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13 Jul 2012
Meadows Museum extends Museo Nacional del Prado partnership
Image: Meadows Museum at SMU in Dallas
Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, US, has announced a two-year extension of its partnership with Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain.
The two institutions first joined forces in 2009 for a three-year collaboration
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13 Jul 2012
Seven Peaks acquires Indiana's Splash Down Dunes Water Park
Image: The waterpark will reopen in summer 2013
Seven Peaks has expanded its portfolio of waterparks to four after announcing the purchase of Splash Down Dunes Water Park in Indiana, US - its second acquisition in a month.
The group now owns and operates seven venues across Utah, Missouri and
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12 Jul 2012
Work starts on £27m transformation of Stonehenge visitor facilities
Image: The visitor centre will open in autumn 2013
English Heritage has announced that contractor Vinci Construction UK has now moved on site to start work on a £27m transformation of the visitor facilities at Stonehenge, UK.
A new visitor centre designed by Denton Corker Marshall is to be
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12 Jul 2012
VisitBritain: Latest inbound figures 'show promise at key time'
Image: Inbound numbers were up in the year to May
New inbound tourism figures from the International Passenger Survey (IPS) "show promise at a key time" for the UK sector, according to national tourism agency VisitBritain.
During the year ending May 2012, the total number of visits by
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12 Jul 2012
Arts Council England confirms 12 People's Record funding recipients
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced that 12 projects are to receive funding through the People's Record in order to chart the public response to hosting the 2012 Games.
The initiative was first launched in 2008 and has funded 82 community projects. Five of the latest recipients are new projects, while seven will build on previous work.
Between June and October, successful applicants in the latest funding
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12 Jul 2012
UNWTO: Well-managed tourism can help preserve international wetlands
Image: Wetlands like Ba-Be Lake offer 'opportunities'
A new publication unveiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has found that well-managed tourism can help in the preservation of international wetlands.
Destination Wetlands: Supporting Sustainable Tourism was
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12 Jul 2012
Construction work to start on Poland's Adventure World Warsaw
Image: Castle Island – one of the proposed zones
A groundbreaking event is to take place on 21 July in order to mark the start of construction work at Adventure World Warsaw - a new theme park at Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland.
The development of the 240-hectare (593-acre) attraction is intended
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12 Jul 2012
Six museums awarded Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund support
Six museums are to further develop their collections after being handed a share of £390,000 from the Esmée Fairbairn Collections Fund - administered by the Museums Association.
Among the sites to receive funding is Woodhorn Museum and Northumberland Archives in Ashington, which received £63,000 towards a programme of guest curatorships.
Meanwhile, the Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales secured
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12 Jul 2012
New themed hotel development planned for Universal Orlando resort
Image: The new 1,800-bedroom Cabana Bay property
Universal Parks and Resorts has joined forces with Loews Hotels and Resorts on plans for a new themed on-site hotel development at Universal Orlando in Florida, US.
Cabana Bay Beach Resort will incorporate two distinct experiences - 900 family
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11 Jul 2012
Kickstarter announces plans to launch UK crowd funding service
Image: Kickstarter helped fund New York's +Pool
Kickstarter, the world's largest crowd-funding platform for creative projects, has announced that UK-based proposals will be able to take advantage of the service from autumn 2012.
The concept is currently restricted to US-based proposals but has
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11 Jul 2012
HLF announces £3.7m for Hampshire and Isle of Wight projects
A new visitor centre is to be developed at Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight after the project was one of three to receive a share of £3.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The abbey site near Fishbourne includes three listed structures, including the Grade II-listed remains of a building dating back to 1132. The scheme has received a £2m grant.
Elsewhere, the Isle of Wight Steam Railway has secured £970,000
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11 Jul 2012
Heritage Lottery Fund underlines commitment to digital heritage
Image: HLF is to support standalone digital projects
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is to help the industry harness opportunities presented by emerging technologies as part of its new commitment to digital heritage going forward.
As part of its new five-year strategic framework for 2013-18,
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10 Jul 2012
Zipline Adventure Tour unveiled at New Mexico's Angel Fire Resort
Image: The new ziplines at Angel Fire Resort
Angel Fire Resort, the year-round resort destination in New Mexico, US, has announced the launch of its new Zipline Adventure Tour located at the summit of its ski mountain.
It is one of the highest elevation zipline tours in the US and features six
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