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Philanthropy makes up for funding shortfall in America's museums: survey
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Jan 2015
More than 61 million people visited museums across the US, Canada and Mexico
in 2014, but the attractions are having to seek ever more diverse funding
streams to stay in the green, according to a new survey released by the
Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD).
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Peru planning 'second Machu Picchu' in Chachapoya
BY Tom Anstey | 12 Jan 2015
Peruvian officials are planning to create a historical site to rival that of Machu
Picchu, in the form of one of its best kept secrets – the Chachapoya ruins of the
northern “cloud people”.
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Jaipur Zoo mammals ready for new home
BY Alice Davis | 09 Jan 2015
The mammals of Jaipur Zoo are expected to be moved to a new home in March,
according to reports. The zoo, which opened in 1877 in Jaipur city, India, will
send a number of animal exhibits to a newly created 80-hectare area at the
nearby Nahargarh Biological Park.
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Tokyo's One Piece theme park gets opening date
BY Tom Anstey | 09 Jan 2015
The under construction One Piece theme park set for Tokyo has been given an
opening date of 13 March 2015, though the park’s developers are still keeping a
lot of the details of what will actually feature close to their chests.
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Virginia Museum of Natural History plans second facility
BY Tom Anstey | 08 Jan 2015
Officials for the Natural History Museum in Virginia, US, are finalising the
masterplan for a new satellite museum in Waynesboro to be presented to the
city's governing board next month for approval.
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VAE makes ExCeL debut in London next week
BY Tom Anstey | 08 Jan 2015
The first ever Visitor Attraction Expo (VAE) kicks off next week, with owners,
managers and developers among others, descending on the ExCeL in London
for the three-day event.
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Four compete for Barack Obama's presidential library
BY Tom Anstey | 07 Jan 2015
Four US universities are currently battling it out to host Barack Obama’s
US$500m (€419.5m, £329m) presidential library – a repository for preserving
and making available the papers, records, collections and other historical
materials of every President of the United States since Herbert Hoover in 1929.
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RMA Ltd
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IDEATTACK
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IAAPA EMEA
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