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22 Jun 2012
US postal museum starts work on William H Gross Stamp Gallery
Image: The National Postal Museum in Washington DC
Work has now begun on the construction of the new William H Gross Stamp Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum (NPM) in Washington DC, US.
The project has been made possible as the result of an US$8m (EUR6.4m, £5.1m)
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22 Jun 2012
£3.5m Sea Life Tower becomes Merlin's latest UK tourist attraction
Image: The tower overlooks the UK's Jurassic Coast
The new £3.5m (US$5.5m, EUR4.3m) Sea Life Tower overlooking Weymouth and the surrounding Jurassic Coast in southern England has become Merlin Entertainment's tourist attraction to open in the UK.
The 53m (174ft)-tall observation tower had been
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22 Jun 2012
London's Olympic Stadium and art venues among 2012 RIBA award winners
Image: Olympic Stadium, London - one of the winners
National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh and the Olympic Stadium in London are among this year's winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Awards.
This year's awards for architectural excellence were presented to 50
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21 Jun 2012
New visitor attraction launches at Volvo Ocean Race's Alicante HQ
Image: Mather and Co worked on the new museum
Museo Volvo Ocean Race, a visitor attraction allowing visitors to experience the challenges faced by elite sailors competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, has opened in Alicante, Spain.
The new museum is located at the headquarters of the Volvo Ocean
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21 Jun 2012
VisitBritain signs agreement to attract Mexican tourists
UK's national tourism agency VisitBritain has announced the signing of a new memorandum of understanding with the Mexico Tourism Board to help boost tourist flow between the two countries.
Under the terms of agreement, the UK and Mexico will develop a range of tourism industry initiatives with an emphasis
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21 Jun 2012
London 2012 Festival kicks off
The three-month London 2012 Festival - a nationwide programme of cultural events designed to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games - will begin later today (21 June).
The series of events marks the culmination of the four-year Cultural Olympiad, which began in 2008 and has seen 18 million people take part in arts and cultural events throughout the UK.
London 2012 Festival will run until 9 September - the
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20 Jun 2012
TEA/AECOM report sees continued growth for international theme park admissions
Image: PortAventura, one of the parks to report an increase in admissions following capital investments
The international theme park industry continued to grow in 2011, with total admissions to the world's top 25 theme parks increasing by 4 per cent on the previous year.
The figures come from the annual Global Attractions Attendance Report, published in partnership by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and economic analyst AECOM. In total, the world's leading parks attracted 196 million visits last year - a new record level.
Asian parks performed particularly well during 2011, with the top 20
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20 Jun 2012
Bennetts Associates to work on Chester theatre design concept
Image: The Odeon building will house the theatre
Bennetts Associates, the firm behind the revitalisation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's home in Stratford-upon-Avon, is to work on the design of a new £38m theatre in Chester.
Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWCC) has appointed the
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20 Jun 2012
£4.6m funding for temporary cultural venue in Derry-Londonderry
The Northern Ireland Executive is to invest £4.6m in a temporary cultural venue in Derry-Londonderry, which will host events as part of the UK City of Culture 2013 programme.
Vital Venue will host a number of major events throughout the year and will accommodate more than 2,000 people seated theatre-style or 4,000 standing.
The structure will be built on the Ebrington site to the rear of the city's Clock Tower.
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20 Jun 2012
Tourism Leadership Group launches Scotland's new national strategy
Image: Nature is one of Scotland's selling points
A new national tourism strategy - designed to establish Scotland as a "destination of first choice" over the coming years - has been launched by the Tourism Leadership Group.
Tourism Scotland 2020: The future of our industry, in our
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20 Jun 2012
Down Arts Centre officially reopens following £1.4m redevelopment
Down Arts Centre in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, has celebrated its official reopening following the completion of a £1.4m refurbishment and extension.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI), Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Down District Council funded the project, which has created more space for the centre's activities.
ACNI invested more than £600,000 as part of a pledge to improve arts
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20 Jun 2012
HLF funding for North East England heritage skills programme
Image: The project offers hands-on skills training
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded a grant worth £302,900 towards a three-year project that will train young people in heritage conservation skills in North East England.
Heritage Skills in Education (HSed) is run by the North of England Civic Trust through the Heritage Skills Initiative and will work in partnership with schools, colleges and
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20 Jun 2012
34 arts and heritage groups to share £56m worth of endowment grants
Image: London's V&A has secured £5m of support
Michael Portillo has confirmed that 34 arts and heritage organisations across England are to share £56m worth of endowment grants, which will help unlock further investment.
The funding has been made available through Catalyst: Endowments - a
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