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Gehry pulls out of Israeli museum project
BY Martin Nash | 18 Jan 2010
Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz has reported that award-winning architect Frank Gehry is withdrawing from the Museum of Tolerance and Human Dignity project in Jerusalem.
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Temporary closure for Southend Pier
BY Pete Hayman | 18 Jan 2010
Southend Pier in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, has temporarily closed to the public in order to allow the local council to start the next stage of a £830,000 repair scheme at the Grade II-listed attraction.
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Merlin buys Cypress Gardens
BY Martin Nash | 18 Jan 2010
Merlin Entertainments has purchased the Cypress Gardens site in Winter Haven, Florida, US for an undisclosed sum.
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New Kids In Museums manifesto launched
BY Tom Walker | 15 Jan 2010
Families want less technology and more simple hands-on experiences in museums, according to the new 2010 Kids In Museums manifesto.
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Staffordshire Hoard campaign launched
BY Pete Hayman | 14 Jan 2010
A campaign has been launched by historian Dr David Starkey to help raise £3.3m to keep the Staffordshire Hoard - the largest amount of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found in the UK - in the West Midlands.
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Wigan 'heritage hub' nearing completion
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2010
The new Museum of WiganLife is set to open this spring, following the completion of a major £1.9m scheme to transform the former History Shop into a 'heritage hub' for the Lancashire town.
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Nature reserve status for former WWII base
BY Pete Hayman | 13 Jan 2010
Natural England (NE) has confirmed that Skipwith Common, Yorkshire, which boasts a former Second World War bomber base, has been designated as a National Nature Reserve.
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Design competition announced for Dundee V&A
BY Martin Nash | 12 Jan 2010
An international architectural competition is being launched to deliver a landmark building for The V&A at Dundee, a new centre of 21st century design for Scotland.
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Twycross Zoo to add new attraction
BY Tom Walker | 07 Jan 2010
Twycross Zoo near Atherstone, Warwickshire, will open a new £7m visitor centre called Himalaya next month (February 2010).
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Free entry policy boosts Chinese museum numbers
BY Martin Nash | 05 Jan 2010
Chinese museums and memorials have attracted more than 820 million visitors over the past two years thanks to a free admission policy, according to the country's State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH).
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Disney prepares for Marvel merger
BY Tom Walker | 30 Dec 2009
Marvel Entertainment will hold a shareholder meeting tomorrow (31 December), during which it will confirm its takeover by The Walt Disney Company.
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Work starts on new Brockholes visitor centre
BY Pete Hayman | 29 Dec 2009
Work is set to start on the development of a new floating visitor centre at Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Reserve near Preston, Lancashire, in a bid to establish the site as a major attraction.
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Seaton Delaval Hall saved for the nation
BY Martin Nash | 29 Dec 2009
Grade I listed Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland will be redeveloped and reopened as a visitor attraction following a fundraising campaign led by the National Trust (NT).
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