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15 Feb 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Europa City will play a key role in Paris 2024 Olympic bid
The director of Europa City – one of the largest ongoing leisure developments on the continent – has told CLAD how the scheme can bolster the Paris bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. In an exclusive interview, Christophe Dalstein said the €3.1bn (US$3.5bn, £2.4bn) Europa City – which has
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12 Feb 2016
Why not spend a night in Van Gogh's bedroom?
The Art Institute of Chicago is giving visitors to the US city the chance to step directly into the world of Vincent Van Gogh. To celebrate an upcoming exhibition on the Dutch post-impressionist, the institute has recreated a human-scale model of Van Gogh’s bedroom from his famous French ‘Yellow House’, and is
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11 Feb 2016
World's oldest aircraft carrier to become luxury hotel and museum
INS Viraat – the world’s oldest existing aircraft carrier – is to be decommissioned in June and turned into a museum and luxury hotel in Andhra Pradesh, India. Also the last British-built ship serving with the Indian Navy, Viraat was floated in 1959 as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes and was later transferred to
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11 Feb 2016
President increases Smithsonian budget to US$922m for 2017
The Smithsonian Institute will receive an additional US$82m (€72.5m, £56.7m) in funding for 2017, should outgoing US President Barack Obama’s budget request be approved by Congress. The administration’s fiscal year 2017 budget request for the Smithsonian is US$922m (€815m, £637.8m), up from the allocated
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11 Feb 2016
LaunchPAD Children's Museum opens to public
Following 13 years of planning and development, the newly christened LaunchPAD Children’s Museum in Iowa, US, has reopened to the public following a multi-million dollar makeover. Formerly known as the Children’s Museum of Siouxland, LaunchPAD has been redesigned by Jack Rouse Associates (JRA), who provided
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11 Feb 2016
Sega plans new indoor theme parks as part of global expansion
With Sonic the Hedgehog reportedly set to make his way onto the silver screen, Sega Sammy boss Hajime Satomi has said that’s only the start for the entertainment as it looks to expand outside of the gaming market with new ventures including indoor theme parks. As Sonic and Sega explore opportunities
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11 Feb 2016
Frosts step in to save Miami science museum after funding shortfall
A turbulent bid to build a world-class science museum in Miami is back on track after two principal donors stepped in to provide crucial funding to the cash-stricken project. The US$307m (€283.5m, £214.1m) Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science is entering the final construction phase, but a US$45m
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11 Feb 2016
2016 Presidential budget request allocates US$3bn to national parks
US President Barack Obama’s budget request for the fiscal year 2016 has included US$3bn (€2.7bn, £2.1bn) for the National Park Service’s (NPS) critical conservation, preservation and recreation mission. Obama, whose presidency is set to end on 20 January 2017, has looked to boost the NPS budget by US$432.9m
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10 Feb 2016
Funding overhaul can fix broken Britain's culture policy, says report
An independent report has suggested that a forthcoming government White Paper on culture is crucial to the sector, providing a “once in 50 years” opportunity to fix the national cultural policy framework for Britain. Entitled A Policy for the Arts and Culture in England – The Next Steps?, the study says
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08 Feb 2016
Lionel Messi signs with Expo 2020 as global brand ambassador
Lionel Messi has signed on with Dubai’s 2020 World Expo, taking on an international role to act as an ambassador and champion the event that is expected to draw more than 20 million people to the UAE. Messi, who last month won the Ballon D’Or to be recognised as the world’s best footballer for a record fifth
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Design, engineering, manufacturing, installation of waterslides, waterparks and waterplay attractions. Polin has perfected hundreds of exclusive and successful projects all around the world: outdoor parks, indoor parks and hotel/resort packages, regardless of the project’s size.
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