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Terra Mitica leased to Aqualandia
BY Martin Nash | 29 Jul 2010
Following the news that the loss-making Benidorm theme park was being put up for sale, Terra Mitica has been leased to Mundomar Aqualandia with an option to buy the attraction for €75m (£63m), the global debt of the company.
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Museums Association to fight plans to wind up the MLA
BY Martin Nash | 29 Jul 2010
Following the government's review of what it calls 'arms length bodies' and the announcement of its intention to abolish the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), the Museums Association has said it will fight the move.
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Royal tourism 'worth £500m a year' to UK
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Jul 2010
A new study published by tourism agency VisitBritain claims that the royal family generates more than £500m in visitor expenditure each year.
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Walt Disney World in union negotiations
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 28 Jul 2010
Walt Disney World in Florida has begun negotiations with the unions responsible for its 58,000-strong workforce to put together a new employment contract.
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Guy Drouin mulling over expansion plans
BY Tom Walker | 28 Jul 2010
Guy Drouin, the Canadian entrepreneur who launched Calypso, Canada's largest waterpark, in Ottawa in June has hinted that he might open further parks across the country.
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New gorilla enclosure for Werribee zoo
BY Tom Walker | 28 Jul 2010
Werribee Open Range Zoo in Victoria, Australia, is building a home for its latest additions - three male gorillas, which are being moved from Melbourne Zoo as part of a breeding programme.
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New hippo exhibit for Memphis Zoo
BY Tom Walker | 28 Jul 2010
Hippopotami at the Memphis Zoo in US will be treated to a new home next year when the US$16m (£11m, €13.1m) Zambezi Hippo River Camp opens.
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Liverpool museum welcomes first exhibit
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Jul 2010
The last surviving coach from the historic Liverpool Overhead Railway has become the first of 6,000 exhibits to take up residence at the new Museum of Liverpool.
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Jerusalem museum reopens
BY Martin Nash | 27 Jul 2010
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem has reopened following a 3-year, US$100m (£64.5m, €77m) redevelopment programme involving new galleries, orientation facilities and public spaces.
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Danish art museum wins architectural award
BY Martin Nash | 27 Jul 2010
Steven Holl Architects has received international architecture awards for the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art in Herning, Denmark, and the Knut Hamsun Center in Hamarøy, Norway.
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DCMS to axe MLA and merge sports bodies
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jul 2010
Plans to merge Sport England and UK Sport have been revealed as part of a wider shake-up of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) 55 arms-length bodies.
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Four projects to share £10.5m HLF funding
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jul 2010
Abbotsford, the former Scottish Borders home of writer Sir Walter Scott is one of four historic locations to receive a confirmed share of £10.5m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Farm attraction looking to expand
BY Tom Walker | 26 Jul 2010
Rick Turner, the owner of two The Big Sheep visitor attractions in Devon has announced plans to open more sites across the UK.
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Designer appointed for SFMOMA expansion
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
Oslo, Norway-based architects Snøhetta have been appointed to design a new US$250m (£164m) expansion to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).
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Multi-million dollar expansion for St. Louis science centre
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
According to a report in the St. Louis Business Journal, the Saint Louis Science Centre in Missouri, US, is planning to build a new 13,000sq ft, US$9.5m (£6.2m) exhibition hall adjacent to its main entrance off Oakland Avenue.
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N.C. zoo expansion contract awarded
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jul 2010
Charlotte, North Carolina, US-based Hendrick Construction has won a contract to build five new buildings and expand the North Carolina Zoo's 37-acre African Plains habitat.
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