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10 Jan 2012
Further details of GREAT campaign revealed
The government has announced further details of how it plans to capitalise on the potential of the 2012 Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee through the GREAT campaign.
A number of government and non-government agencies have been brought together as part of the campaign focussing on nine target countries
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10 Jan 2012
Milestone for Cheltenham museum project
A major £6.3m redevelopment of Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum has moved forward with the completion of ground and foundation works for its new town centre building.
It means that work can now start on constructing the main concrete frame on the museum's new extension, while some existing galleries are to undergo a refurbishment.
Due to reopen in 2013, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum will offer additional
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10 Jan 2012
Harbour site eyed for Helsinki Guggenheim
A new concept and development study into the development of a Guggenheim museum in Helsinki, Finland, has identified a site along the South Harbour waterfront for the project.
The findings were delivered by representatives of the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation to Helsinki mayor Jussi Pajunen on 10 January,
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10 Jan 2012
NMS announces 2012 museums programme
National Museums Scotland (NMS) has announced details of a "packed" programme of exhibitions and events planned for 2012, which aims to appeal to a wide range of audiences.
It follows a successful 2011 where 1 million people visited its flagship Edinburgh site - the National Museum of Scotland - which reopened last July following a £47.4m revamp.
Fascinating Mummies will launch at the National Museum of
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09 Jan 2012
At-Bristol appoints new chief executive
UK science centre At-Bristol has confirmed Phil Winfield, director of the INTECH Science Centre and Planetarium in Winchester, will replace Dr Goéry Delacôte as its chief executive.
Winfield has been responsible for leading INTECH through its transition from small local charity to become a major educational and visitor attraction. He will join At-Bristol in April.
Last July, it was confirmed that Dr Goéry
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09 Jan 2012
Parkwood nets Crawley theatre contract
Parkwood Leisure has announced that it has secured a 10-year management contract for the operation of the Hawth Theatre in Crawley, West Sussex, from the local authority.
The deal with Crawley Borough Council commences on 1 February and will see Parkwood Leisure maintain the current programme of events and further develop its existing facilities.
Hawth Theatre currently offers an 855-seat main auditorium and
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09 Jan 2012
Green light for Chichester theatre plans
Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) has been given the green light for a £22m redevelopment after local councillors approved planning permission and funding support for the scheme.
The venue is to demolish all extensions added to the Grade II-listed building after 1962 and revamp the original hexagonal
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06 Jan 2012
Listed status for Bletchley Park's Block C
Heritage minister John Penrose has announced that Bletchley Park's Block C, in which the Enigma Code was cracked during World War II, has received Grade II listed status.
The building is now at the heart of plans to transform the site into a heritage centre, and was the location for the first high-speed data processing machines used to crack German codes.
Last month, it was announced that Google had donated
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06 Jan 2012
IMAX extends Chinese partnership with Lark
IMAX and Lark International Multimedia have signed two new agreements for the provision of five more digital cinema systems into multiplexes across China between 2013 and 2015.
The latest deals have grown Lark's total IMAX commitment to 12 venues and have increased the overall number of IMAX sites either open or planned in Greater China to more than 200.
It is thought the first of the five additional sites will
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06 Jan 2012
Card surcharges face government action
HM Treasury has revealed that the government is to bring forward new legislation to tackle "excessive" card surcharges imposed by firms such as travel and entertainment operators.
It follows recommendations published by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and will lead to a ban on excessive charges across all
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06 Jan 2012
SDC clarifies Bridgwater Arts Centre position
Sedgemoor District Council (SDC) has insisted it has not withdrawn funding to Somerset's Bridgwater Arts Centre, following media reports last month that had suggested otherwise.
It had been reported that SDC - together with Somerset County Council - had axed support for the troubled venue, which had resulted in all paid staff being made redundant.
However, SDC said Bridgwater Arts Centre was handed "full" funding
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06 Jan 2012
Fresh HLF bid for Bromley Museum plans
Bromley Council has approved revised proposals for a first stage application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), which will help support the extension of Bromley Museum, London.
A previous bid for National Lottery support was unsuccessful, although the council has now drawn up a reworked submission. A decision is to be made by the HLF in summer 2012.
Bromley Council is looking to improve facilities at Bromley
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06 Jan 2012
New chair for Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Bob Collins, former director-general of Ireland's national broadcaster RTE, has been named as the new chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI).
Northern Ireland culture minister Carál Ní Chuilín has confirmed the appointment of Collins, who will serve a four-year term and replaces outgoing chair Rosemary Kelly.
In addition to announcing the new chair, Ní Chuilín also revealed that David Alderdice;
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06 Jan 2012
Simon Mellor to join Arts Council England
Arts Council England (ACE) has announced that Manchester International Festival (MIF) general director Simon Mellor has been appointed as its new executive director, arts.
Mellor takes up the post following the departure of predecessor Andrew Nairne, who was named director of the Kettle's Yard gallery in Cambridge in November 2011.
In addition to his role at MIF, Mellor spent 12 years at the Lyric in Hammersmith,
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