China’s central planning body has
warned developers about the country’s
ongoing theme park boom, raising
concerns over unpayable debts and low
grade or copycat developments
Visitors to Chicago’s historic
Navy Pier will soon be able
to enjoy a new streamlined
experience for its children’s
museum, which is currently
undergoing an extensive
design overhaul
New research aimed at transforming
the ways museums use digital
technologies to share their collections
and engage new audiences with their
work has suggested that the key to
success lies within improving digital
literacy of staff across all levels
With the launch of Warner Bros World and
the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the Department
of Culture and Tourism’s Sultan Al Dhaheri
explains how investing in attractions is
helping the emirate meet its tourism goals
The UK’s Big Cat Sanctuary is the subject
of a recent BBC documentary. Managing
director Giles Clark explains how the
facility works – and introduces Maya
the jaguar and Willow the cheetah
Researchers Dr Amy Seakins and
Dr Heather King explain how science
capital empowers science centres
to engage wider audiences in STEM,
plus European initiatives in action
Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab is
on a mission to change the way we interact
with and experience art. Magali Robathan
reports on the group’s installation work
and their upcoming museum launch
China’s central planning body has
warned developers about the country’s
ongoing theme park boom, raising
concerns over unpayable debts and low
grade or copycat developments
Visitors to Chicago’s historic
Navy Pier will soon be able
to enjoy a new streamlined
experience for its children’s
museum, which is currently
undergoing an extensive
design overhaul
New research aimed at transforming
the ways museums use digital
technologies to share their collections
and engage new audiences with their
work has suggested that the key to
success lies within improving digital
literacy of staff across all levels
With the launch of Warner Bros World and
the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, the Department
of Culture and Tourism’s Sultan Al Dhaheri
explains how investing in attractions is
helping the emirate meet its tourism goals
The UK’s Big Cat Sanctuary is the subject
of a recent BBC documentary. Managing
director Giles Clark explains how the
facility works – and introduces Maya
the jaguar and Willow the cheetah
Researchers Dr Amy Seakins and
Dr Heather King explain how science
capital empowers science centres
to engage wider audiences in STEM,
plus European initiatives in action
Tokyo-based digital art collective teamLab is
on a mission to change the way we interact
with and experience art. Magali Robathan
reports on the group’s installation work
and their upcoming museum launch
Virtual reality creators Excurio has teamed up with experts from The Muséum National
d'Histoire Naturelle to create Life Chronicles London, a free-roaming VR experience.
Twenty-five cameras, nine servers, 70 projectors and a range of AV technologies are being
used to bring the art of Van Gogh to life in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
A study has found that the use of cinematic and video editing techniques can drastically
increase the aesthetic appeal and user engagement of virtual reality environments.
Numbers from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, (ALVA) show that Royal attractions
saw a huge increase in visitor numbers during 2023 – the coronation year of King Charles III.
Off the back of the success of the first round of Everyday Heritage Grants in 2022, Historic
England is funding 56 creative projects that honour the heritage of working-class England.