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21 Oct 2016
Karen Irwin takes reins at Universal Hollywood
Universal Studios Hollywood has named Karen Irwin its new president and COO replacing Larry Kurzweil, who held the post for 17 years. Irwin takes up her role effective December, with Kurzweil, who has overseen park additions such as the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter, leaving Universal after more than two
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20 Oct 2016
Arts Council announces £4.6m diversity scheme
Art Council England (ACE) has announced a £4.6m (US$5.6m, €4.6m) diversity scheme for the nation’s arts and culture sector. Divided into two parts, the funding will be split between theatre and culture, with £2.6m (US$3.1m, €2.9m) going towards museums and galleries to increase diversity within the sector, and
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20 Oct 2016
WWF calls Africa mining plans for World Heritage sites 'short sighted'
The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) has responded to reports that African nations may argue for African countries to extract oil, gas and minerals from beneath natural World Heritage sites, calling the approach “short-sighted” and a risk for “the long-term value of some of the planet’s most ecologically-rich
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19 Oct 2016
Capital campaign launched to fund US$50m Motown Museum expansion
Architecture practice Perkins + Will is leading development for Detroit’s recently announced US$50m (€45.6m, £40.6m) Motown Museum – a 50,000sq ft (4,650sq m) tourist destination dedicated to the music genre. The museum announced on Monday (17 October) a capital campaign to add 40,000sq ft (3,700sq m) to the
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19 Oct 2016
Michael Bloomberg donates US$50m to Boston's Museum of Science
Philanthropist and former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated US$50m (€45.4m, £40.6m) to Boston’s Museum of Science – the single largest gift in the institution’s history. The contribution will be used for endowment payments to support the institution’s education division, renamed the William and
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19 Oct 2016
UK's top attractions failing to provide healthy meals for kids
Some of the UK’s top visitor attractions are failing when it comes to serving healthy food to children, according to new research. Out to Lunch – an annual survey by charity organisation The Soil Association – found that 75 per cent of lunchboxes sold at popular attractions across the UK did not include
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19 Oct 2016
Fossil park to become major visitor attraction following US$25m donation
Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, has announced plans to develop its recently purchased fossil park into a visitor attraction comparable to the likes of the “Smithsonian, Metropolitan and Franklin Museum.” The university purchased the 65-acre (263,000sq m) former quarry in September last year for
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18 Oct 2016
Should Olympic stadiums be recognised with Unesco world heritage status?
Olympic stadiums and facilities should be protected with their own cultural heritage listing, a leading member of the International Association for Sport and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) has argued. Speaking at the Olympic Museum’s new stadium design exhibition in Lausanne, Dr Miranda Kiuri, who is also an
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18 Oct 2016
Monolithic Museum of Socialism opens in India's Uttar Pradesh
The chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, India, has inaugurated a new museum dedicated to socialist political leader Jayaprakash Narayan. Shri Akhilesh Yadav declared the JN Interpretation Centre, also known as the Museum of Socialism, open on 11 October – 114 years on from the birth of Narayan, who fought for
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18 Oct 2016
Inaugural Music Tourism Convention coming to Liverpool in February
The relationship between music and the UK's tourism economy will be explored at a conference in Liverpool next year. Taking place at the Titanic Hotel between 16-17 February 2017, the inaugural Music Tourism Convention is the first of its kind, with the event consisting of “TEDx Style presentations and
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Founded in 1977, Sally Corporation began as an animatronic production company to help market corporate brands in a unique and entertaining way. After 40+ years, Sally has evolved into the dark ride specialists of the industry, designing and manufacturing the most successful dark rides around the world.
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