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03 Apr 2012
Ian Cunningham's new venture acquires first site
Attractions industry veteran Ian Cunningham has taken over the Birdland Park and Gardens in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds, UK, with his business partner Michael Enright.
Birdland features more than 500 birds, ranging from the UK's only colony of king penguins and parrots to cassowaries and cranes in
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03 Apr 2012
Event space vision for Bournemouth site
A cross-party task and finish group comprising Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC) members have called for the town's Waterfront building be demolished and replaced with an events space.
The open-air facility is to be used to stage concerts, drama performances and sports such as beach volleyball under the new plans for the former IMAX cinema building.
BBC leader John Beesley said: "Since acquiring the site, we have
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03 Apr 2012
Sydney's AU$53m MCA expansion complete
The Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) in Sydney has reopened following the completion of a "significant" AU$53m (£34.3m, EUR41.2m, US$55m) redevelopment.
Sydney-based Sam Marshall has worked with the New South Wales Government Architect on the design of the new-look attraction, which has added
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02 Apr 2012
Greenlight: British Museum tops online searches
London's British Museum has attracted the most queries out of the 1.5 million "going out-related" online search terms in January, according to a new report from marketing agency Greenlight.
Entertainment Retail - Issue 8 profiled online search behaviour during January and uncovers some of the most visible brands, as well as those brands interacting through social media.
The British Museum received 135,000
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02 Apr 2012
Keswick museum to receive £2m facelift
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery will close for a year in September 2012 to allow a £2m redevelopment project to take place.
Funded mainly by a £1.7m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, improvements will include work on the museums displays and general maintenance, as well as the addition of a new café.
First built in 1897, the museum has an eclectic collection relating to local history. Exhibits include a 4m
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02 Apr 2012
Work to begin on New York Aquarium expansion
Work will begin later this year on the US$30m (22m euro, £19m) Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibition, the first phase of a US$150m (112m euro, £94m) expansion of the New York Aquarium in New
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02 Apr 2012
EUR5m visitor centre for Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace, a former imperial summer residence in Vienna, Austria, has announced that a new "fully comprehensive" visitor centre is to open at its main entrance later this year.
The new facility is scheduled to be completed by autumn and will accommodate ticket sales zones; a café; a waiting area;
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02 Apr 2012
New-look Roman fort museum opens
A new-look museum has opened at Housesteads Roman Fort in Northumberland after work on the first phase of improvements to the site's visitor facilities was completed.
English Heritage has led the redevelopment of the musuem at Housesteads, one of the UK's most complete Roman forts. The second phase will
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02 Apr 2012
Lincoln Castle in line for £20m facelift
Lincoln Castle is to undergo an extensive multi-million pound renovation after Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) confirmed it had received Lottery funding towards the scheme.
The project is expected to cost £19.9m and has been awarded a £12m grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund. European Union support is also
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31 Mar 2012
£97m Titanic Belfast attraction launches
Titanic Belfast, a new £97m (EUR116.2m, US$154.8m) attraction in Northern Ireland, UK, has opened 100 yards from where the ill-fated liner was launched a century ago.
The 14,000sq m (150,695sq ft) building accommodates nine interpretative galleries that will transport visitors back to post-Edwardian Belfast
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30 Mar 2012
Rank ends casino talks with Gala Coral
Rank Group, the owner of the Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo brands, has confirmed that it has terminated talks over the possible acquisition of Gala Coral Group's casino arm.
Earlier this year, Rank announced it had entered into discussions over buying Gala Coral's 24 Gala Casinos across the UK in a deal reportedly worth £250m.
However, Rank said in a statement that it had ended the talks "after it became
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30 Mar 2012
New strategy and £3m grant package for Scottish museums
Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop has today unveiled a new strategy which aims to connect the entire Scottish network of museums and galleries in a drive for greater collaboration, innovation and creativity.
Going Further: The National Strategy for Scotland's Museums and Galleries is designed
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30 Mar 2012
'Positive start' to 2012 for Irish tourism
Tourism Ireland and the Irish government have welcomed a "positive start" to 2012 after it was revealed that inbound visitor numbers had increased between December and February.
New figures from the Central Statistics Office reported a 2.7 per cent growth in the number of overseas residents visiting Ireland
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30 Mar 2012
HLF support for Rainham Hall restoration plans
A National Trust (NT)-led project to restore a Grade II-listed Georgian merchant house in Essex has been been awarded initial support by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
Rainham Hall is located at the heart of Rainham Village and the plans to restore the property include a multi-sensory experience to explain its links with international trade and travel.
NT is also proposing to provide learning, skills and
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