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05 Apr 2019
Investigators discover cause of Brazil museum fire
The huge blaze last September at the National Museum of Brazil (Museu Nacional) that caused the destruction of its building and many of its precious artefacts has been blamed on air conditioning units. Police experts said that, due to the temperature being above 1,000 degrees Celsius where the blaze started, it
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05 Apr 2019
The Shed opens to the public with concert series directed by Steve McQueen
The Shed – the long-awaited movable events space and one of the crowning structures of the Hudson Yards development – has finally opened to the public. The multi-use arts venue, which was co-designed by Rockwell Group and Diller Scofidio+Renfro (DS+R) kicked off its events programme with The Soundtrack of
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04 Apr 2019
Turkish parliament to open zoo to highlight animal rights concerns
Turkey’s parliament is planning to bring more attention to animal rights in the country via the unusual method of opening a zoo outside its buildings in the capital, Ankara. Set to sit in the grounds of Ankara's Grand National Assembly, the new zoo will stretch across 10,000sq m (107,639sq ft) if it receives
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04 Apr 2019
Experimenta: Germany’s largest science centre opens in Heilbronn
The largest science centre in Germany has opened in Heilbronn, with four permanent exhibition galleries set across 3,200sq m (34,445sq ft). Backed by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation, a non-profit investment arm of supermarket giant Lidl, the new centre will also feature a dome theatre, an observatory and various
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04 Apr 2019
Planning permission granted to £6m Black Country Living Museum renovation
UK architectural practice Napier Clarke Architects has secured planning permission for its £6m (US$7.9m, €7m) expansion and renovation of the Black Country Living Museum’s (BCLM) entrance building. The project will see the entrance building repurposed at the museum in Dudley, England, into a visitor and learning
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04 Apr 2019
Silverstone Experience gearing up for June opening
A new visitor attraction at the home of the British Formula One Grand Prix is on track to open in early June 2019, providing visitors with a three-hour journey through the past, present and future of British motor racing. Stories of human endeavour, great sporting rivalries and engineering innovation will be told
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04 Apr 2019
Techniquest’s £5.7m large-scale expansion to use fish as power source
Welsh science discovery centre Techniquest is building a £5.7m (US$7.4m, €6.6m) expansion that will more than double its exhibition space and use a remarkable power source – fish. Techniquest’s new building, called Science Capital, sits on Cardiff Bay in the Welsh capital and the centre has consulted a number
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04 Apr 2019
Harry Potter studio tour opens largest-ever expansion – Gringotts Bank
Warner Bros' Harry Potter studio tour outside London, UK has opened its biggest expansion to date, with the launch of the iconic Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Officially opening on 6 April, the 16,500sq ft expansion has been designed and built by many of the original crew members who worked on the hugely successful
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03 Apr 2019
Snøhetta tapped to create monumental opera house in Shanghai
The Chinese government has commissioned Scandinavian architecture firm Snøhetta to design the Shanghai Grand Opera House. Described by the architects as an "accessible canvas for global visitors, local citizens, and artists", the new opera building, which will rise on the banks of the Huangpu River, will
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02 Apr 2019
Xcaret reveals US$2bn plan to diversify beyond adventure parks
Award-winning Mexican attraction Xcaret has revealed plans to expand into new territories within Central and South America and is working on a number of new offerings that will diversify its existing visitor portfolio. The company’s 8-year, US$2bn plan envisages 12 new hotels, a convention centre, shopping
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02 Apr 2019
Video: Attractions Management News Flash 2 April 2019
The latest Attractions Management News Flash Video is now live! Qatar's National Museum opens, Compagnie des Alpes acquires Familypark in Austria, Bob Iger reveals opening dates for Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and a Moomin theme park opens in Japan. To watch the video, click here To find out more about any of
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02 Apr 2019
Notorious prison soon to reopen as museum of resistance
Portugal’s new National Museum of Resistance and Freedom is set to open on 27 April 2019 – the 45th anniversary of the closure of the building where it is situated: the notorious Peniche political prison. The 16th Century fortress at Peniche in Leiria, nestled among the rocks overlooking the Atlantic Ocean,
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