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16 Apr 2003
Resource welcomes review of tax on works of art
Resource: The Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries, welcomes Chancellor, Gordon Brown's, pledge to review incentives to help national and regional museums and galleries to acquire works of art. Resource says it has 'wide experience' in advising government on the acceptance In Lieu Scheme which enables taxpayers to offer works of art and important heritage objects into public ownership in lieu of inheritance tax
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16 Apr 2003
Etches to champion culture
Leisure Parcs' managing director, Marc Etches, has secured his place on the first board of The Cultural Consortium in the north west of England. He will work alongside other 'champions of culture' to drive forward the region's cultural agenda. The attractions industry is well represented on The Cultural Consortium board, which includes David Fleming, director of the National Museums and Galleries on
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16 Apr 2003
@Bristol runs Easter DNA workshops
@Bristol is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA helix with a new Easter workshop, DNA for dinner; Whodunit?, a forensics mystery experience for all ages and a programme of meet the expert sessions. DNA for dinner is desig
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16 Apr 2003
Pendulus ride for Pleasure Island
Pleasure Island Family Theme Park in Cleethorpes is offering a G-force 3 ride, The Pendulus, for the 2003 season. As part of an ongoing expansion programme, the £1m ride stands 80ft above the ground on four legs and swings its 40 passengers in a pendulum motion while continually rotating to 360 degrees. Neil Ireland, general manager at Pleasure Island, said: 'The Pendulus is a completely exhilarating
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16 Apr 2003
Former director of the National Maritime Museum dies
Basil Greenhill, CB, CMG, director of Greenwich's National Maritime Museum from 1967 to 1981, has died. Greenhill was responsible, says the Times, for identifying the need to expand the scope of the collections in the museum to include ancient and modern commercial fleet activities of all sorts and to improve on the site's original image of being something of a shrine to Admiral Nelson. Born in 1920
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16 Apr 2003
New Super Bowl for Aquaparc
Grévin et Cie is already investing in its latest acquisition, the Aquaparc on lac Léman, Switzerland. Guests can now experience Tortuga's Hurricane, a 17-metre high Super Bowl slide built by Whitewater, headquartered in Canada. Up to 1,400 riders an hour can experience 2Gs on the ride, which cost EUR0.8m. Grévin et Cie took over Aquaparc at the end of January as part of its development strategy based
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16 Apr 2003
Vienna Museum collaborates with Barco
The Technisches Museum Wien (TMW) in Vienna has signed an agreement to become part of the Barco Innovation Partner programme. Launched by Barco's Edutainment and Entertainment product group, this scheme is designed to foster innovative technology in science museums and planetariums. Partners in the programme benefit from receiving matching funds. TMW and Barco are co-operating on the museum's new
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16 Apr 2003
Disney topiary at 2003 Epcot Festival
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida is exhibiting its topiary creations - first planted from seed by Walt Disney, at the 10th annual Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival. The festival includes floral displays, flower-power music, seminars by gardening experts and the Disney topiaries inspired by favourite creations from Disney classics such as Fantasia and 101 Dalmations. Topiary couple, Mickey and Minnie,
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16 Apr 2003
Changing of the guard at Legoland California
Bill Haviluk, president and general manager of Legoland California has announced his retirement from the LEGO Company. John Jakobsen, general manager of Legoland Deutschland, will succeed him as general manager of the Carlsbad park. Haviluk joined LEGO in 1997 as president and general manager of Legoland California. He also was involved with the planning, design and creation of the German park. After
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15 Apr 2003
British government 'fails to take tourism seriously'
Britain could slide out of the top 10 global tourist destinations within five years, warns the British Incoming Tour Operators' Association (BITOA). Chief executive, Stephen Dowd, is sounding the alarm after the publication of the Public Accounts Committee's report on the government's handling of Foot & Mouth disease, the drop in tourism following the 11 September attacks and now the war in Iraq. Dowd says
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15 Apr 2003
Saatchi gallery prepares for debut
Leading contemporary art collector, Charles Saatchi, will open his new gallery in central London this month. Saatchi has chosen County Hall, close to the Tate Modern and Tate Britain, as the new home for his iconic collection that includes over 2,000 pieces. Saatchi, who made his fortune in advertising, helped to forge the reputations of such British artists as Damien Hirst and Tracy Emin, whose infamous
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15 Apr 2003
LTB launches children's online guide to London
The London Tourist Board (LTB) has launched its new website Kidslovelondon.com, a children's educational, multi-media guide to planning free time in the capital. The website is the result of LTB's Kids Love London initiative whereby school children aged seven to eleven visit London's attractions and use technology to create an online multi-media report for kids. The children spend one day at a local City
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