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28 Jun 2016
Struggling pound could bring UK tourism boom, says Varney
Merlin Entertainments CEO and British Hospitality Association (BHA) chair Nick Varney has said that the UK’s decision to leave the European Union could actually bring an influx of visitors based on the weakened value of the struggling pound. Varney, whose company Merlin operates 32 visitor attractions across
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28 Jun 2016
IKEA Museum opens this week in Sweden as brand increases leisure focus
A new museum exploring the journey of Swedish furniture retailer IKEA opens this Thursday (30 June) on the site of the company’s first store in the town of Älmhult. The IKEA Museum is housed within a 7,000sq m (75,300sq ft) building designed by Swedish architect Claes Knutson in the late 1950s. The building
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27 Jun 2016
Lucas museum coming to California after director drops Chicago plans
After nearly two years of legal disputes, George Lucas has finally pulled the plug on plans for his Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago, with the director now thought to be eyeing San Francisco or Los Angeles for his legacy project. Blaming delays over a lawsuit from a parks group opposed to development along
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27 Jun 2016
11 injured as rollercoaster derails at Scottish theme park
Nine children and two adults have been hospitalised after Scotland’s only inverted rollercoaster derailed and crashed at the M&D’s theme park in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Five carriages on the Pinfari-manufactured Tsunami rollercoaster came off their tracks, plunging roughly 20ft (6m) to the ground and
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27 Jun 2016
Transparent glass Skyslide opens 1,000ft above Los Angeles
A nerve-testing glass slide located 1,000ft above the ground has opened near the top of Los Angeles’ Bank Tower. The 45ft (13.7m) long Skyslide links the 70th and 69th floors of the building. Just 1.25 inches thick, riders feel like they are descending through thin air. The slide is the creation of
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27 Jun 2016
MoMA: Leading the evolution of art museums in the digital space
It’s twenty years since the launch of moma.org, but the New York art gallery is not resting on its laurels when it comes to its digital presence. At the Culture Geek conference in London last week (23 June), MoMA’s director of digital content and strategy, Fiona Romeo, revealed how the institution is
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24 Jun 2016
Leisure industry reacts after UK votes to leave EU
Leisure industry heavyweights have raised concerns for the future after the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) following the referendum on its membership. In the wake of the narrow win for the leave camp – 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent – the London stock market plunged, with the FTSE 100 index falling
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24 Jun 2016
Brexit could mean 'Staycation 2' for UK
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) could have a very similar impact on the tourism industry to that of the 2008 financial crisis, with more people opting for a staycation instead of travel abroad. In the wake of the narrow win for the leave camp – 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent – the value of
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24 Jun 2016
Renzo Piano's cultural complex for Athens opens to fanfare and festivities
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), designed by Renzo Piano, has opened in the Greek capital city Athens with a four day festival of cultural events. The building – one of CLAD’s most anticipated of 2016 – is a multi-functional and environmentally sustainable education, arts, and
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21 Apr 2016
OMA's striking, stepped Quebec museum expansion opens to the public
UPDATE: The high-profile expansion of Quebec’s first publicly-established museum by Rem Koolhaas’ Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has opened to the public. The new semi-transparent Pierre Lassonde pavilion – named after the Canadian philanthropist whose donations have helped fund the expansion – has
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24 Jun 2016
Pakistan tables plan for RS4.3bn National Safari Park
Pakistan’s Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department has completed a feasibility study for the RS4.3bn (US$41.1m, €36.4m, £28m) establishment of a National Safari Park at Salt Range Kallar Kahar in Lahore. A project of the Pakistani government led by Punjab Forests, Wildlife and Fisheries secretary Jehanzeb Khan,
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