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04 Jul 2012
Notre Dame revealed as most popular Paris tourist attraction
Image: Notre Dame attracted 13.6 million visitors
Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral was the French city's most popular tourist attraction during 2011 with 13.6 million visitors, according to the Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Sacré-Coeur Basilica and the Louvre also featured among the most
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04 Jul 2012
Museums Association reveals 'devastating impact' of funding cuts
Image: Cuts are having a severe impact on museums
New research carried out by the Museums Association (MA) has revealed the "devastating impact" of funding cuts on heritage attractions across the UK.
More than 110 services and institutions participated in the association's survey, with 51 per
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04 Jul 2012
Ireland's leading attractions report increase in visitor numbers
Image: Dublin's Guinness Storehouse was Ireland's most popular visitor attraction during 2011
Some of Ireland's leading tourist attractions reported an increase in visitor numbers during 2011, according to new statistics published by national tourism agency Fáilte Ireland.
Dublin attractions
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04 Jul 2012
Norwich's Bridewell Museum reopens following £1.5m refurbishment
Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service (NMAS) has announced the reopening of The Bridewell Museum in Norwich, following the completion of a £1.5m overhaul.
Work included a new entrance and lift, as well as the installation of new displays looking at the history of the East Anglian city and residents through its trade and industry.
New galleries include Living in Norwich, which explores life between 1900 and the
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03 Jul 2012
Ireland's Arts Council in bid to increase philanthropic donations
Ireland's Arts Council has announced details of a new high-level pilot initiative designed to help arts organisations increase income secured through philanthropic sources.
The agency is now seeking groups to participate in RAISE: Building Fundraising Capacity, which will offer one-to-one support for eight selected organisations over a two-year period.
Groups chosen to participate in the pilot will receive
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03 Jul 2012
Louise Herron appointed chief executive of Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House Trust, the organisation responsible for the operation of the landmark arts venue in Sydney, Australia, has announced the appointment of Louise Herron as CEO.
Herron is due to take up the position on 6 August and will lead the Sydney Opera House's executive team, which works in partnership with the trust in operating the facility.
Trust chair Kim Williams said: "Louise brings significant and
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03 Jul 2012
Leisure projects in running for this year's National Lottery Awards
Arts, heritage and sports projects which have received support from the National Lottery are among the 70 announced as semi-finalists in the 2012 National Lottery Awards.
Members of the public are now being encouraged to vote for their favourite schemes as part of the awards, which recognise the positive impact of Lottery-funded projects across the UK.
A total of 10 projects have been shortlisted in each of the
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03 Jul 2012
Philadelphia Museum of Art to restore historic Fairmont Park property
Image: Cedar Grove ahead of its renovation
The Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania, US, has announced that Cedar Grove, the historic house located in Fairmont Park, will close on 8 July to undergo a major restoration.
Cedar Grove was built as a country retreat in 1750 and moved to its
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03 Jul 2012
£18.5m visitor centre opens at Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway
A new £18.5m visitor centre has opened today (3 July) at the Giant's Causeway - Northern Ireland's sole UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the County Antrim coast.
The building - designed by Dublin, Ireland-based heneghan.peng - is inspired by the site's 40,000 hexagonal basalt stones and the legends of
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03 Jul 2012
Universal Orlando Resort launches Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
Image: The new ride at Universal Orlando Resort
A new attraction based on Despicable Me, the hit movie from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, has been unveiled at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida, US.
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem has been developed by the resort in
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03 Jul 2012
Latest CSO figures show slight drop in Irish inbound visitor numbers
New data from Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed a 1 per cent drop in inbound visitor numbers for the period between March and May 2012.
However, national tourism agency Tourism Ireland said the figures contained "a number of encouraging indicators" as visitor numbers from core mainland Europe markets increased compared with the same period in 2011.
There was also a 12 per cent growth in
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02 Jul 2012
£11.3m boost for 'shovel-ready' cultural heritage projects in Scotland
Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced additional investment worth £11.3m for a number of "shovel-ready" cultural heritage projects throughout the country.
Among the schemes to benefit from the cash injection is the development of Lews Castle in Stornoway into a hotel and museum, which has secured £1.6m over two years.
Creative Scotland has been awarded £3m of additional funding over three years in
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