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28 Mar 2013
The Met, New York faces lawsuit over ticket prices
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is facing a lawsuit over signage reflecting the ticket price for entry, which lawyers argue deceives visitors into thinking the recommended price is compulsory. According to the Associated Press, signage at the entry to the museum states adult admission is US$25 (19 euro,
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28 Mar 2013
Merlin Entertainments plans IPO by 2014
Merlin Entertainments has revealed London is its preferred location for a planned initial public offering (IPO), following more than £1bn turnover in 2012. At a presentation of its annual results on 27 March, the attractions operator revealed total
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28 Mar 2013
MOCA endowment trebles to US$60m
Los Angeles' troubled Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has revealed it has nearly tripled its endowment in just two weeks to US$60m (47m euro, £40m). The announcement comes shortly after the museum rejected a proposal from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to buy it out and save it from its financial woes. The MOCA Independence fundraising campaign aims to bring the total endowment to US$100m (78m euro, £66m) to
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27 Mar 2013
Oakwood adopts Olympics’ Games Makers training programme
More than 100 employees at Oakwood Theme Park in Pembrokeshire have been trained with the same programme used on thousands of volunteers for last year’s London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The WorldHost Ambassador training programme, originally developed in Canada to train volunteers for the Vancouver Winter
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27 Mar 2013
Prince of Wales to become patron of English Tourism Week
On the back of its second annual English Tourism Week, VisitEngland has announced The Prince of Wales will become the patron of the event for the next five years. The event, which this year went from 16 to 24 March, aims to showcase the value of the tourism industry to local communities and the national economy.
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27 Mar 2013
Tiger Territory opens at London Zoo
The Duke of Edinburgh has officially opened the Indonesian-inspired Tiger Territory at London Zoo, which will be home to endangered Sumatran tigers Jae Jae and Melati. The £3.6m project has seen the tigers' home expand five fold to 27,000sq ft (2,500sq m) and has been designed by the conservationists and the
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26 Mar 2013
Government launches architecture and built environment review
The British government has launched an independent review of architecture and the built environment with aims to better shape policy to achieve high quality design. The report - expected to be complete by the end of the year - will be led by London-based architect Sir Terry Farrell with support provided by an advisory panel. In addition to the government's role in promoting quality design the review will look at the economic
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26 Mar 2013
AEG to develop 15,000-seat arena in Brussels
Brussels Expo and AEG Facilities have partnered in a long-term venue services agreement for the new 15,000-seat sports and entertainment venue Brussels National Arena, Palais 12. Under the agreement, international sports, entertainment and venue organisation AEG facilities will provide comprehensive venue services including exclusive sponsorship and naming rights sales, premium seating sales, event booking and venue
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26 Mar 2013
New arts space planned for Leeds Central Library
The viability of a small-scale performance hub and arts space at Leeds Central Library will be considered after the city's library and information service received £10,000 funding from the Arts Council. The service will work with arts providers, community organisations, artists and practitioners to determine what is possible in the space, potential audiences, future programming policy and how it could support emerging
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26 Mar 2013
Northern Ireland arts organisations land £13.6m funding
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has awarded £13.6m of funding to 109 arts organisations in its annual funding allocation. The Annual Funding Programme allows arts organisations to make a one-off application to secure public funds from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) and the National Lottery. Funding is awarded for running costs and programming. This year 15 organisations have landed the funding for
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26 Mar 2013
London's Crossrail to incorporate large-scale art at stations
The team behind London's £14.8bn rail project Crossrail has revealed plans to host permanent large-scale public art across eight stations along the 118km route. Crossrail - to be funded entirely through private sponsorship - will work with leading art organisations and commercial galleries to secure international
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26 Mar 2013
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery reopens after revamp
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) is set to reopen its doors following a AUS$30m (US$31m, £21m, €24m) redevelopment project. The new project involved the addition of more than twice TMAG’s present display space, including a dedicated
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26 Mar 2013
Cash boost for War Museum's learning initiative
IWM North, part of Imperial War Museums in Trafford, has received a £528,700 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant that will be used for a new volunteer initiative that aims to measure the impact of volunteering on health and well being. IWM North,
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25 Mar 2013
New Nottinghamshire civil war museum receives £1m financial boost
A new national Civil War Museum in Newark, expected to attract more than 40,000 visitors a year to the area, is set to receive a £1m boost from Nottinghamshire County Council. The council funding, which has come from the its Capital Programme, will join the £3.5m Heritage Lottery Fund to go towards the £5.4m costs of the initiative. The new museum and learning centre will be based in the Old Magnus Building, which has a
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