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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Jun 2025
Kim Sajet, director of The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC, has stepped down from her post, two weeks after President Donald Trump announced her termination on social media
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Jun 2025
Tate Liverpool has secured a £12m grant from the UK government, putting the gallery back on track for a 2027 reopening following delays to its redevelopment project
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Jun 2025
The Lloyd George Museum in Llanystumdwy, Wales, has opened its doors to the public after undergoing a £280,000 redesign helmed by Mather & Co
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 May 2025
Pokémon Fossil Museum is coming to North America for the first time, with real life fossils set to sit alongside their Pokémon counterparts
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Apr 2025
Several UK museums and institutions have declared that their facilities are trans inclusive in solidarity with the trans community, following a UK Supreme Court ruling
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Apr 2025
Sir David Attenborough will host a new immersive experience exploring human evolution from the planet’s beginning at London’s Natural History Museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Apr 2025
Attractions.io has debuted a new in-app Audio Tours module that aims to engage and influence visitor behaviours
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Apr 2025
New statistics from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) have revealed that the British Museum was the UK’s most visited attraction in 2024
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Mar 2025
The New Museum is set to reopen in the autumn after undergoing a US$82m expansion, which has seen the development of a new 60,000sq ft facility
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Feb 2025
Liverpool’s International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum have been granted £10m in government funding to help both institutions carry out much-needed refurbishments
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2025
The Hampton University Museum has reopened following a major revitalisation, with the museum now featuring expanded galleries, new exhibits, and an updated collection that highlights African American, African, and Indigenous art
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Feb 2025
Three men have been convicted following a large-scale, 20-year conspiracy to steal major artwork, memorabilia, and other valuable items from museums and institutions across the United States
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Feb 2025
The Natural History Museum in London has announced the opening of its first new permanent gallery since 2016, with Fixing Our Broken Planet set to make its public debut in April
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jan 2025
The Mona Lisa is at the heart of major renovation plans from The Louvre, with plans set to tackle overcrowding at the famous Parisian institution while also enhancing the overall visitor experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jan 2025
Jessica Bradford has been appointed as the Natural History Museum in London’s first-ever Director of Collections
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2025
The National Lottery Community Fund is urging applicants to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools with caution in funding applications
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2025
The British Museum will undergo ‘the most significant transformation, both architectural and intellectual, happening in any museum globally’ with the launch of a rebranding project alongside its overall development masterplan
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Amy Martin | Planet Attractions | 09 Dec 2024
Back again in 2024, London’s Natural History Museum’s animatronic T-rex dons a new festive sustainable jumper. This time inspired by the museum’s latest resident – Fern, the Diplodocus
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Nov 2024
A new study will review the collections and practices of 450 US cultural institutions to establish a groundwork of ethical collections across the US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2024
Miirage is behind a new holographic experience at Melbourne Museum that stars Victoria - a record-breaking T-Rex that represents one of the largest and most complete T-Rex fossils ever to go on display
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Aug 2024
An internal investigation at the British Museum has found that the institution was in violation of the UK’s Public Records Act after nearly 2,000 items went missing from its collection
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Aug 2024
Hackers have targeted the central data system for 40 French museums, unleashing a network-wide ransomware attack on the country's culture sector
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Aug 2024
A prominent Russian critic has said that the country’s culture scene is ‘fully returning to the 1930s era of control and censorship’ following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Jul 2024
The Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery has announced a new programme that aims to improve wellbeing through cultural activities, with ‘Museum Meet Up’ a scheme for local people over 50 who are facing anxiety and loneliness.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jul 2024
A clay pigeon and a golden poo splat are the new logo for the rebranded London Museum, which is more than halfway through its multi-year, £437m move to Smithfield
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jul 2024
Another item has gone missing from the British Museum, except this time the object in question was taken by a Brazilian conceptual artist
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2024
The buyer of a record-setting stegosaurus skeleton has said it is going to ‘stay in America’, with the US$44.6m ‘Apex’ thought to be making its way to a US institution in the near future
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Jul 2024
