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12 Jun 2013
Emirates to open aviation attraction in London
Dubai-based airline Emirates has announced plans to open an aviation-themed visitor attraction in central London, UK. The indoor Emirates Aviation Experience is due to open in July and will be located close to the existing Emirates Air Line - a
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12 Jun 2013
Former Gloucester Prison could become museum
The owner of a jail museum in the Forest of Dean in Gloucester, is looking to expand his portfolio with a bid to open a museum in the recently closed Gloucester Prison. The prison, which closed at the end of March, has already had proposals not only for a museum, but also for flats and a hotel. One stumbling block for any potential resident is that estimates say there could be up to 122 executed criminals buried underneath the prison in unmarked graves. "If a hotel were to move in, the bodies buried there would
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11 Jun 2013
Blueprint acquires Earth Explorer from Merlin
Blueprint Entertainment has become the largest private management company for science centres in Europe after announcing the acquisition of Belgian science centre Earth Explorer from Merlin Entertainments. Merlin, which owns nearly 100 attractions in 22 countries, had been seeking to sell the Earth Explorer as it did not fit its current portfolio of attractions. "The main focus of our strategy is the global roll-out of our
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10 Jun 2013
Kirkcaldy Galleries in Scotland reopens after £2.5m refurbishment
A single venue museum, library and art gallery in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, has reopened after a £2.5m (US$3.8m, €2.9m), 18-month refurbishment. The Kirkcaldy Galleries now houses a refurbished art gallery, museum, library, café and Visit Scotland information centre, with the work carried out by Fife Council's
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07 Jun 2013
£9m visitor centre planned for Northumberland
A proposed £8.8m Landscape Discovery Centre in Northumberland National Park (NNP) has the potential to contribute £3.5m (US$5.2m, €3.9m) to the local economy, according to reports. The Economic Impact Assessment, prepared by New Skills Consulting
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07 Jun 2013
Design details revealed for Jordan’s US$1.5bn Red Sea Astrarium
Detailed architectural designs have been revealed for Jordan’s first billion dollar themed tourist destination, which is set to transform the coastal city of Aqaba. The 1m sq m (10.7m sq ft) Red Sea Astrarium (RSA) resort will include an iconic ‘Astrarium’ building, four five-star hotels, ‘Old’ and ‘New’
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07 Jun 2013
Southampton's proposed Arts complex making headway
The city of Southampton may have its new arts complex by 2015 according to the Southampton Cultural Development Trust, which is spearheading the project. The trust says around 90 percent of the funding required for the £21m ($32m, €24m) project has already been secured with the remaining funds expected to come
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06 Jun 2013
London’s Museum of Methodism undergoes £1.4m revamp
The Museum of Methodism has re-opened to the public in london following a major redevelopment. Situated in the crypt of Wesley’s Chapel, the museum showcases the story of methodism’s influence on Britain and the globally. Architects John McAslan
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06 Jun 2013
HLF invests £20m in skills and training
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a further investment of £20m in 39 skills projects through its Skills for the Future Programme. The money will deliver 876 new placements for people seeking a career in heritage. Designed to support traditional heritage skills as well as more contemporary ones - such as business planning and digital skills - the placements will offer high quality, work-based training. The
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06 Jun 2013
UK consumers still shunning foreign holidays
Despite the improving economy, more than a third of Britons are still opting to stay in the UK for the holidays as a way of saving money. The figure comes from a consumer survey commissioned by marketing group Webloyalty and undertaken by research specialists Conlumino. The survey found that 35 per cent of people will not be taking a summer holiday abroad this year, with 20 per cent of people cutting down on the overall number of holidays taken throughout the year. Of those who still plan on taking breaks, over half will
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06 Jun 2013
'Great Image' campaign to generate £200m of tourism spend
Latest figures from VisitBritain show that Britain’s global appeal as a tourist destination is benefiting from its £25m image campaign, resulting in a potential £200m of additional visitor spending in the UK over the next two years. VisitBritain found that the Great image tourism campaign - which targeted 14
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06 Jun 2013
Einstein Museum planned for Jerusalem
Albert Einstein's life and work, as well as his connections to Judaism and Zionism, are to be honoured by a museum in Jerusalem.
The museum will be located at The Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, a site which has drawn some controversy as
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06 Jun 2013
Ship that ferried passengers to the Titanic opens as museum in Belfast
Over the past seven years, around £9m (US$13.8m, €10.5m) has been spent renovating and restoring the SS Nomadic to how it looked in 1912 when it ferried passengers to the Titanic on their doomed voyage. The ship, which is exactly quarter the size of the Titanic, is also the last remaining White Star Line vessel -
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06 Jun 2013
Windermere Steamboat Museum gets £200,000 grant
South Lakeland Council has awarded Windermere Steamboat Museum a development grant worth £200,000 (US$307,000, €235,000). The funding will be put toward the £13m redevelopment project of the attraction, which is currently closed to the public. In March 2013 the museum applied for a grant from the Heritage
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