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03 May 2016
LACMA gets US$75m windfall with record donations towards expansion
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has just received two record donations totalling US$75m (€65.5m, £51.2m), bringing its US$600m (€524m, £409.7m) fundraising campaign within touching distance of its halfway point. The two sizeable donations have come from museum co-chair Elaine Wynn, who has pledged US$50m
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29 Apr 2016
MVRDV's spiky Danish Museum of Rock opens in Roskilde
Denmark’s Museum of Rock Music opens today (29 April) in the city of Roskilde, marking the latest building from Dutch architecture studio MVRDV. The museum is as striking as you’d expect from the designers of Rotterdam’s famous curved Market Hall. The design channels Mick Jagger, David Bowie and other
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28 Apr 2016
Experts tackle non-museums in the museum sector at MuseumNext
A leading panel of experts have addressed 'non-museums' moving into the museum space and how the sector should react to brand homes encroaching on its territory. Speaking at last week’s MuseumNext conference in Dublin, the panel discussed the swelling museum marketplace and asked if that rise will foster
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28 Apr 2016
Comcast acquires DreamWorks as theme park giants battle for top IPs
With Comcast confirming the US$3.8bn (€3.4bn, £2.6bn) acquisition of DreamWorks, sources close to the deal say the move isn’t about acquiring its famous IPs to produce movies, rather to boost its theme park businesses and accelerate consumer products. According to The Wall Street Journal, the takeover
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28 Apr 2016
Cubo and jaja to revitalise 15th century Danish castle
Architecture firms Cubo and jaja, along with a team consisting of VMB, Schul, Søren Jensen and Mogens Morgen, have been named winners of a competition to revitalise a 15th century castle on the Danish island of Funen. The medieval Nyborg Castle – the site where Denmark’s first constitution was signed in 1282 –
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28 Apr 2016
Disney and Nokia team up to develop VR experiences
Disney and Nokia have teamed up as the entertainment giant sets its eyes on the virtual reality market. Disney has signed a multi-year deal with Nokia to use the brand’s OZO 360-degree cameras for projects across its entertainment portfolio, including content for its films, marketing materials and theme parks.
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28 Apr 2016
Central Florida Zoo plans US$25m student training facility
Central Florida Zoo and Botanical Gardens has unveiled plans to build a US$25m (€22.1m, £17.1m) teaching facility to offer educational programming for young students up to college-graduate level. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the new teaching unit will include an open range with a variety of exotic
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27 Apr 2016
Six Flags stocks soar with record Q1 figures
Six Flags has reached record numbers in the stock market after posting its smallest ever loss during a traditionally tough first quarter. During a period when its theme parks are in ‘winter mode,’ Six Flags reported earnings of US$115m (€101m, £79m), an increase of 39 per cent year-on-year, marking a US$23m
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27 Apr 2016
Glenn Howells Architects complete UK's longest treetop walkway
The longest treetop walkway in the UK has today (27 April) opened to the public in a botanical garden in Gloucestershire. The twisting 300m (984ft) route weaves through the National Arboretum at Westonbirt, starting and ending at ground level and rising 13m (88ft) in height as it follows the valley floor below.
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27 Apr 2016
Delhi's Natural History Museum destroyed by fire
Delhi’s Natural History Museum has lost its entire collection in a fire after a blaze ripped through the upper part of the museum. The flames, which tore through the area where the collection was housed, was brought under control by firefighters before it reached the ground floor museum offices, mezzanine and
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27 Apr 2016
HBO's Art of Thrones creates immersive experience to hype TV show
HBO has turned to the world of art to promote its latest series of Game of Thrones, hosting a temporary immersive art experience influenced by iconic moments in the hit TV series. Taking place in New York’s Angel Orensanz Center, Art the Throne featured five Game of Thrones-inspired art
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