Lord Hall has been appointed chairman of the Natural History Museum, his first major appointment since quitting a previous post over his involvement in a BBC scandal
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jul 2024
Ahead of the opening of its transformed gardens on July 18, London’s Natural History Museum has unveiled Fern, the bronze cast of its iconic diplodocus ‘Dippy’, to the public
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jul 2024
The London Science Museum has cut ties with oil giant Equinor after it was revealed the museum had voiced concerns over the energy giant's decarbonisation efforts
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Jul 2024
The Museum of Ice Cream is teaming up with a number of major ice cream brands to give out thousands of free samples of ice cream at pop-ups in New York, Chicago and Austin and Singapore
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Jul 2024
The River is a first-of-its-kind exhibition for London’s Natural History Museum, with acclaimed Norwegian artist Jana Winderen using sound to explore the world below the surface of the River Thames
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Jun 2024
Victoria, the largest and most complete T-Rex fossil ever discovered, will go on display at the Melbourne Museum with her own dedicated exhibition
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2024
The French are famous for their cheese and now it’s being celebrated with the launch of a new cheese museum in Paris - the first in the country
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2024
King Charles III has taken up a position formerly held by his mother Queen Elizabeth II, becoming Royal Patron for the UK’s Art Fund
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2024
New research has found that museums in the UK need a 10-20% increase in funding just in order to stabilise their finances, with many concerned over ongoing funding shortfalls
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Jun 2024
The Albergo dei Poveri, one of Europe’s biggest historic buildings, is undergoing nearly €150m worth of work that will see it house the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, as well as university facilities and the city’s National Library
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jun 2024
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has promised “a new era of renewal and innovation” following the appointment of Medea Ekner as its new director general
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 May 2024
London’s Natural History Museum has announced its newly transformed gardens will open to the public this July
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2024
The Getty Museum is set to return an ancient bronze head to Turkey after it discovered that the artefact was excavated illegally
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Apr 2024
After overseeing a transformation of London’s National Portrait Gallery, Nicholas Cullinan has been chosen to do the same again, this time as director of the British Museum
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Mar 2024
France’s Ampere Museum has uncovered a hidden gem in its reserves, with the only complete and authentic version of the Einstein-de Haas experiment set to go on display at the attraction in April
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Mar 2024
The Smithsonian Institution will introduce a new policy on human remains that will see descendants or communities of origin able to decide what happens to their ancestors
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Mar 2024
New York University’s Grey Art Museum has reopened at its new location with an ambitious new exhibition dedicated to American artists working in Postwar France
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Feb 2024
The UK’s Science Museum Group has revealed a significant partnership with the Saudi Ministry of Culture which includes the development of a new Museums Hub in Riyadh as the two nations focus on boosting co-operation, cultural exchange and more in the museum sector
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Feb 2024
Ripley’s is offering out its latest annual free of charge after some of its titles were pulled from school libraries as a direct result of Florida’s controversial law restricting the discussion of LGBTQ+ issues in public schools.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Feb 2024
The British Museum has been bombarded with social media messages from Chilean Instagram users demanding the return the institution’s iconic Easter Island statues from its collection
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Lauren Heath-Jones | 19 Feb 2024
A vote will take place on February 21 to decide whether or not a toppled statue of 17th-century slave trader Edward Colston will go on display in Bristol's M Shed museum
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Mather & Co | 16 Feb 2024
Gone are the days of stuffy and quiet museums. In today's world, people seek unique experiences, an escape from reality, and a place where they can immerse themselves and express their creativity. With this in mind, we have asked our designers about the trends that are currently shaping museums. Read on to discover their insights
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2024
Hours after appearing in court following her arrest during a protest, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg appeared at the London Science Museum to protest the institution’s ties with fossil fuel supplier Adani
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2024
The American Heritage Museum has unveiled the restoration of a WWII-era German Deutsche Reichsbahn Rail Car in the first phase of a project aiming to develop a comprehensive permanent exhibit remembering the Holocaust
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Jan 2024
A former department store in Texas is set to become the new home of the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum following a multi-million-dollar renovation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Dec 2023
The British Museum has been branded ‘astonishingly out of touch’ after announcing its decision to accept a record-breaking £50m donation from oil giant BP
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Dec 2023
