Welsh science discovery
centre Techniquest is
building a £5.7m (US$7.4m)
expansion that will more
than double its exhibition
space and use a remarkable
power source – fish
Portugal’s new National
Museum of Resistance
and Freedom opened to
the public on 27 April – the
45th anniversary of the
closure of the building where
it is situated: the notorious
Peniche political prison
The St Louis Zoo in Missouri,
US, has announced plans
for a major US$11.5m
expansion of its Primate
House, with the 35,000sq ft
(10,668sq m) addition set
to be completed in 2021
Immersive entertainment
company Tyffon has
successfully raised US$7.8m
(€7m, £6.17m) in new
funding to help it expand
its Tyffonium free-roam
virtual reality location-based
experiences outside of Japan
The birthplace of William
Shakespeare will be recreated at
the home of China’s most famous
playwright. We speak to the team
behind the ambitious project
Animalive is a premier manufacturer of interactive animation products.
Its founder, Ali Kord, explains how its recent joint venture will
take the company’s award-winning products to the next level
The Network of European Museum
Organisations has launched a Political
Internships scheme. We speak to
the programme’s creator about what
this could mean for museums
Red Raion, the CGI studio specialised in media based attractions, has
collaborated with Unlimited Leisure Holdings to create a new 4D movie, which
will be presented at Unlimited Snow’s newest park
Welsh science discovery
centre Techniquest is
building a £5.7m (US$7.4m)
expansion that will more
than double its exhibition
space and use a remarkable
power source – fish
Portugal’s new National
Museum of Resistance
and Freedom opened to
the public on 27 April – the
45th anniversary of the
closure of the building where
it is situated: the notorious
Peniche political prison
The St Louis Zoo in Missouri,
US, has announced plans
for a major US$11.5m
expansion of its Primate
House, with the 35,000sq ft
(10,668sq m) addition set
to be completed in 2021
Immersive entertainment
company Tyffon has
successfully raised US$7.8m
(€7m, £6.17m) in new
funding to help it expand
its Tyffonium free-roam
virtual reality location-based
experiences outside of Japan
The birthplace of William
Shakespeare will be recreated at
the home of China’s most famous
playwright. We speak to the team
behind the ambitious project
Animalive is a premier manufacturer of interactive animation products.
Its founder, Ali Kord, explains how its recent joint venture will
take the company’s award-winning products to the next level
The Network of European Museum
Organisations has launched a Political
Internships scheme. We speak to
the programme’s creator about what
this could mean for museums
Red Raion, the CGI studio specialised in media based attractions, has
collaborated with Unlimited Leisure Holdings to create a new 4D movie, which
will be presented at Unlimited Snow’s newest park
The development of a global safety standard for the attractions industry is high on the
wish list of incoming IAAPA chair Amanda Thompson, whose tenure begins today (Tuesday
19 November).
More than 40,000 people from over 100 countries are descending on Orlando, Florida, ahead of the
largest visitor attractions show of the year – the IAAPA Expo.
Gus Casely-Hayford, the British curator, cultural historian, broadcaster and lecturer, has been
named as the inaugural director of V&A East – the museum's new expansion project scheduled to
open in London in 2023.
Twelve new students have been enrolled in the Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial
Fellowship programme, with the selected entrants to be given specialised training and mentoring
from six high profile art museums in the US.
Unfavourable weather conditions, shifts in the calendar and an overspend on certain marketing
activities, have all contributed to 'disappointing' Q3 financial results for SeaWorld.
North American theme park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, which owns and
operates 11 amusement parks and five water parks in the territory, has filed Q3 and year-
to-date financial results that show increased revenues and Adjusted EBITDA, but reduced
net income.
Entertainment Design Corporation, the design firm run by award-winning designer Jeremy Railton for
25 years, has changed its name to reflect his name and legacy, becoming known as RED (Railton
Entertainment Design).
Shanghai is to become a major theme park destination, with a proposed new Legoland
park, expected to open after 2023, projected to be one of the largest Legoland Resorts in
the world.
Arabian Dream Saudi Arabia, a subsidiary of Triple Five Worldwide, which owns the three
largest shopping and entertainment centres in North America, is to help develop what is
being described as the world's largest such complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
French historical theme park Puy du Fou is continuing its international expansion, with the
imminent signing of a contract to build a new attraction in China.
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