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31 Oct 2012
London 2012 Festival attracts 19.8m visits
The London 2012 Festival attracted more than 19.8m visits during its run from 21 June - 9 September. Official figures show that the £63m event - the culmination of the Cultural Olympiad - included 621 productions and projects in resulting in 13,006 performances and events at 1,270 venues across the UK. More than 200 works were commissioned for the festival, which
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31 Oct 2012
Disney acquires Lucasfilm for US$4bn
The Walt Disney Company has acquired production company Lucasfilm in a deal worth US$4.05bn (3.11bn euro, £2.5bn). While Disney has already announced it is looking to launch a new Star Wars movie - possibly as early as 2015 - the deal is also likely
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31 Oct 2012
Arts Council England reveals details of restructure
Arts Council England (ACE) has revealed detailed plans for a restructure, forced upon it as it looks to deal with the government's budget cuts. The changes are set to take place on 1 July 2013 and come as a result of the Government's requirement - made as part of Arts Council England's settlement for 2011-15 -
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30 Oct 2012
US Parrish Art Museum is set to open next week
The Parrish Art Museum in Long Island, New York, US is set to unveil its new building on 10 November 2012. Spanning a 14-acre (5.7 hectare) site in the town of Water Mill, the new 34,400sq ft (3,195sq m), Herzog & de Meuron-designed museum will be
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30 Oct 2012
£13m Robin Hood Experience planned for Sherwood Forest
Plans have been revealed for a £13m Discover Robin Hood visitor attraction in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire County Council has appointed Discovery Attractions to design and operate the attraction, which will include a mix of
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30 Oct 2012
Swansea castle redevelopment planned
Swansea Council has approved plans to redevelop the city's historic castle into a major new visitor attraction. Swansea Castle was built more than 800 years ago and its ruins currently dominate Castle Square in the city centre. Swansea Council has already been working with the Welsh Government and Cadw to make
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30 Oct 2012
RIBA launches design competition for Fens visitor centre
RIBA Competitions has launched a two-stage Design Ideas Competition for the Great Fen Visitor Centre in Cambridgeshire. The competition is being promoted by the Great Fen - a partnership which comprises the Environment Agency, Huntingdonshire District Council, Middle Level Commissioners, Natural England and The
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29 Oct 2012
£5.5m Castlehill heritage attraction opens in Northern Ireland
A new £5.5m heritage park and visitor attraction has opened on the Castlehill site in Dungannon, Northern Ireland. Located on the grounds of the town's former Belfast Bank, the Hill of The O'Neill & Ranfurly House Arts & Visitor Centre includes a multimedia exhibition that narrates the story of Dungannon and Ireland's famous O'Neill Dynasty - after whom the hill has been named. Dungannon & South Tyrone Borough Council
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29 Oct 2012
London Zoo opens Amphibians exhibit
Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has opened a new permanent exhibition, Amphibians, at London Zoo. The new attraction charts the story of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians, starting with their evolution from 'walking' and air-breathing lungfish to the diversity and survival skills they use today. Providing a centre for ZSL's EDGE Amphibians programme, the new exhibit will also give visitors an insight into
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26 Oct 2012
Details of London's tallest attraction revealed
The View from The Shard (VTS), a new visitor experience located at the top of Europe's tallest building in London, will open to the public on 1 February. Details of the attraction's design were revealed for the first time today (25 October) by Anders Nyberg, VTS chief executive. The tall attraction will take people on a journey to 244m (800ft) above London, almost twice as high as any other viewing point in the city. A
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25 Oct 2012
Wellcome Collection unveils £17.5m expansion plans
Wellcome Collection in central London has unveiled a major £17.5m development project which will increase the attraction's available gallery space. Stirling Prize-winning architects Wilkinson Eyre will transform the venue, bringing new areas into public use and adding a dramatic new spiral staircase and
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25 Oct 2012
Space shuttle Atlantis moves to Kennedy centre
Space shuttle Atlantis will make its final journey next month when it is moved into its new US$100m (76m euro, £64m) permanent home at the Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis will make the 10-mile rolling journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the visitor complex atop the Orbiter Transportation
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25 Oct 2012
Paul Kelly named new BALPPA CEO
Former Thorpe Park boss Paul Kelly has been named the new chief executive of the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions (BALPPA). Kelly is well known in the visitor attractions industry from his long service to Thorpe Park, where he began his career in 1988 after completing university studies in business. He progressed through the ranks to become park manager in 1994 before moving on to become head of operations at London Eye in 1999. He was then appointed to a new business development role at Merlin Entertainments - owner of London Eye. Kelly replaces outgoing CEO
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