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New York's Queens Museum rebrands ahead of expansion
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 04 Apr 2013
The former Queens Museum of Art has announced it is rebranding as it prepares to
reopen in October following a US$68m (53m euro, £45m) 50,000sq ft (4,645sq m)
expansion, which will see it double in size.
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Hawaii's Polynesian Cultural Center reveals upgrades
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 03 Apr 2013
Hawaiian attraction Polynesian Cultural Center has unveiled a US$25m (19.5m
euro, £16.5m) overhaul of several attractions, which are part of a five-year
enhancement programme that began in 2011.
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Finalists for Museum of the Year announced
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 03 Apr 2013
England's first purpose built art gallery, a gallery dedicated to sculptor
Barbara Hepworth and a London museum dedicated to music and anthropology are
among the finalists for the Art Fund's 2013 Museum of the Year.
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The Met, New York faces lawsuit over ticket prices
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 28 Mar 2013
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is facing a lawsuit over signage
reflecting the ticket price for entry, which lawyers argue deceives visitors
into thinking the recommended price is compulsory.
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Merlin Entertainments plans IPO by 2014
BY Tom Walker | 28 Mar 2013
Merlin Entertainments has revealed London is its preferred location for a
planned initial public offering (IPO), following more than £1bn turnover in 2012.
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Oakwood adopts Olympics’ Games Makers training programme
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 27 Mar 2013
More than 100 employees at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire have been trained
with the same programme used on thousands of volunteers for last year’s London
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Tiger Territory opens at London Zoo
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 27 Mar 2013
The Duke of Edinburgh has officially opened the Indonesian-inspired Tiger
Territory at London Zoo, which will be home to endangered Sumatran tigers Jae
Jae and Melati.
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Cash boost for War Museum's learning initiative
BY Aoife Dowling | 26 Mar 2013
IWM North in Trafford, part of Imperial War Museums, has received a £528,700 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
grant that will be used for a new volunteer initiative that aims to measure the impact of volunteering on
health and well being.
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LA's Museum of Contemporary Art to remain independent
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 25 Mar 2013
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has rejected a proposal from the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to relieve it of its financial troubles
in a takeover bid.
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Merlin plans £3.5bn IPO after record profits
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 25 Mar 2013
Merlin Entertainments is reportedly set to announce profits of £350m when it
presents its annual results on Wednesday, paving the way for a £3.5bn market
flotation.
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New York's Statue of Liberty to reopen 4 July
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 22 Mar 2013
The US secretary of the interior has announced the Statue of Liberty will reopen
to the public on Independence Day - following repairs to extensive damage caused
by Hurricane Sandy.
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Revamp planned for Dorchester’s Old Crown Court and Cells
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 22 Mar 2013
Dorchester’s Old Crown Court and Cells, famous for the trial of the Tolpuddle
Martyrs, is set to be transformed into a visitor attraction as part of Heritage
Lottery Funding awarded to Shire Hall, in which they are housed.
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£4.4m donation clears Royal Institution’s debts
BY Jessica Tasman-Jones | 21 Mar 2013
The chairman of the Royal Institution (Ri) says an anonymous donation of £4.4m
is enough to clear the organisation’s debt but that its financial troubles are
far from being solved.
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