Since becoming the first national to open outside London in 1975, the Museum has been extended to include three large halls spread across 17 acres of land close to York City centre.

Following the opening of a new wing, called The Works, in 1999 and a new exhibition featuring a Japanese Bullet .... More>>

The river is to become a 'watercolour' illuminated at night in a £5m arts project. As dusk envelops the waterway the profile of the riverbank will be transformed with coloured lights shining on the bridges and buildings highlighting their features against the darkness. Pleasure cruisers will carry remote-control devices to send a .... More>>

Recent developments recognised were a new fossil section, a laboratory area for children, improved interpretation for the shale oil industry, a new museum store, a picnic barn for groups and a new entrance hall and shop.

Lady Balfour of Burleigh, chair of the Scottish Museum of the Year Awards, said the centre was 'an enjoyable .... More>>

Gormley is to use the casts to create a 'sparkling myriad of stainless steel elements' - a series of body shapes for a project to be called Domain Field. Later this Spring they will line 800 metres of a gallery in the Baltic Centre in Gateshead.

Candidates for the exhibition are .... More>>

Speaking to more than 300 members of the Northern Ireland tourism industry at the Tourism Industry Roadshow, chief executive of Tourism Ireland, Paul O'Toole, said: 'Tourism Ireland's aim is to increase all-island visitor numbers by 5 per cent this year to over 7.5m, within .... More>>

North Down Borough Council is seeking feedback on its new draft tourism strategy, which outlines its plans for developing tourism from 2003 to 2010.

The aim of the strategy is to transform North Down into Northern Ireland's 'premier maritime visitor .... More>>

The north-east, west-midlands and south-west will be in the first phase of the 'Renaissance in the Regions' initiative, in which Resource is channelling a total of £70m of new investment to the regions over four years. .... More>>

London is currently the most popular destination for a UK city break among Europeans, followed by Edinburgh and Manchester. The £6m campaign aims to draw visitors to all cities in the UK by focusing on a broad mix of cities including Newcastle, Birmingham, Cardiff, .... More>>

Trialing in Stockholm, the project will see the printing of personalised brochures to meet customer's plans for UK visits. Customer enquiries will be captured on a relationship management system, which will collate all relevant information and send the information to a printer in Stockholm, where .... More>>

The report, The Structure and Strategy for Supporting Tourism, casts doubt on whether the new body is workable: 'We would like to believe that theses arrangements will improve the promotion of .... More>>

The report conducted by The Opinion Research Business (ORB), found that today's amusement arcades are a vital component of a seaside holiday. Over half of the 961 families interviewed said the proposed regulation on cranes, ticket redemption and penny falls is an example of a Nanny .... More>>

The project is being developed architects Caruso St John with work taking place in three phases. Phase one, costing £2.2m, includes refurbishing the museum's central hall to improve circulation as well as the top floor exhibition space to allow for new interpretation techniques. Other works include repairs to the .... More>>

The report conducted by RPS Planning, Transport and Environment and Stevens and Associates, recommends sympathetic development to stimulate a year-round short-break tourism market.

Suggestions include such accommodation as an eco-lodge hotel, more county .... More>>

The debate will also report on a survey by Alessandra Alonso. Details: [email protected] .... More>>