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Big Pit wins museum of the year
27 May 2005
A former South Wales coal mine has beaten 60 entrants to win one of the UK’s biggest arts prizes - the £100,000 Gulbenkian Museum of the Year award.
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Tate Modern to reach-out to under 18s
23 May 2005
In celebration of Tate Modern’s fifth anniversary, entry to the major summer exhibition, Frida Kahlo (9 June – 9 October), will be free to anyone aged 18 and under, including school groups, in the museum’s latest bid to attract new, younger audiences.
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Kids banned from feeding goats
23 May 2005
The National Trust has defended its decision to stop children from touching eggs or feeding goats at its Wimpole Hall Farm site, which is situated near Cambridge.
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Blackstone acquires Merlin for £102.5m
23 May 2005
US-based investment firm Blackstone Group has bought attractions operator Merlin Entertainments and Merlin management from Hermes Private Equity in a deal worth £102.5m ($187.2m).
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London Eye to be evicted?
20 May 2005
The British Airways (BA) London Eye is facing eviction from its South Bank site due to an escalating argument over proposed rent increases.
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Holz replaces Lacroix at Euro Disney
20 May 2005
Karl Holz has been appointed as the new chair and chief executive of Euro Disney, following the surprise announcement that Andre Lacroix was leaving the company.
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MSIM reports record figures
04 May 2005
The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (MSIM) has revealed a 29 per cent year-on-year increase in visitor numbers for the 2004-5 financial year.
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Will Blackstone merge Merlin and Legoland?
29 Apr 2005
American investment firm Blackstone Group is reportedly considering buying UK-based attractions operator Merlin Entertainments in a deal worth £100m (US$190.6m).
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Wiggly attraction for Dreamworld
20 Apr 2005
Dreamworld theme park on Australia's Gold Coast has entered into a licensing agreement with Wiggles, the children's entertainment brand, to make Dreamworld the official Australian home of The Wiggles theme park attraction.
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War time experiences on show at Guildford
19 Apr 2005
To mark the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II, Guildford Museum will offer visitors the opportunity to experience the impact of the war on everyday life in Guildford from the 30 April.
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Open-air galleries for Millennium Park
13 Apr 2005
Chicago’s Millennium Park project will benefit from a US$5m (£2.6m, 3.9m euros) grant from US-based aerospace company Boeing, as the park has announced plans to use the funds to open two new outdoor exhibition spaces.
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Davy Crockett ride opens in San Antonio
13 Apr 2005
Sally Corporation has launched its newest attraction, Davy Crockett’s Tall Tales Ride and Interactive Outpost, at the Alamo Plaza in San Antonio, US.
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OSC signs up to CA$10m partnership
13 Apr 2005
Ontario Science Centre (OSC) has signed a 15-year, CA$10m (US$8.2m, £4.4m, 6.4m euro) partnership with telecommunications company Telus, which will secure the future of the centre’s Agents of Change campaign.
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Alterface
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