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23 Jan 2013
National Afro-American Museum to reopen in Ohio
The first phase of the National Afro-American Museum in Wilberforce, Ohio, US will be unveiled on 26 January, following an 18-month long revamp. To be opened in stages, the museum's first phase includes a renovated exhibition space, which will feature the new installation "How I Got Over." The mixed media
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22 Jan 2013
Gandhi theme park to be launched in India
The Sewagram Ashram near Wardha Gandhi, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed for six years after the Dandi March, is set to be transfromed into a tourist attraction featuring a theme park. The visitor attraction is being developed with an estimated cost of Rs 62 crore (US$11.5m, 8.6m euro, £7.3m). The Gandhi for Tomorrow educational theme park will partly be based on showing how Gandhi was in favour of 'appropriate and useful' technology and not against it – as it is often claimed. Along with the theme park the new attraction will also house a Rs 95 crore (US$17.7m, 13.2m euro, £11.2m) international convention centre. Minister of State for
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22 Jan 2013
New Yeti Resort proposed for popular Siberian skiing resort
A resort and hotel encouraging tourists to discover the Abominable Snowman is reportedly being established in Siberia. The Yeti Park will be constructed at Sheregesh ski resort, The Siberian Times has reported, and comes with a pledge from the local governor to pay 1m Russian rouble (US$33,047, 24,821 euro, £20,871) to anyone who can catch the creature. Deputy head of the local administration Igor Idimeshev is behind
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21 Jan 2013
Lady Gaga in talks to acquire Michael Jackson's Neverland theme park
Pop star Lady Gaga is reportedly looking to restore Californian ranch and theme park Neverland - the former home of Michael Jackson - to its former glory. Jackson lived in the 3,000-acre property between 1988 and 2005, installing a rail track, petting zoo and fairground. According to The Sun Lady Gaga is "obsessed" with Jackson and wants to buy a share of Neverland, helping the late singer's children with the financial
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21 Jan 2013
Council supports Tate St Ives gallery expansion
St Ives Town Council has put its support behind a £10.5m extension and refurbishment on the local Tate gallery, which overlooks Porthmeor Beach. The extension, presented to the council planning committee on 10 January, will add 300sq m of extra
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17 Jan 2013
Financial boost for Dundee’s V&A museum
Plans for a new Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum at Dundee has received a financial boost after securing £4m in private donations. The Scottish government has already invested £15m in
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17 Jan 2013
Future uncertain for project to mark 800th anniversary of Magna Carta
A visitors' centre proposed for Egham, UK, dedicated to the signing of the Magna Carta is struggling to get funding, with Surrey City Council (SCC) this week announcing it was withdrawing £5m from the project. Runnymede Borough Council (RBC), which had been working with SCC to develop the visitor attraction, will decide at its corporate management committee this month whether to continue its commitment to the project. The
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17 Jan 2013
New technologies launch at Cleveland Museum of Art, US
The Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, US, is launching two technological innovations to enhance visitors' interactivity and interpretation of artworks on 21 January. Gallery One will include interactive stations and touch screens in three areas of
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17 Jan 2013
Mega hotel planned for Universal Orlando Resort
Work is underway on Universal's fourth on-site hotel at its Universal Studios Orlando resort in Florida, US. Scheduled to open in 2014, Cabana Beach Resort will be the largest of Universal's four on-site hotels with 1,800 rooms. The new resort,
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16 Jan 2013
Isle of Man targets extreme sport tourism
Manx tourism officials are looking to diversify the economy of the Isle of Man by pushing extreme sport tourism. Director of Manxtreme.com, Simon Crellin, is working with tourism officials to push sports such as sea kayaking, mountain biking, open-water swimming and coasteering, making the most of the island’s
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16 Jan 2013
North Tyneside Council considers private operator for lighthouse
North Tyneside Council is considering appointing a private operator to run St Mary’s Islandand visitor centre in Whitley Bay. The iconic site, with a lighthouse, attracts up to 80,000 visitors each year and offers a range of activities and events. However, it is in need of investment and modernisation. The council plans to retain ownership, but is considering offering the lighthouse on a lease for at least five yars. Elected mayor for North Tyneside, Linda Arkley, says: “An alternative provider may be able to run
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16 Jan 2013
Freedom Pavilion opens at New Orleans WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, US, has launched the next phase of its US$300m (225m euro, £187m) expansion. The US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Centre, which cost US$35m (26m euro, £22m), tells the story of America's industrial
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15 Jan 2013
Beamish Museum, Durham, set to welcome record visitor numbers
The Beamish Museum in Durham, UK, is set to welcome more than 500,000 during its 2012-13 financial year, its best result in more in 20 years. In the 10-month period between February and November the social history museum has already welcomed 451,108 visitors, regularly attracting more than 2,500 a day. One of
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