Construction has begun on
a Hassell-designed grasscovered
dome pavilion at
Jodrell Bank to help celebrate
the site’s heritage and the
beginnings of radio astronomy
when it opens in 2021
NASA has chosen a team
led by Axiom Space, with
design by Philippe Starck,
to create a commercial
space station that will host
professional astronauts
and private explorers
Europe's first Legoland
Water Park is set to open
at Gardaland later this year,
with the new attraction set
to become the first Legoland
waterpark to open in a
non-Legoland destination
Disney has predicted that
the coronavirus outbreak will
cost its parks division an
estimated US$280m after
the operator shut down both
its Shanghai and Hong Kong
resorts as a result of the
quickly-spreading virus
Hollywood icon Tom Hanks has
announced the long-awaited
opening of the Academy
Museum of Motion Pictures,
with the iconic addition to
Hollywood set to open on
14 December 2020
The Tower of David – Museum
of the History of Jerusalem has
started offering "mixed and
augmented reality" tours that
allow visitors to experience key
moments from Jerusalem's
history via digital technology
Following on from its 2017
decision to end its orca
stunt shows in favour of
an educational alternative,
SeaWorld has announced it will
cease the practice of trainers
riding on dolphins in its shows
Disney's new Spider-Man
attraction, coming to Disney's
California Adventure later this
year, will feature a world-first,
with an animatronic version
of the web-slinger set to
perform live-action stunts in
the new Avengers Campus
Construction has begun on
a Hassell-designed grasscovered
dome pavilion at
Jodrell Bank to help celebrate
the site’s heritage and the
beginnings of radio astronomy
when it opens in 2021
NASA has chosen a team
led by Axiom Space, with
design by Philippe Starck,
to create a commercial
space station that will host
professional astronauts
and private explorers
Europe's first Legoland
Water Park is set to open
at Gardaland later this year,
with the new attraction set
to become the first Legoland
waterpark to open in a
non-Legoland destination
Disney has predicted that
the coronavirus outbreak will
cost its parks division an
estimated US$280m after
the operator shut down both
its Shanghai and Hong Kong
resorts as a result of the
quickly-spreading virus
Hollywood icon Tom Hanks has
announced the long-awaited
opening of the Academy
Museum of Motion Pictures,
with the iconic addition to
Hollywood set to open on
14 December 2020
The Tower of David – Museum
of the History of Jerusalem has
started offering "mixed and
augmented reality" tours that
allow visitors to experience key
moments from Jerusalem's
history via digital technology
Following on from its 2017
decision to end its orca
stunt shows in favour of
an educational alternative,
SeaWorld has announced it will
cease the practice of trainers
riding on dolphins in its shows
Disney's new Spider-Man
attraction, coming to Disney's
California Adventure later this
year, will feature a world-first,
with an animatronic version
of the web-slinger set to
perform live-action stunts in
the new Avengers Campus
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.
