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Guggenheim vision for Aberdeen scheme
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Feb 2010
Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future (ACSEF) has unveiled its vision for the development of a Scottish Guggenheim as part of a £140m scheme to transform Aberdeen city centre.
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Brighton O wheel plans 'still on track'
BY Pete Hayman | 05 Feb 2010
A new 60m (197ft) observation wheel attraction is still scheduled to open this year in Brighton, East Sussex, despite plans being withdrawn by the company behind the scheme.
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DCMS confirms £3m Cutty Sark grant
BY Pete Hayman | 04 Feb 2010
Cutty Sark, the historic clipper severely damaged by fire in 2007, will be fully restored in time for the 2012 Olympics after the government agreed to invest £3m in the scheme.
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Museums Galleries Scotland secures funding
BY Tom Walker | 04 Feb 2010
Museums Galleries Scotland has secured a £750,000 grant from the Scottish Government towards the upkeep of Recognised Collections of National Significance.
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Living Coasts opens new exhibition
BY Tom Walker | 03 Feb 2010
The Living Coasts visitor attraction in Torquay
has opened a new exhibition called Floating Zoo.
Sponsored by optics group Carl Zeiss, the new
display and a range of supporting events will turn
the spotlight on plankton.
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First phase of Saadiyat development unveiled
BY Pete Hayman | 02 Feb 2010
Abu Dhabi's Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) has unveiled the first stage of the Saadiyat Island scheme, with the opening of a major new visitor centre and golf club.
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Zulu museum opens in South Africa
BY Tom Walker | 29 Jan 2010
A museum charting the history and culture of the Zulu has opened at the Emakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park near Ulundi in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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Dinosaurs Unleashed launches in London
BY Pete Hayman | 28 Jan 2010
Visitors to one of the busiest shopping streets in the heart of London's West End will have the opportunity to experience a prehistoric jungle as part of a new large-scale dinosaur attraction.
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Don Foster honoured by BALPPA
BY Tom Walker | 27 Jan 2010
Don Foster MP, the Liberal Democrats' shadow secretary of state for the DCMS, has been given the inaugural Parliamentary Champion award by the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA).
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NT properties added to Google Street View
BY Pete Hayman | 27 Jan 2010
A number of iconic castles, country houses and landscapes across the UK, which are owned by the National Trust (NT), have been added to Google's Street View service.
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Government grants for Jewish institutions
BY Martin Nash | 26 Jan 2010
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has awarded grants of £100,000 to each of The Jewish Museum and The Wiener Library - both in London - to help meet relocation costs.
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More funding for Penarth pier restoration
BY Pete Hayman | 26 Jan 2010
Penarth Arts and Crafts (PAC), the organisation behind plans for the £3.9m restoration of a Grade II-listed pier pavilion in Penarth, South Wales, has received additional funding from the Vale of Glamorgan Council (VGC).
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'Fewer and fitter' UK sites for UNESCO World Heritage Site designation
BY Martin Nash | 26 Jan 2010
The government has launched a competition to find more cultural and natural heritage places which are fit to become future UK World Heritage Sites. It plans on putting forward fewer sites for consideration by UNESCO, with a streamlined application system to help ensure success.
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British Museum teams with BBC
BY Luke Tuchscherer | 26 Jan 2010
The British Museum and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) have launched a campaign focusing on world history, to be relayed on television, radio and the internet.
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Belgian parks hold back Compagnie des Alpes
BY Tom Walker | 25 Jan 2010
French visitor attraction and ski resort operator Compagnie des Alpes saw group like for like sales dip 1.8 per cent during the first quarter of its financial year, mainly due to its underperforming Belgian parks.
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Giant's Causeway secures £3m HLF grant
BY Pete Hayman | 22 Jan 2010
Plans for the construction of new visitor facilities as part of a scheme to enhance the Giant's Causeway World Heritage Site, Northern Ireland, have secured a £3m boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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'Lost' garden to be restored
BY Martin Nash | 22 Jan 2010
The 'lost' garden of Elford Hall, near Lichfield, Staffordshire is to be restored after it received a £248,400 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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