Argentina no longer has a Ministry of Culture after its new President Javier Milei abolished the government office one day into his four year tenure
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Dec 2023
Christie has supplied a number of projection solutions for Museum X - an exciting immersive experience that recently opened to the public in South Korea
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2023
The soon-to-open Wisdome Stockholm at Tekniska Museet is the latest development as part of a national project to boost STEM activities and encourage sustainable construction methods across Sweden
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Oct 2023
Officials from Israeli museums have called on the International Council of Museums to recognise Hamas as a terror organisation “akin to the Taliban”
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2023
Yorkshire’s Craven Museum has beaten off competition from some of the UK’s top museums, galleries, historic homes and heritage sites to be named the winner of this year’s Family Friendly Museum Award
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Oct 2023
Alex Book, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Arcade – The Creative Reality Company, explains how attractions and cultural institutions can make use of immersive technologies to reach new audiences
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Oct 2023
A new exhibit from the National WWII Museum in New Orleans will give its visitors the opportunity to have conversations with some of the heroes of World War II, with AI technology powering the upcoming Voices from the Front experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Sep 2023
The Pokémon Company has announced an unusual collaboration that will see the popular Pokémon IP arrive at the Vincent Van Gogh Museum for a special event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Sep 2023
NASA and the USDA Forest Service are offering public facing STEM operations in the US the chance to plan a ‘living piece of spaceflight history’ with seedlings literally flown to the moon and back
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Sep 2023
A stolen Van Gogh painting has been recovered by a private detective after its holder declared the work “a massive headache” to keep in their possession
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Sep 2023
Scotland’s V&A Dundee museum has removed the Sackler name from its displays as a result of the family’s alleged links to the US opioid crisis
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Sep 2023
Up to seven people could soon be charged with the theft of a solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace in 2019 following a major breakthrough in the case
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 31 Aug 2023
A Banksy exhibition has broken box office records at Glasgow’s Gallery of Modern Art, attracting more than 180,000 visitors during its 10 week run
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Aug 2023
The Gorman Museum of Native American Art will reopen next month with a celebratory weekend marking the institution’s 50th anniversary
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Aug 2023
The Museums Association has said ‘categorically’ that theft from collections is ‘incredibly rare, after more than 1,500 priceless artefacts were found to have been stolen from the British Museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Aug 2023
The Orlando Museum of Art is suing its former director Aaron De Groft for allegedly seeking to profit from the sale of several fake Jean-Michel Basquiat artworks
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Aug 2023
An exhibition inspired by hit-series Derry Girls has drawn a record number of visitors to Londonderry’s Tower Museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Aug 2023
Peter Higgs, a veteran curator at London’s British Museum, has been named by two UK broadsheets as the employee dismissed by the institution for allegedly stealing and selling priceless artefacts
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Aug 2023
London’s British Museum has sacked an employee after several items from its collection were reported 'missing, stolen or damaged'
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Aug 2023
An open letter sent to the British Museum calls on outbound director Hartwig Fischer to remove BP’s name from the institution's lecture theatre
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Aug 2023
A new Peppa Pig-themed visitor experience has opened at the Natural History Museum in London, UK
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Aug 2023
The US’s Institute of Museum and Library Services has launched a pilot National Museum Survey as part of its ongoing mission to invest in the future of the country’s museums
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Aug 2023
A new immersive experience showcasing the work of French impressionist painter Claude Monet is coming to London, UK
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Aug 2023
London’s Horniman Museum has been awarded £5.7m by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for its Nature + Love project
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
Hartwig Fischer will step down as director of the British Museum in 2024 after eight years in the role
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Jul 2023
A new bill passed by the US’s House Appropriations Committee could jeopardise the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino by effectively banning the institution from spending tax payer money on the project
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jul 2023
Unesco says it’s deeply dismayed over an attack carried out by the Russian forces, which hit several cultural sites in the city centre of Odesa, while President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pledged retaliation for the act
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jul 2023
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has announced the public phase of a US$89m capital campaign to fund a complete transformation of the museum, its first significant renovation in nearly 40 years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2023
