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26 Mar 2019
Windermere Jetty boating museum opens in the Lake District
A new museum dedicated to 200 years of boating history at the Lake District National Park and Unesco World Heritage Site in the north of England has opened in Windermere, Cumbria. Called the Windermere Jetty, the new museum comprises a cluster of seven buildings and has been designed by architectural firm
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25 Mar 2019
Ankapark rebrands as Wonderland Eurasia and opens in Turkish capital
The huge new theme park in Ankara, Turkey, that had been known as Ankapark has now officially opened under the new moniker Wonderland Eurasia. Covering an area of 1.4m sq m (15.1m sq ft), Wonderland Eurasia boasts 26 large rides among its 2,117 total, with 13 huge tents and a large outdoor area. It also
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25 Mar 2019
Basra Museum opens three new galleries in Saddam Hussein’s former palace
Based inside the former palace of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Basra Museum has just opened three new galleries – quadrupling its display space following its launch in 2016. The museum, which displays archaeological artefacts and antiquities from Iraq, opened the new galleries on 19 March. The new
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25 Mar 2019
Hugh Broughton Architects revamp 'Sistine Chapel of the UK'
British design practice Hugh Broughton Architects have completed an £8.5m (US$11.2m, €10m) refurbishment of Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. Also known as the English 'Sistine Chapel', the renovated space features a restored Baroque fresco as well an adjoining undercroft that houses a
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23 Mar 2019
V&A Museum of Childhood interiors to be designed by AOC
The V&A Museum of Childhood (MOC) in East London has chosen architecture firm AOC to design the new interiors for its £13.5m (US$17.8m, €15.7m) overhaul project. Working alongside base build and exterior architects De Matos Ryan, AOC will open up and modernise the Grade 2-listed building in Bethnal Green in
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22 Mar 2019
Regional museum in Chilean desert gets redesign from Studio Libeskind
The Museo Regional de Tarapacá in the Atacama Desert, Chile, has been reimagined by architect Daniel Libeskind’s practice Studio Libeskind. The new 3,760sq m (40472.3sq ft) building will allow for a larger showcase of the existing museum collection and provide a modern update to the original, which was
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22 Mar 2019
Compagnie des Alpes acquires Austrian theme park Familypark
French theme park and ski resort operator Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) has acquired Austria's Familypark in a deal worth €72.5m (US$82m, £62.3m). The deal sees CDA assume 100 per cent of the shares in the theme park, which is located in the tourist region of Neusiedl Lake, near Vienna. Familypark welcomed 716,000
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22 Mar 2019
Planning permission granted for vast £200m adventure resort in South Wales
Neath Port Talbot council has greenlit plans for the Afan Valley Adventure Resort – a highly anticipated leisure destination set to rise on a 325-acre former forestry plantation in South Wales. The new attraction, which is being overseen by Peter Moore OBE – of Center Parcs fame – will comprise 600 trail lodges,
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22 Mar 2019
New Rockhampton art gallery goes ahead as government funding announced
The award of a federal government funding grant to the tune of AU$10m (US$7.1m, €6.25m, £5.35m) will see plans advance for the development of a new site for the Rockhampton Art Gallery in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. Designed by Conrad Gargett in conjunction with Clare Design and Brian Hooper Architect,
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21 Mar 2019
Faroe Islands prepare for summer rush by saying no to tourism in April
In a bid to tackle rising overtourism, the Faroe Islands is closing its doors to visitors next month, with a team of volunteers set to spend three days undertaking a number of tasks to prepare the country for its summer influx of visitors. With a population of around 50,000 people but annual visitation double
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21 Mar 2019
The V&A effect: Dundee attractions enjoy a boost after new museum opens
Having Scotland’s first museum of design in their neighbourhood is helping a number of other Dundee attractions to boost their visitor numbers, according to new research. The V&A Dundee opened in September 2018, and welcomed more than 340,000 people in its first three months. However, the benefits are being
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21 Mar 2019
Kengo Kuma's wood market-inspired museum on track for summer opening
The Kengo Kuma-designed Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM) is slated to launch in Eskisehir, Turkey – the former "Turkic World" capital of culture – in June. The 4,500 sq m museum, which takes its cantilevered, stacked appearance from the town's Ottoman-era houses and traditional wood market, will unfold over
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