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05 Dec 2012
Cleveland Museum set for US$125m revamp
Cleveland Museum of Natural History in University Circle, Ohio is set for a US$125m transformation. The project, which was previously halted during the 2008 expansion, will see the demolition of half of its existing facility on the west side of
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04 Dec 2012
Dixon to leave Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland is seeking a new chief executive, following the decision of Andrew Dixon to step down at the end of January 2013. The Scotland arts’ funding body has a budget of more than £75m of lottery and government money annually, and was established through a merger of the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen. Dixon has had a role in the formation of The Year of Creative Scotland, The Guide to Scotland’s
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04 Dec 2012
Lights out at electricity museum
The Museum of Electricity in Dorset has closed and will not reopen. Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), which funds the museum, said it could not afford the seven figure development works needed to bring the building up to modern standards, including providing disabled access. Nine members of staff have been made redundant and several volunteers have lost their posts. A spokesperson from SSE confirmed that the company will
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04 Dec 2012
Funding announced for Scotland's Iconic Artists in Iconic Places
Three new creative collaborations have been awarded the latest Iconic Artists in Iconic Places grants by Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS). The funding enables The Scottish Fisheries Museum, Timespan and Gairloch Heritage Museum to work with artists who will draw inspiration from their collections and the history of their local communities. The projects will result in a number of exhibitions and events during 2013. The
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04 Dec 2012
The Lightbox museum and gallery given PM's Big Society Award
The Lightbox, a museum and gallery set up and run by a group of volunteers, has been given the Prime Minister's Big Society Award. Located in Woking, Surrey, the attraction is staffed by more than 150 volunteers and runs an education and outreach
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04 Dec 2012
Theme parks 'biggest engine of growth' for Village Roadshow
Theme parks will be the biggest engine of growth over the next decade for Village Roadshow Limited (VRL), its chair has said. Robert Kirby made the announcement at the company's AGM last month where he reported pre-tax earnings of AU$154.7m (US$161.3m, 123.7m euro, £100.3m) for the 2012 financial year, up on
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03 Dec 2012
£30m revamp for Aberdeen gallery as part of City of Culture plans
Aberdeen City Council is making a bid to be the City of Culture 2017, with the announcement of plans for a £30m redevelopment of the Aberdeen Art Gallery, as well as the creation of a £3m Museums Collections Centre. A £10m grant is being sought from the Heritage Lottery Fund, a further £10m will be sought from
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30 Nov 2012
Northern Ireland sees tourism dip
Research from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency show a 12 per cent fall in the number of overseas visitors coming to Northern Ireland between January and September this year. The estimated number of visitors on holiday in Northern Ireland decreased by 3 per cent and those visiting friends and relatives decreased by 14 per cent, compared with the same period in 2011. One million visitors stayed at least one
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30 Nov 2012
Bewilderwood says its business is poised to go global
Bewilderwood, the children's outdoor play concept involving jungle bridges, magical treehouses and zip wires, could go global say its founders. The first site was opened by a Norfolk farmer in 2007 as a farm diversification project. Now Bure Valley Adventures, the company formed to run it, is awaiting a decision
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30 Nov 2012
Inbound visits to UK set to increase in 2013
VisitBritain predicts that inbound tourism levels will increase by 3 per cent during 2013 - translating to more than 1 million extra visitors. Publishing figures from its annual review for 2012, the agency said that during the past year the tourism industry contributed a record £18.7bn to Britain's economy, a 5
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30 Nov 2012
Arts sector jobs 'going unclaimed'
Cultural and creative employers are finding it hard to recruit the employees they need - despite more than one million young people in the UK being currently unemployed. According to Arts Council England, the worrying trend means that the sector is at risk of losing a generation of talent. To tackle the issue ACE has launched its Creative Employment Programme, designed to support up to 6,500 new apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships and paid internships across the sector. The scheme aims to provide young unemployed people (aged 16-24) with paid
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29 Nov 2012
Chester Zoo to create authentic Asian habitat
Visitors to Chester Zoo will soon be navigating their way through swamps, mangroves, bamboos and tropical forests as part of a planned £30m redevelopment. An unoccupied part of the estate will be transformed into replicas of the islands of the
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Invented in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2005 by John Targett and Tim Wethey, Clip ‘n Climb is the international market leader of the fun climbing industry with 215 energy-filled facilities worldwide (and counting).
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