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Alcatraz heritage attraction revamped
POSTED 20 Aug 2007 . BY Helen Patenall
A US$3.5m (£1.7m, 2.5m euro) overhaul of the former US Federal penitentiary heritage attraction, Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay has reached completion.

The National Park Service teamed up with non-profit partner Golden Gate Parks Conservancy to carry out the most extensive restoration and renovation programme of The Rock since it opened to the public more than 30 years ago.

Visitors can will now benefit from an updated Alcatraz ‘Doing Time’ audio tour in eight languages, which has added first-person dialogue and sound effects to the original version.

New archival museum collections are being exhibited for the first time and include restored cell furnishings, prisoner artefacts, historic artwork and photographs of daily life in the infamous high-security prison.

The Cellhouse Museum shop displays implements used by the inmates during the 1962 breakout televised in the movie Escape from Alcatraz and a new film includes historic footage and accounts.

The revamped park and gardens now feature wildlife and landscape exhibits.

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Alcatraz heritage attraction revamped
POSTED 20 Aug 2007 . BY Helen Patenall
A US$3.5m (£1.7m, 2.5m euro) overhaul of the former US Federal penitentiary heritage attraction, Alcatraz, in San Francisco Bay has reached completion.

The National Park Service teamed up with non-profit partner Golden Gate Parks Conservancy to carry out the most extensive restoration and renovation programme of The Rock since it opened to the public more than 30 years ago.

Visitors can will now benefit from an updated Alcatraz ‘Doing Time’ audio tour in eight languages, which has added first-person dialogue and sound effects to the original version.

New archival museum collections are being exhibited for the first time and include restored cell furnishings, prisoner artefacts, historic artwork and photographs of daily life in the infamous high-security prison.

The Cellhouse Museum shop displays implements used by the inmates during the 1962 breakout televised in the movie Escape from Alcatraz and a new film includes historic footage and accounts.

The revamped park and gardens now feature wildlife and landscape exhibits.

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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.
Efteling to convert steam trains to electric as part of green drive
The Everyday Heritage initiative celebrates and preserves working class histories
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.
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