The First Bank of the United States in Philadelphia has been granted US$22m in federal funding to turn the historic building into an interactive museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Jul 2023
New York’s Strong National Museum of Play has reopened following a US$75m transformation, described as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to create a unique destination centred around play
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2023
Engineering company Sanvik has used artificial intelligence to design a statue that draws on the styles of famous artists spanning three continents and 500 years, with the resulting work on display in Sweden’s Tekniska Museet
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 Jul 2023
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said that the UK and Greece should come to an agreement to share the controversial Parthenon Marbles currently on display at the British Museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
The leaders of London’s National Portrait Gallery say the historic institution is now more accessible to all, with a complete reimagining of the attraction focused on increasing representation and inspiring people
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2023
The Met and the Smithsonian have worked with the US Army to help train soldiers in preserving and protecting cultural heritage in conflict zones
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Jun 2023
The UK’s Peace Museum has been awarded a £250,000 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund that will see the museum relocate to Saltaire, a World Heritage village in West Yorkshire
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Jun 2023
The British Museum has refuted claims that it has ended its commercial partnership with BP following reports that the institution had ended its 27-year relationship with the fossil fuel giant
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Jun 2023
Qatar has launched an exhibition showcasing plans for four new museums, with the Art Mill Museum, Lusail Museum, Qatar Auto Museum and Dadu Children’s Museum of Qatar all to open in the country by the end of the decade
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Jun 2023
A museum in the Netherlands has come under fire for cultural appropriation, after using the likeness of American rapper Nas’ in a Tutankhamun-inspired bust
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 31 May 2023
The Royal Commission for the ancient Saudi Arabian city of AlUla has approved plans for a new eco-luxury destination with its own museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 May 2023
A major museum dedicated to the history of the Spanish monarchy will open its doors in Madrid next month
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 May 2023
The former home of both George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix has reopened to the public in London following a two-year, £3m renovation
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 May 2023
The highly-anticipated Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation has opened at the American Museum of Natural History
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 May 2023
London’s Vagina Museum will be forced to close its doors permanently if fundraising efforts are unsuccessful, the museum has announced
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 May 2023
Five cultural institutions are in the running for this year’s Art Fund Museum of the Year 2023
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 May 2023
A new exhibition celebrating and exploring the life and times of iconic English footballer Paul Gascoigne has opened its doors in London
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 May 2023
A new exhibition, sharing multiple perspectives on The Troubles in Northern Ireland, will open at London’s Imperial War Museum at the end of May
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 May 2023
A consortium of art foundations and charitable organisations has launched a new funding initiative that aims to promote diversity and inclusion in art museum leadership roles across the US
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 May 2023
Maxim Zhestkov, the artist behind the digital artwork that accompanied the launch of the PS5, has launched an evolving virtual art gallery
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 May 2023
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has launched a US$25m capital campaign to build a new 30,000sq ft facility celebrating the rich history of African American baseball and its impact on the social advancement of America
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 May 2023
A museum visitor who declared himself ‘hungry’ has eaten an artwork in South Korea worth an estimated US$120,000
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2023
A UK-based military museum has become not only the first museum in the world to reach 100 million views on Youtube but also the most-watched museum-based YouTube channel in the world
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2023
The Museum of London has received a cash injection of £73m from the City of London Corporation, with the funding being used to support the next stage of plans to relocate the attraction to Smithfield in 2026
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2023
A new blockbuster exhibition based on hit CBBC show Operation Ouch! will open at the Science and Industry Museum (SIM) in Manchester, UK, in July
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Apr 2023
A new museum, showcasing the UK’s rich glass-making history, has opened in the West Midlands, UK, as part of a multi-million-pound, multi-use development project
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Apr 2023
A new outdoor art gallery, inspired by annual arts and music festival Burning Man, has opened on the Las Vegas strip
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Apr 2023
Work has started on a new agriculture museum dedicated to cannabis in Atlantic City. The museum is one of several marijuana-themed projects greenlit by the city in the hopes of attracting a new wave of ‘weed tourists’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2023
