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Madame Tussauds launches in Blackpool
BY Pete Hayman | 21 Apr 2011
Madame Tussauds has opened the doors of its new Blackpool attraction to the public - part of a wider revamp of the resort's tourist offer being undertaken by Merlin Entertainments.
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NI museum nets White Star Line collection
BY Pete Hayman | 20 Apr 2011
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Holywood, Northern Ireland, has revealed that it has acquired a collection of more than 7,000 items relating to the ill-fated liner Titanic.
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July opening for new Cardiff art museum
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Apr 2011
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales has revealed that the country's new National Museum of Art is scheduled to open its doors to the public on 21 July.
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Turner Contemporary opens in Margate
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Apr 2011
Turner Contemporary, a new £17.4m gallery dedicated to the life of 19th century artist JMW Turner, has officially opened its doors to the public in Margate, Kent.
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Earth Centre to become activity centre
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Apr 2011
Doncaster Council has announced that it has sold off the former Earth Centre attraction site in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, to educational services provider Kingswood.
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Cabot Tower set for summer reopening
BY Pete Hayman | 15 Apr 2011
Bristol's Cabot Tower is poised to reopen its doors to the public this summer, after English Heritage provided funding towards much-needed repair work at the Grade II-listed building.
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MLA chief set for Auckland move
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Apr 2011
Roy Clare, chief executive at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), is to be the new director of the Auckland War Memorial Museum in New Zealand. Clare is to step down from his role at the end of May.
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£1.39m HLF grant for Bristol's M Shed
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Apr 2011
Bristol's M Shed has been awarded a £1.39m grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund in order to cover 'unforeseen costs' incurred as part of the £26.6m museum development.
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New homes for retired NASA shuttles
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Apr 2011
Four attractions across the US are to become the new home of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) retired space shuttle fleet.
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Polar bears move in at Louisville Zoo
BY Martin Nash | 13 Apr 2011
The latest phase of Louisville Zoo’s Glacier Run exhibit is set to open on 26 April and will be home to polar and grizzly bears, seals and sealions.
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Art Fund reveals funding increase plans
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Apr 2011
The Art Fund has announced plans to increase its support towards museums and galleries by more than 50 per cent over the next three years.
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Evergreen Waterpark to open in June
BY Tom Walker | 13 Apr 2011
The Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, US is to open a non-profit, educational waterpark on 6 June.
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Council seeks Lews Castle repair consents
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Apr 2011
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Western Isles Council has applied for permission to undertake a programme of external repairs to Lews Castle near Stornoway.
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Summer reopening for Theatr Colwyn
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Apr 2011
Colwyn Bay's Theatr Colwyn - one of the oldest operating venues of its kind in Wales - is to reopen this summer, following the completion of a redevelopment project.
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Clevedon Pier visitor facilities approved
BY Pete Hayman | 12 Apr 2011
North Somerset Council (NSC) has approved planning permission for the development of new visitor facilities at the Grade I-listed Clevedon Pier.
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Berlin museum secures EU design prize
BY Pete Hayman | 11 Apr 2011
David Chipperfield Architects' design for the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany, has been handed the 2011 European Union (EU) Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award.
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Museum of Mathematics nets US$2m grant
BY Pete Hayman | 08 Apr 2011
The Museum of Mathematics, which is due to open in New York, US, in 2012, has secured a US$2m (£1.2m) grant from internet giant Google.
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Mansfield Museum nets Guardian award
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Apr 2011
Mansfield Museum has held off competition from five other UK attractions to be confirmed as the winner of the Guardian Family Friendly Award 2011.
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