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6 Dec 2001
Next step in Sheffield's museum transformation
Sheffield's City Museum and Mappin Art Gallery are embarking on stage two of their £15m refurbishment plans. Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust received stage one approval from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its plans to refurbish the adjoining Victorian buildings earlier this year. The HLF earmarked £11.5m for the scheme, and awarded £444,000 to develop extensive plans for stage two submission. The
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6 Dec 2001
Longleat wins Family Attraction of the Year award
Longleat has been voted Family Attraction of the Year in the Good Britain Guide 2002. The Guide says Longleat is 'a great estate that seems to thoroughly enjoy entertaining its visitors.' Commenting on the choice of Longleat, the Guide's reviewers added: Some stately homes give the impression of opening their doors grudgingly, but this busy estate has thrown itself into the role with gusto. Longleat's publics
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6 Dec 2001
The Greatest Show on Earth
Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, yesterday launched London's largest ever theatre and restaurant promotion. Announced last month as part of a £4m package to help businesses badly affected by the events of September 11, The Greatest Show on Earth is a £500,000 cash injection to provide up to 60,000 subsidised theatre tickets at £10, £15 and £20, as well as restaurant vouchers and free bus tickets. The
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5 Dec 2001
The Aquarium of the Lakes
The Aquarium of the Lakes is to start work this month on a £600,000 re-development programme, including a new audio-visual theatre and a redesigned otter enclosure. According to marketing manager Cathy Burrows, the re-development programme is designed to keep pace with the 'growing popularity' of the Newby Bridge attraction and to offer a 'new experience' to regular visitors. The re-theming programme has the
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5 Dec 2001
Bid for natural World Heritage status
England should soon be able to boast its first natural World Heritage site - a 95-mile stretch of fossil-rich coastline between Studland Bay in Dorset and Exmouth in Devon. The Unesco World Heritage Committee meets in Helsinki this month to decide whether a bid by Dorset and Devon County Council (DDCC) and the Dorset Coast Forum to award the coast World Heritage status is successful. If the bid is won, it
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4 Dec 2001
Transformation at Oceanarium
Work has got underway on the £700,000 redevelopment of the Oceanarium in Bournemouth. The attraction will close during the redevelopment, which will add a rainforest-themed entrance area with tropical displays, a new café and shop, and Turtle Beach - a realistically themed beach area for a pair of rescued green turtles. It is hoped the new habitat will encourage the turtles to breed. Visitors will be able to
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4 Dec 2001
National treasures free for all
Visitor numbers soared early this month on the first weekend of free access to many museums across England. Many, such as the Science Museum, reported a doubling of visitor numbers and some, such as the Museum of London, enjoyed a fivefold increase. Galleries and museums sponsored by the DCMS will receive an extra £10m to cover the shortfall in income. Extra wardens may be needed to cope with
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3 Dec 2001
Museum unveils Phase Two of Darwin Centre
The Natural History Museum has announced that Scandinavian architects CF Møller and Partners will design phase two of the museum's new Darwin Centre. The Darwin Centre is a multi-million pound project to reveal for the first time 80 per cent of the museum's collection of more than 70 million specimens. Phase two, which is expected to cost around £50m, will house 28 million insects and six million plant
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30 Nov 2001
Themed party nights at Madame Tussaud's
Throughout 2002, Madame Tussaud's will be running a series of themed party nights. The events will commence in March with a St Patrick's night party. Other events planned for the year include a St George's night dinner, spring and summer balls, a Beatles evening and Christmas parties. Guests will be able to buy tables, or individual places at the events, which will commence with a trip on the Spirit of London
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30 Nov 2001
British Museum has new director
The head of the National Gallery, Neil MacGregor, has been appointed as the new director of the British Museum. 'Neil MacGregor has been an outstandingly successful director of the National Gallery, and I am confident that he will lead the British Museum with equal distinction in the run up to our 250th anniversary in 2003, and beyond,' said chairman of the trustees of the British Museum, Graham Greene.
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30 Nov 2001
National Trust to move to Swindon
The National Trust is to leave its historic London home and set up a new single central office in Swindon, Wiltshire. The move comes as part of the conservation charity's bid to boost the quality of its service and improve communications by bringing experts currently based in four offices together under one roof. The search for a permanent site is underway, and in the meantime a temporary office for staff
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