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13 Jul 2001
Getty's £10m Gallery gift
The National Gallery has received a £10m donation in the name of billionaire philanthropist Sir Paul Getty, through his brother Gordon and son Mark. The donation follows the £50m already donated by Getty in 1985. Director, Neil MacGregor, says the money will go towards the gallery's east wing redevelopment, including a new frontage, reception area, atrium, café and shop. The National Gallery has also
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12 Jul 2001
National Trust calls for tourism cash
The National Trust has called on the government to invest in the future of the 'new rural economy' after conducting research into the economic value of tourism to the natural and historic environment. In its Valuing our Environment research covering the north-east, Wales, Cumbria and the south west, the National Trust found that some 40 per cent of jobs created through tourism depend directly on a high quality environment,
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11 Jul 2001
Tourism downturn leads to Lloyd Webber closure
Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Beautiful Game has suffered losses caused by a downturn in tourism and will close after just one year. The show, co-written with Ben Elton and launched last September, following the story of a Northern Irish youth football team at the height of the troubles, will close 1 September. London's Theatreland has been dealt a blow by the downturn in tourism caused by high costs in the capital and the impact
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11 Jul 2001
Disneyquest Chicago to close
Disney Regional Entertainment has announced that the Chicago prototype of Disneyquest, an indoor interactive entertainment venue, is to close due to financial reasons. The five-storey facility, which opened in June 1999, houses many one-of-a-kind interactive rides and attractions in the heart of the city. Randall Baumberger, senior vice president of Disney Regional Entertainment, says that the closure was not an indication
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11 Jul 2001
Birmingham museum welcomes Egyptian guest
A rarely seen 5,500 year old Egyptian mummy will get an exclusive out of London showing at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery this summer. 'Gingerella', the naturally dehydrated body of an Egyptian woman, is appearing in an exhibition named 'Egypt Revealed' in conjunction with the British Museum. Graham Allen, assistant director of the museum says the exhibit is something of a coup for the city: This is a real exclusive for
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11 Jul 2001
Castaway Island set to become holiday destination
Taransay, the deserted Scottish island used to house the BBC's Castaways during 2000, is set to become a tourist attraction. The weather-beaten island in the Western Isles region was uninhabited for several decades until the Castaway project that saw 36 men, women and children live on the island for one year. Following the TV exposure, the location is being relaunched as a holiday destination by its landowner, Angus MacKay.
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11 Jul 2001
Art Fund grant for V&A reliquary
The Victoria & Albert Museum has benefited from a £300,000 Art Fund grant towards the purchase of a rare statue from a private collection at Luton Hoo. The 15th century Wehner Reliquary is a figure of St Sebastian dating to 1497, which in the Middle Ages was thought to protect the beholder from the plague. David Barrie, director of the Art Fund said of the £1.5m statue: We're very glad once again to have played a part in
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11 Jul 2001
Traditional traders guide to the Peak District
The Derbyshire tourism office has published a new booklet designed to show tourists the full wealth of traditional crafts still practised in the Peak District. The Peak District Products (PDP) guide marks the organisation's 10th anniversary, and details the locations of the featured craftspeople as well as information on forthcoming events, such as the Chatsworth Country Fair at the beginning of September.
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10 Jul 2001
Visitors 'vote with their feet' at Glasgow Science Centre
Glasgow's £75m Science Centre on the banks of the River Clyde was officially opened by the Queen last week, following a weekend of record admissions. The Millennium Commission attraction, which has been opened in stages, was given an official opening ceremony, after 2,000 members of the public had visited the newly completed Science Mall in its first weekend, and a further 1,100 visited the IMAX theatre. The
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6 Jul 2001
Xscape promotions for first anniversary
To celebrate its first anniversary, the Xscape centre in Milton Keynes is holding a party with special promotions. The 14th and 15th of July have been set aside for visitors to come and enjoy a whole host of special events and entertainment including bmx and skateboard demonstrations, live musical acts and pyrotechnic displays as well as face painters, temporary tattoo artists and a flight simulator. In
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