A major museum dedicated to William Shakespeare will be built on the foundations of the theatre where the famed playwright hosted some of his first works
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Apr 2023
Hong Kong’s M+ Museum is to give away thousands of tickets to its blockbuster Yayoi Kusama exhibition in the hope that it will help raise discussions about mental health
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Apr 2023
A new museum celebrating the legacy of Amelia Earhart is set to open its doors in the aviation legend’s hometown of Atchison, Kansas
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Mar 2023
A new museum dedicated to failure has opened in Brooklyn, New York. The Museum of Failure celebrates bad ideas and features 150 items that were considered to be commercial failures
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Mar 2023
A US$14m museum is being developed for Chichén Itzá, one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
Christie has teamed up with Brazil’s Museum of Image and Sound of Ceará on the installation of an immersive multimedia room as part of a revamp of the historic institution
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Mar 2023
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is expected to open in 2025 after experiencing several delays.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2023
Thousands of UK museum and heritage workers have joined industrial action protesting against low pay and other working conditions.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Mar 2023
The Whitney Museum of American Art’s long-term director Adam Weinberg is set to leave the institution in November, with Scott Rothkopf set to succeed him in the role
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Mar 2023
Tate Liverpool will close its doors in October ahead of a £25.5m multi-year redevlopment helmed by British architecture firm 6a architects
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2023
A private contemporary art museum in the US has received a US$1.9bn endowment, one of the largest arts donations ever made, from US businessman Mitchell Rales
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Mar 2023
The Young V&A, formerly the V&A Museum of Childhood, will reopen in East London, after a multi-year, multi-million-pound redevelopment
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2023
The Smithsonian has raised more than US$55m towards the development of its upcoming American Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Feb 2023
Original costumes, set designs, drawings and handwritten lyrics will allow visitors to V&A East to trace David Bowie’s creative process across six decades
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2023
Romain Grosjean’s torched F1 car from the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix is set to go on display as part of a wider touring exhibition looking at the world of F1
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2023
A museum dedicated to sharing Scotland’s history with the occult will open in Edinburgh at the end of February
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2023
The popular Titanic Belfast attraction will reopen next month with four new galleries and a 7.6m-long replica of the iconic ship following a multi-million pound revamp
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2023
The Vagina Museum has announced that it will close this week after being asked to vacate its East London premises
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Jan 2023
Workers at the British Museum along with a number of other institutions across the UK are set to go on strike in February
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Jan 2023
Kids in Museums has launched a new initiative aimed at having young people discuss, learn and advocate for the future of the museum sector
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2023
Tate St Ives is seeking an architect-led multi-discipline team to lead a major renovation of Palais de Danse, the former studio of renowned sculptor Barbara Hepworth
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 Jan 2023
The UK government has announced the launch of a new Energy Bill Discount Scheme offering significant discounts for vulnerable businesses including museums and heritage sites
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jan 2023
A ‘radical, once-in-a-generation’ development will see Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum undergo a year-long transformation starting in June
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Jan 2023
After a difficult few years the museum sector is showing promising signs of recovery with several exciting projects set to open this year. Here are 14 of 2023’s most anticipated museum openings
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jan 2023
Following Argentina’s historic win at the 2022 World Cup, the student accommodation that global footballing icon Lionel Messi stayed in is set to be turned into its own mini museum
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2023
Rodin Museum officials have decided to pull out of a €16m project in the Canary Islands, which would have seen an outpost of the famous institution built in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Jan 2023
Arguably Britain’s most well known dinosaur - the Natural History Museum’s iconic ‘Dippy’ the diplodocus - is set for a three year move to Coventry starting next month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Dec 2022
The Neobio Museum is a brand new attraction in Shanghai, China, offering experiential STEM education to young people
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Dec 2022
The Museum of Sex is expanding, with the New York attraction announcing plans to open a new Miami location in the spring
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Dec 2022
New online courses from the Natural History Museum will share exciting insights into the institution’s research
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2022
Country music icon Dolly Parton has revealed plans to open a self-dedicated museum in Tennessee that could form part of a wider cultural complex
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Nov 2022
Directors from The Met, British Museum, Louvre and National Gallery have signed an open letter published by ICOM condemning the ‘risky endangerment’ of irreplaceable artworks in climate demonstrations
