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22 Nov 2012
Rochdale Pioneers Museum reopens after refit
The refurbished Rochdale Pioneers Museum, which celebrates the birth of the co-operative movement, has reopened its doors after a £2.3m refit. The improvements include a new access tower offering lift access, more multimedia displays and the
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22 Nov 2012
VisitEngland announces 2013 marketing plans
VisitEngland has announced plans to launch eight marketing campaigns in 2013 to boost domestic tourism next year. The campaigns will cover the four key themes of countryside, heritage, culture and coastal, and will run in partnership with destinations from all over England as well as national commercial
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21 Nov 2012
Edinburgh Zoo unveils new penguin plans
Edinburgh Zoo has unveiled plans for its new penguin area, Penguins Rock, which will be completed early next year, before the spring breeding season commences. External fencing is to be
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21 Nov 2012
US$185m museum to open in Dallas, US
The US$185m (£116m, 114.5m euro) Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, US is set to open in December. Designed by Los Angeles-based architect Thom Mayne, the museum will feature five floors of public space with 11 permanent exhibit halls, including a children's museum and a hall to host travel exhibitions. The museum also houses an
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21 Nov 2012
Jewish Museum Berlin unveils latest extension
The Jewish Museum Berlin in the German capital has unveiled its latest extension - the Academy – designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. The 25,000sq ft (2,323sq m) Academy stands on the site of Berlin's one-time flower market. Located adjacent to the museum, it houses a library, archives and education centre and offers additional office, storage and support space for the museum. Daniel Libeskind's latest design links the building to the museum's other structures and open spaces. Libeskind has based the design of the structure on 'in-between
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20 Nov 2012
Scrutiny committee looking into York Museums Trust
York Council has questioned whether its museums trust is following protocols with its collections. A draft report will be considered tomorrow (Wednesday 21 November), by the council's learning and culture overview and scrutiny committee to establish if The York Museums Trust is following the collections management standards which were established when the trust was formed, in 2002. York Council set up a task group in March
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20 Nov 2012
Oldham wins funding for cultural 'jewels'
A landmark project to unite Oldham town centre's cultural "jewels", including plans for a new Heritage Centre and Coliseum Theatre, have been granted development funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The HLF grant of £615,000 will support a later second-stage bid for a full £3.9m grant. The council-led plans
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20 Nov 2012
Hermitage to open new art wing
The restoration of the Eastern Wing at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia is set to be complete by 2014. The Eastern Wing previously belonged to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation will be used for exhibiting art of the
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19 Nov 2012
HLF grant brings fossil museum one step closer
The Kimmeridge Trust, which aims to create The Kimmeridge Fossil Museum in Dorset, is celebrating today after becoming the only project in the south west to achieve a round one pass in the latest round of Heritage Lottery Fund funding. The £299,375 grant will go towards the cost of developing the detail of the project in order to submit a round two application to the HLF, for a major national grant of £2.5m. The trust wants
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19 Nov 2012
£1m investment in Staffordshire tourism
Staffordshire's tourism industry is to receive a £1m investment boost as part of efforts to increase visitor numbers. Destination Staffordshire, a partnership of 400 members received more than £500,000 from the European Regional Development Fund. This sum will be match-funded by the partners over three years. The aim of the investment is to increase visitor numbers by 20 per cent by 2015. There will also be a strong focus on
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19 Nov 2012
Sand sculpture theme park to open in Brighton
A sand sculpture theme park is set to open on disused land near Brighton Marina after Brighton and Hove City Council approved the temporary use of the former Black Rock swimming pool site. A council initiative invited developers to come forward with
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19 Nov 2012
US$15m Mayan museum opens in Mexico
A US$15m (11.7m euro, £9.4m) museum displaying ancient Mayan civilisation has opened in Cancun, Mexico. Located on Kukulkan Boulevard in Cancun's Hotel Zone, the museum is the largest structure built by the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) since the Templo Mayor Museum in 1987. The 55,000sq ft (5,110sq m) Museo Maya de Cancun opened with 350 archaeological objects, including relics that have never before been shown to the public. More than 70 per
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19 Nov 2012
Louvre to collaborate with Fine Arts Museums
Musée du Louvre in Paris, France and Fine Arts Museums in San Francisco, US are set to collaborate on a series of exhibitions over the next five years. The international accord includes plans to share significant works of art from both museums' collections with audiences in San Francisco and Paris. The partnership will see collaborations on publications, art
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16 Nov 2012
Baltimore Museum to open after US$24.5m revamp
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) is set to unveil its newly renovated wing this month - the first phase of its US$24.5m (£15.4m, 19.2m euro) revamp. Renovations to the wing include 16 galleries showcasing masterworks by Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol. A range of new acquisitions and emerging artists will also be on display including The Shallow Sea, a sound installation by Turner Prize-winning artist Susan Philipsz.
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