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09 May 2012
Additional £2.2m for Creative Scotland's experiences programme
The Scottish Government and Creative Scotland have announced a further £2.2m of funding to enable an extra 24 projects to receive support through the First in a Lifetime programme.
The scheme - part of the wider Year of Creative Scotland 2012 - aims to create opportunities for people to participate in arts and cultural activities throughout the country.
Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "People and
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09 May 2012
Sharon Ament appointed new Museum of London director
Image: Ament will take up the role in September
Sharon Ament - the director of public engagement at the Natural History Museum (NHM) - has been named director of the Museum of London (MoL), with effect from September.
Since 2000, Ament has played a central role in creating transformational experiences and to build the reach and impact of NHM, which is seen as one of the world's leading museums.
Her
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09 May 2012
Merlin completes £12.5m London Eye capsule upgrade programme
Merlin Entertainments has completed a £12.5m upgrade programme on the capsules of its London Eye attraction in London, UK.
The work included removing the capsules - one at a time - and transporting them down the river Thames to a location in Essex, where each was given a makeover and upgrade. Completion was scheduled to coincide with the start of summer 2012.
As a direct result of the project, which took three years to complete, the EDF Energy London Eye's energy consumption has been reduced by 30 per
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09 May 2012
Imax Corporation reports strong first quarter revenue growth
Image: There are 510 systems installed worldwide
International entertainment and technology group Imax Corporation has posted first quarter profits of US$55.6m (EUR42.8m, £34.5m) - up 23 per cent on the same period last year.
Total film revenue for the three-month period was US$19.1m (EUR14.7m, £11.8m), which compares with US$11.5m (EUR8.9m, £7.1m) during the first quarter of 2011.
Imax continued to
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09 May 2012
Actor David Suchet backs crowd-funding plan for east London dock
Image: The project will create a new nature/arts hub
Actor David Suchet is fronting a new campaign to regenerate an historic east London dock near the capital's Olympic Park through the creation of a "crowd-funded" nature and arts hub.
Cody Dock, an area of industrial land on the River Lea, is
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08 May 2012
UNWTO: International tourism receipts surpass US$1tn in 2011
Image: Global tourism receipts increased 3.8 per cent
International tourism receipts surpassed US$1tn (EUR768bn, £620bn) for the first time last year, according to data from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
According to the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, receipts
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08 May 2012
Tourism Ireland upbeat despite drop in Q1 inbound numbers
Tourism Ireland remains upbeat about the industry's prospects for the coming year, despite new figures showing a 1.2 per cent drop in inbound numbers to the country in Q1 2012.
Between January and March this year, Central Statistics Office (CSO) data showed that Ireland welcomed 1.165 million visitors - down from 1.178 million for the same period in 2011. Visits from the UK, however, were up 2 per cent.
Tourism
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04 May 2012
Smithsonian's natural history museum to get new dinosaur hall
Image: The current exhibition space will close in 2014
The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) has announced plans for the construction of a new dinosaur exhibition hall at its home in Washington, US.
A new 25,000sq ft (2,323sq m) exhibition space is being
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04 May 2012
Brighton's new i360 tower attraction 'back on track'?
Image: The i360 may now be complete in two years
The development of Brighton's new 175m (574ft)-tall viewing tower attraction on the UK's south coast could be back on track with the help of government and local authority support.
Marks Barfield, which conceived the London Eye attraction and is
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04 May 2012
British Hospitality Association to host industry summit in June
Image: Ibrahim said the BHA is eyeing 'new links'
The British Hospitality Association (BHA) will bring industry representatives, investors and government officials together as part of the first-ever Tourism and Hospitality Summit on 1 June.
Around 400 delegates are expected to attend the event at InterContinental London Park Lane, which will provide the forum for discussions that will help shape the UK industry's future.
It is also hoped that the inaugural summit will improve the links
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04 May 2012
Borat movie 'boost' for Kazakhstan tourism sector
Image: The Burkhat pass in eastern Kazakhstan
Borat, the controversial character created by UK comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, has reportedly been praised by a Kazakhstan government minister for boosting tourism.
In 2006, the Kazakh government had criticised Cohen's depiction of the country
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03 May 2012
New mining attraction opens in Cornwall
Image: The attraction is run by the Heartlands Trust
Heartlands, a new free visitor attraction and gateway to the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site, has opened to the public on derelict mine land at Robinson's Shaft in Pool, Cornwall.
The attraction is being operated as a social enterprise by
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03 May 2012
Museums urged to be cautious in 'red tape' consultation
Image: MA has warned of "unintended outcomes"
UK museums have been urged to show caution in their approach to a consultation launched by the government as part of its Red Tape Challenge to streamline the regulatory burden across a number of sectors.
In March, sports, heritage and gaming
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Invented in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2005 by John Targett and Tim Wethey, Clip ‘n Climb is the international market leader of the fun climbing industry with 215 energy-filled facilities worldwide (and counting).
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