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Nov 2022
A new permanent exhibition exploring life on Mars has opened at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Nov 2022
Footballing legend Cristiano Ronaldo has taken over the iconic Times Square to unveil a new waxwork for Madame Tussauds New York
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2022
UK museums are struggling to meet skyrocketing energy bills, with the energy crisis posing a higher threat to the sector than the Covid-19 pandemic
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Oct 2022
Russia’s lethal barrage of strikes against Ukrainian cities this week has seen a number of cultural sites in the capital of Kyiv hit
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Oct 2022
Researchers from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and London’s Natural History Museum have discovered the cause of damage to several medieval murals in a Unesco World Heritage site in Ukraine
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Oct 2022
The Louvre is among a number of French cultural institutions and landmarks turning their lights off in an attempt to cut soaring energy costs
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Sep 2022
The Giant - a mammoth moving attraction and exhibition - is coming to a city near you
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Sep 2022
The attractions community has been sharing stories of the profound impact Queen Elizabeth II had on some of Britain’s most beloved institutions, paying tribute to the monarch following her death, aged 96
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 08 Sep 2022
Progress slow and hampered by financial woes, but museum soldiers on with hopes of a full reopening in 2027
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Sep 2022
JRA has revitalised Bush's Visitor Center Museum in Tennessee, celebrating the brand’s history and all things bean with an all-new guest experience
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 31 Aug 2022
The US$69m addition furthers the Queens Museum mission to bring arts and education to a diverse and international community
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 29 Aug 2022
As well as multi-sensory, playful and colourful installations, the attraction has a café, bar and retail store
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 26 Aug 2022
Changes to the 2007 definition of a museum reflect industry’s more inclusive and sustainable aims and roles
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 Aug 2022
The Natural History Museum’s Generation Hope: Act for the Planet programme will offer a series of free in-person and online events aimed at young people to help drive positive change for the planet
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 18 Aug 2022
Hongkou attraction to honour city’s avant-garde literary movement of the 1920s and its respected authors
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Aug 2022
A new art installation powered by data from London’s Natural History Museum will provide an ever-changing visual representation of how society’s choices impact the natural world
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Aug 2022
Carmel Allen has been named the new managing director of Tate
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Aug 2022
The British Museum has proposed a ‘Parthenon partnership’ that could see the Parthenon Marbles - also known as the Elgin Marbles - returned to Greece for the first time in more than 200 years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2022
Fundraising has started for the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project, a scheme which will allow the museum to turn its five-acre site into a free-to-visit educational outdoor space
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jul 2022
Shark Week is back for 2022 and Planet Attractions has taken a deep dive to find a collection of shark-related content that you can take in during the event
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jul 2022
Former pro skateboarders Jason Lee and Chris Pastras have donated personal skateboarding memorabilia to The Smithsonian to be a part of its sports history collection
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 20 Jul 2022
Detailed replicas of the controversial Elgin or Parthenon Marbles, created by a robot, will soon go on display in London
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Jul 2022
Art conservators at the National Galleries of Scotland have discovered a hidden self-portrait of Van Gogh on the back of another of the artist’s works during an X-ray
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Jul 2022
Celebrated architecture firm Adjaye Associates will lead a major redesign project at two UK museums; The International Slavery Museum and the Maritime Museum
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jul 2022
Madame Tussauds has taken a cheeky dig at Boris Johnson, after a waxwork of the soon-to-be-former Prime Minister appeared outside a Job Centre in Blackpool
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2022
Glastonbury founder, Michael Eavis has been commemorated with a specially-commissioned portrait at the National Portrait Gallery. He has also been named as a patron of Somerset’s Radstock Museum
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jul 2022
Colour deficient and colour-blind visitors to Australia’s Chau Chak Wing Museum are now being offered special glasses to see works of art in clear, vibrant colour for the first time
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Jul 2022
Dame Mary Archer, chair of the Science Museum Group, has paid tribute to cancer awareness campaigner Dame Deborah James, who passed away in June
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2022
A courtyard at the Louvre was transformed into a children’s toy race track during Paris Fashion Week for a special Louis Vuitton show
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jun 2022
A recently-released study suggests that a museum visit can help an array of mental and physical conditions, including anxiety, chronic pain and even dementia
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2022
