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22 Apr 2014
Mystery delay means Musée Picasso won’t reopen until year-end
The reopening of Paris’ Musée Picasso – scheduled for June – has been delayed again. The museum, home to one of the world’s most extensive collections of Pablo Picasso’s artwork, has been closed for more than four years for renovation and expansion. A new, vague opening date of by year-end has been set by
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22 Apr 2014
Haynes motor museum hopes expansion drives further success
Haynes International Motor Museum in the UK has officially re-opened after a three-year, £5m ($8.4m, €6.1m) transformation, offering a tour through time of some of the greatest cars from around the world, with each room themed by historical period or
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17 Apr 2014
Speculation soars around IPO of Merlin landlord Nick Leslau
Property investor Nick Leslau – whose company Prestbury Investments own a large chunk of Merlin Entertainments' real estate portfolio – is set to make a return to the London stock exchange with an IPO likely to be worth £1.5bn, according to press reports. Leslau, whose Merlin assets include Thorpe Park, Alton Towers and London’s Madame Tussauds, is being backed by
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17 Apr 2014
$200m Orlando hub gets new name, opening date
The opening of a new $200m (€144m, £119m) entertainment hub in Orlando has been pushed back to spring 2015 – but finally has a confirmed name. I-Drive 360 is being developed by Orlando-based Unicorp National Developments and New York-based Circle
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16 Apr 2014
Aquarium fined over illegal wildlife trafficking
Idaho Aquarium in the US has been sentenced after pleading guilty to conspiring to harvest, transport and sell illegal wildlife. Under a plea agreement, the non-profit aquarium in Boise, Idaho will pay a $10,000 (€7,226, £5,959) fine and donate $50,000 (€36,129, £29,791) to the National Fish & Wildlife
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16 Apr 2014
Wright & Wright Architects to design Geffrye Museum development
The Geffrye Museum has named Wright & Wright Architects to lead the design of its £14m (€17m, US$23m) development scheme. The project will create new spaces for the museum’s collections and library – set to feature a gallery, cafe and conference facilities as well as a rejuvenation of the current public spaces.
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16 Apr 2014
Hitler museum launches design contest
A museum charting the history of National Socialism in Germany has launched an open design contest for its £14m ($23.5m, €17m) expansion project. The Obersalzberg Centre of Documentation in Berchtesgaden, Germany is located close to Adolf Hitler’s
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16 Apr 2014
Katherine Jenkins to be the face (and voice) of new tourism campaign
International singing star Katherine Jenkins will lead a renewed drive to attract overseas visitors to Britain, serving as the figurehead for VisitBritain’s (VB) upcoming Countryside is GREAT campaign. In the lead-up to the tourism agency’s Countryside campaign launching in September, Jenkins will
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16 Apr 2014
New Banksy piece becomes paid attraction hours after being discovered
A new graffito by renowned street artist Banksy has been removed within hours of being found and put on paid display by an ailing community centre. The artwork, which shows a couple embracing while checking their mobile phones, was confirmed to be a Banksy after the artist posted a photo of it on his website.
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16 Apr 2014
Record investment in new European attractions
European theme parks have made a record investment in new rides and attractions for 2014, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). The trade association said new attractions worth a combined €500m in
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16 Apr 2014
Gruppe wins Museum of London's architecture competition
Zurich-based architects Gruppe, have been announced as the winners of a competition organised by the Architecture Foundation and the Museum of London (MOL). The winning design was chosen from more than 70 entries from around the world: competitors
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16 Apr 2014
Zaha Hadid completes Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Work has been completed on the US$425m (€307m, £254m) Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) in South Korea. ZHA won an international design competition for the project back in 2007 and the scheme has finally come to
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