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18 Jan 2019
PETA buys stake in TUI to protest SeaWorld ties
Travel operator TUI is to come under pressure from the animal rights action group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) over its continued sale of tickets to SeaWorld attractions in Orlando, Florida, and San Diego, California, with the activist organisation buying shares in the company ahead of its
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18 Jan 2019
Eddie Kemsley returns to Dreamland as CEO
Dreamland – the heritage theme park in Margate, England – has confirmed the reappointment of its former chief executive officer Eddie Kemsley to the same position, two years after she left the business to take over at Kidzania London. Dreamland has struggled financially in recent years, with the park falling
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18 Jan 2019
Canadian National Gallery CEO Marc Mayer steps down
Marc Mayer is stepping down as director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada today to pursue new challenges, following a 10-year stint in the role. During his tenure, Mayer has raised close to CA$29m (US$21.9m, €19.2m, £16.9m) for the gallery, led the renovation of the Canadian Pavilion in Venice and
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18 Jan 2019
Migliore+Servetto plan new leisure-focused waterfront in South Korea
Italian architecture studio Migliore+Servetto have revealed renderings of their proposal to transform an abandoned, oceanfront railroad into a scenographic linear park in Busan, South Korea. The redevelopment project – called the "Blue Line Park" – will cover an area of 5 km and comprise a series of
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17 Jan 2019
Jora Vision creating immersive wine attraction for Hameau Dubœuf
French wine museum Hameau Dubœuf is to get a new immersive experience courtesy of Dutch attraction design and build specialist Jora Vision. The experience, called Mon Beaujolais, will tell the 2000-year history of winemaking in the Beaujolais region through a character called Toine, a fictional winegrower who has
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17 Jan 2019
Kiev’s Museum of the Great Famine: design renderings revealed
Design renderings of the future Museum of the Great Famine in Kiev, Ukraine, have been released by Polish studio Nizio Design International, which is working with the Ukrainian design studio Project Systems on the development. The Great Famine, or Holodomor as it's known in Ukraine, claimed millions of victims
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17 Jan 2019
Work starts on major leisure and green space district in Cairo
Work has started on a major development in Egypt's capital, with the country's Prime Minister on-hand for the Green River Park's groundbreaking. Set to be one of the world’s largest parks, Green River is a major aspect of Egypt’s development of a new administrative capital to the east of Cairo. Stretching
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17 Jan 2019
Kanye West lends support to James Turrell's Roden Crater installation
Transdisciplinary designer and musician Kanye West has donated US$10m (€8.7m, £7.7m) to help fund the still unfinished Roden Crater – an atmospheric complex situated within a 400,000-year-old volcano in Arizona. Designed by American artist James Turrell in the 1970s, the subterranean space, which – some have
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17 Jan 2019
US zoos, WildAid and Kung Fu Panda unite to combat illegal wildlife trade
The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) is to team up with environmental organisation WildAid to launch a campaign featuring popular DreamWorks IP Kung Fu Panda to combat the illegal wildlife trade. Aiming to educate children and families about the illegal wildlife trade and the detrimental effects it
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17 Jan 2019
FAAB Architektura present concept for revamped WWII museum in Poland
Polish firm FAAB Architektura have revealed plans to extend the Museum of Pawiak Prison (MPP) in Warsaw. The renovated building, which will occupy the former grounds of the largest Nazi-run internment centre in Poland, will take the shape of a three-storey polyhedron and feature new exhibition spaces, a
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16 Jan 2019
American Alliance of Museums to launch diversity initiative
The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) has launched a US$4m (€3.5m, £3.1m) initiative to diversify museum boards and leadership. Called 'Facing Change: Advancing Museum Board Diversity and Inclusion', it will provide training and resources to museum leaders to "build inclusive cultures within their institutions
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16 Jan 2019
Calgary Planetarium to become contemporary art gallery
A planetarium in Calgary, Canada, will undergo a major transformation, becoming a world-class modern and contemporary art destination with exhibits from around the world to go on display. Built in 1967, the Centennial Planetarium is a significant landmark in Calgary due in part to its brutalist architecture and
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16 Jan 2019
Ontario’s Thunder Bay Art Gallery plans CA$33m move to new waterfront site
Thunder Bay Art Gallery in Ontario, Canada is to move from its current site at Confederation College to a new building on the city's waterfront. Six separate exhibition spaces will sit across 37,000sq ft (3,437sq m) and two storeys in the gallery’s new home, with construction set to begin soon. It's hoped
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