
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JFK museum expansion opens
BY Tom Walker | 05 May 2011
The new US$30m (20m euro, £18m) wing of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts, US has been opened to the public.
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Compulsory purchase for Dreamland site
BY Pete Hayman | 04 May 2011
Thanet District Council (TDC) has revealed that it is to serve a compulsory purchase order in order to take control of the former Dreamland theme park site in Margate, Kent.
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New Sea Life attraction unveiled in Venice
BY Pete Hayman | 04 May 2011
Visitor attractions operator Merlin Entertainments Group has unveiled its new £7m Sea Life centre and marine sanctuary in Jesolo, Venice, Italy.
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NMNI announces further TITANICa details
BY Pete Hayman | 04 May 2011
National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) has announced further details about the new TITANICa experience due to open at Ulster Folk and Transport Museum later this month.
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Green light for Brighton ferris wheel plans
BY Pete Hayman | 04 May 2011
Plans for the development of a new 45m (147.6ft)-tall ferris wheel attraction on Brighton's seafront have been given the green light by the local authority.
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Japan's tourism industry looking to bounce back
BY Tom Walker | 03 May 2011
The Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) has revealed that last March's earthquake and tsunami had directly resulted in more than 560,000 accommodation cancellations across the country.
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Ziger/Snead chosen for Baltimore revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Apr 2011
Trustees of the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland, US, have revealed that Ziger/Snead Architects are to work on a US$24m (£14.4m, EUR16.2m) renovation of the attraction.
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NRM cancels £21m redevelopment plans
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Apr 2011
York's National Railway Museum (NRM) has confirmed that it has been forced to abandon its plans for a £21m redevelopment programme after failing in a £7m funding bid.
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5D laser ride for London Dungeon
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Apr 2011
A new 5D laser ride - Vengeance - is to launch at the London Dungeon on 28 May, which is set to immerse visitors in a multi-sensory, Victorian-themed experience.
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Work starts on new US tea party museum
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Apr 2011
A groundbreaking ceremony has been held in Boston, US, to mark the start of construction work on the new Tea Party Ships and Museum at the city's Atlantic Wharf.
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Wildwood unveils new adventure play area
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Apr 2011
A new adventure play area has been unveiled at the Wildwood visitor attraction near Herne Bay, Kent - part of a wider construction project to expand and improve its visitor facilities.
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US$100m gift for LA automotive museum
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Apr 2011
Margie Petersen and the Margie and Robert E Petersen Foundation have handed US$100m (£60.4m, EUR68.1m) to the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, US.
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Boston museum unveils fundraising bid
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Apr 2011
A major new US$250m (£150.9m, EUR170.4m) fundraising campaign has been launched by the Museum of Science, Boston, US, to help support its plans to overhaul the attraction.
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Louisville Zoo unveils new bear habitat
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Apr 2011
Louisville Zoo in Kentucky, US, has announced the official opening of its new polar and grizzly bear habitat as part of the multi-phase Glacier Run project.
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'Canoe safari' opens at WWT wetland centre
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Apr 2011
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) has officially launched a new visitor experience at its Martin Mere Wetland Centre near Burscough, Lancashire - Canoe Safari.
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£3m Discovery Centre opens at Jodrell Bank
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Apr 2011
A new £3m 'live science' Discovery Centre has been officially opened by the University of Manchester (UM) at Jodrell Bank Observatory, Cheshire.
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New entrance facility for Dundee attraction
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Apr 2011
A new entrance facility has been unveiled at Camperdown Wildlife Park, Dundee, following a £1m investment designed to enhance the attraction's visitor experience.
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