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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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New Lanark public consultation launches
BY Pete Hayman | 07 Apr 2011
Historic Scotland has launched a 13-week public consultation into its new management plan for the New Lanark World Heritage Site, South Lanarkshire.
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Saturn launches dedicated imagineering arm
BY Tom Walker | 05 Apr 2011
Bristol, UK-based property and architects company Saturn Projects Group has launched a dedicated exhibition design division targeting the attractions industry.
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Stonehenge plans secure 'Big Society' boost
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2011
Tourism minister John Penrose has revealed that proposals to improve the visitor experience at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, have been put back on track with government support.
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New visitor centre planned for Snowdonia
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Apr 2011
Plans for a new visitor facility on the site of the Ogwen Warden Centre - between Bethesda and Capel Curig, North Wales - have been unveiled.
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Martin Barratt leaves BALPPA
BY Tom Walker | 04 Apr 2011
Martin Barratt has left his position as CEO of the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA) after less than a year in the post.
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Student to develop copper heritage e-trail
BY Pete Hayman | 31 Mar 2011
A PhD student is to be funded by Swansea University to create a new heritage e-trail for the Lower Swansea Valley - including the site of the city's former Hafod Copperworks.
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HLF support for Arundel Museum plans
BY Pete Hayman | 31 Mar 2011
Nearly £900,000 of Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) investment is to go towards plans for the construction of a new home for Arundel Museum, West Sussex.
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Visitor centre 'floated' at Lancashire reserve
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Mar 2011
A new multi-million pound 'floating' visitor centre at Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Reserve near Preston, Lancashire, has taken to the water for the first time.
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Funding for Princes of Gwynedd scheme
BY Pete Hayman | 30 Mar 2011
A new heritage tourism initiative designed to explore the story of the Princes of Gwynedd at sites across North Wales has secured funding from the Welsh Assembly Government.
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The Tank Museum to launch new exhibit
BY Tom Walker | 30 Mar 2011
The Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, is to open a new exhibition charting the story of the current Afghanistan campaign.
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Architect selected for V&A museum revamp
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Mar 2011
Amanda Levete Architects (AL_A) has been appointed to lead the Exhibition Road scheme at London's Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, following an international contest.
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MPs urge government to review MLA plans
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Mar 2011
A report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee has urged the government to review its plans for the closure of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA).
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Visitor numbers up at Merlin attractions
BY Tom Walker | 29 Mar 2011
Visitor attraction operator Merlin Entertainments has reported an increase in visitor numbers and a rise in revenues for the financial year of 2010.
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Dyffryn House secures £600,000 HLF grant
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Mar 2011
Plans to establish Dyffryn House as a major tourism attraction for the Vale of Glamorgan have been boosted with the award of a £600,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant.
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£8.2m to 'open up' creative learning spaces
BY Pete Hayman | 24 Mar 2011
Dame Vivien Duffield has revealed that 11 cultural organisations across England are in line to receive a share of £8.2m to help "open up" creative learning spaces for young people.
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EU architecture prize finalists announced
BY Pete Hayman | 23 Mar 2011
A total of six schemes have been shortlisted from more than 340 entrants for the European Union (EU) Prize for Contemporary Architecture - the Mies van der Rohe Award.
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