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10 Oct 2011
Founding member of TEA passes away
John Wright, a founding member and former president of the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), has passed away.
John Wright guided TEA for four years, growing its membership and shaping it's future.
He remained an active member of the TEA to the end, helping to define the projects honoured at the annual THEA awards.
He was also the driving force behind exhibition design company Lexington, helping to
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10 Oct 2011
Kenyan tourism hit by pirate attacks
Kenyan tourism operators are suffering mass cancellations following the kidnappings and killings of foreign tourists at luxury resorts by Somali pirates.
With the last month alone, two female tourists - a Briton and a French citizen - have been kidnapped and another, the British tourist's husband, has been killed.
It is believed that the attacks have been conducted by pirates from neighbouring Somalia.
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07 Oct 2011
Portsmouth theatre secures Lottery funding
Portsmouth's New Theatre Royal (NTR) has secured £939,000 of funding towards a repair and restoration project at the Grade II*-listed venue from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The grant will support a scheme first launched after a fire at the property in 1972, with plans including an overhaul of the stage house, orchestra pit and access facilities.
A new Creative Learning Centre to be used by local groups and
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07 Oct 2011
Derby arts venue faces council funding cut
Derby's Quad Arts Centre is to have its local authority funding support withdrawn over the next four years, which is expected to result in a loss of income of more than £600,000 for the period.
Quad chief executive Keith Jeffrey called the decision as "extremely bad news, not only for Quad but also the city" and said the decision made Derby less appealing to investors.
Derby City Council (DCC) aims for the venue
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07 Oct 2011
New experience for Clearwater Marine Aquarium
A new themed visitor "experience" based around the film Dolphin Tale has launched at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Florida, US, which aims to increase visitor numbers.
Oldsmar-based theming and design studio Wacky World Studios was behind the installation, which incorporates a new entrance façade for the Atlantis Theater.
Wacky World Studios president Bruce Barry said: "The entrance to the theatre was almost
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07 Oct 2011
Restoration planned for Warwick's Court House
Warwick's Grade I-listed Court House is to undergo restoration work and will house a new visitor centre, after a Heritage Lottery Fund grant towards the scheme was announced.
The project has allocated nearly £360,000 to help establish a new facility exploring the story of the town's historic landmark, along with conservation works to the Yeomanry Museum.
Warwick Town Council is behind the two-year Unlocking
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07 Oct 2011
Grant for London Transport Museum project
London Transport Museum (LTM) has been handed more than £422,000 towards a project to restore the world's oldest known surviving example of an underground train carriage.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has confirmed funding for the scheme, which is designed to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground network
Built in 1892, Metropolitan Railway Jubilee Carriage Number 353 is to be restored
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07 Oct 2011
Bernard Donoghue replaces Robin Broke as ALVA director
Robin Broke, who led the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) for 15 years, has retired. He has been replaced by Bernard Donoghue.
Donoghue, who is also the chair of London International Festival of Theatre and spent 13 years as head of government and public affairs at VisitBritain, begins in the role with immediate effect.
Broke, who took over the role as director of ALVA in 1996, has presented the
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06 Oct 2011
Los Angeles movie museum plans move forward
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) has signed an agreement with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to press ahead with plans for the US city's new movie museum.
A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see the two organisations work towards the creation of a movie museum in the May Company building, known as LACMA West.
Proposals for the establishment of the new attraction were first mooted
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06 Oct 2011
2012 World Monuments Watch published
Nearly 70 locations across 41 countries and territories, including some in the UK, have been included on the World Monument Fund's (WMF) 2012 World Monuments Watch.
London's South Bank Centre is featured on the latest list, in addition to Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire and the ruins of Coventry's former Cathedral Church of St Michael.
The World Monument Watch has been published on a biennial basis since 1996
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06 Oct 2011
Glasgow arts venues secure further funding
The Scottish Government has announced additional funding towards plans the renovation of two Glasgow arts venues, which are to take place ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Scottish Opera has been awarded £4m worth of investment towards an upgrade of the city's Theatre Royal Glasgow, which will include
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06 Oct 2011
HLF support for Museum of Free Derry plans
The Museum of Free Derry's plans to expand its current home in Derry, Northern Ireland, have been given a boost after receiving a £500,000 Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant.
A new community space; an archive and research area; and increased exhibition space have been included in the proposals for the attraction, as well as enhanced public facilities.
Stella McDermott from the HLF said: "This project will provide
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06 Oct 2011
Canterbury's new Marlowe Theatre unveiled
Canterbury's new £25.6m Marlowe Theatre has been officially unveiled for the first time by HRH The Earl of Wessex, following the completion of a two-year construction project.
A gala event marked the opening of the new arts venue, which has been designed by London-based Keith Williams Architects and
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06 Oct 2011
Paramount signs deal for Spain theme park
Paramount is to open its first European branded theme park in Alhama de Murcia, Spain, as part of a EUR1.1bn (£950m, US$1.5bn) tourism project expected to open in spring 2015.
Proyectos Emblemáticos Murcianos (Premursa) is behind the scheme, which will also boast a 1.03 million sq m (11.1 million sq ft)
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