Unesco has verified more than 150 cultural sites in Ukraine have been either partially or completely destroyed since the Vladimir Putin-led invasion by Russia
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2022
The US$70m is being funded from donations, and hopes to attract some 35,000 visitors annually after its 2024 opening
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2022
The Science and Industry Museum has received a generous donation from The Law Family Charitable Foundation for the refurbishment of its Power Hall
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Jun 2022
The redeveloped ‘The Open Era’ gallery is now open to the public at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Jun 2022
Paris Hilton has made a significant donation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that will enable the museum to acquire digital artworks by female artists
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2022
The Adler Planetarium in Chicago is one of a number of informal education institutions to receive NASA funding to serve students from communities underrepresented in STEM fields
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jun 2022
The Hong Kong Palace Museum is the newest addition to the West Kowloon Cultural District with the HK$3.5bn attraction set to open its doors to the public for the first time next month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jun 2022
Thank You Walt Disney, Inc has launched a virtual tour of Walt Disney’s historic Laugh-O-Gram Studio, with the historic animation site set to open to the public following work in Q4 2023
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 May 2022
Jean-Luc Martinez stands accused of conspiring to hide the origin of archaeological treasures that investigators say were smuggled out of Egypt during the Arab Spring uprisings
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 May 2022
A man entered the Louvre on Sunday disguised as an old lady in a wheelchair in an attempt to deface the Mona Lisa with cake
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 May 2022
Google Arts & Culture celebrated Internation Museum Day with the launch of three new mind-bending AR art filters
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 May 2022
The British government is supporting a range of public sector organisations in reducing their dependency on carbon and improving energy efficiency
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 May 2022
Construction has started on the King Salman Park’s Royal Arts Complex, which once complete will act as a cultural hub for the Saudi capital of Riyadh
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 May 2022
‘The Pop District’ from The Andy Warhol Museum will feature a larger cultural hub for live music, events, public art, expanded programming and a home for creative workplace development
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 May 2022
The Natural History Museum is partnering with the University of Reading on a major new digitisation centre to be built at the Thames Valley Science Park
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 13 May 2022
The Delaware Museum of Nature and Science is set to reopen on May 23 following an extensive renovation
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 May 2022
A new arts space highlighting work from LGBTQ+ artists will open its doors in London next month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Apr 2022
An iconic wedding destination is now home to a new visitor experience, with designers Mather & Co behind the newly-opened Gretna Green Experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Apr 2022
The mayor of Paris has ordered the general inspectorate to investigate instances of harassment across the city’s fourteen municipal museums
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Apr 2022
Starting this August, Katherine E. Fleming will take the reins at the J. Paul Getty Trust, leading the institution’s mission to advance and share the world's art and cultural heritage for the benefit of all
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Apr 2022
Starting this June you’ll be able to find the Wizarding World’s Fantastic Beasts at the Royal Ontario Museum, with the popular Natural History Museum exhibition set to embark on the first leg of its world tour
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Apr 2022
A new exhibition from the Smithsonian National Postal Museum will explore the sport of baseball and how it came to be ‘America’s pastime’ through the lens of stamps and mail
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Apr 2022
Art and antiquities dealer Roben Dib has been arrested on charges of gang fraud and money laundering
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 25 Mar 2022
The museum closed due to security concerns in 2019, and was then hit by the coronavirus pandemic
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 23 Mar 2022
Seventeen security guards turned curator to create an exhibit inspired by music, black artists, humour, and social justice, or simply time spent guarding a particular piece
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Mar 2022
The study explored the impact of ‘cultural capital’ on exam results of children from different social classes
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Mar 2022
The event, called Playful by Nature, invites visitors to explore the natural world by stepping into a virtual one
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Mar 2022
A new documentary filmed at the Natural History Museum explores the origin stories of mythical beasts that inspired the creatures in the Fantastic Beasts series
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Mar 2022
Los Angeles’ iconic La Brea Tar Pits will soon undergo a major transformation should a masterplan by Weiss/Manfredi pass its environmental review
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Mar 2022
The major exhibition at the National Railway Museum is the latest in a series of events to be axed as UK cultural institutions move to show their support to Ukraine
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2022
A waxwork of Vladimir Putin in France’s iconic Grevin Museum could be replaced with one of Volodymyr Zelensky after the Putin statue was vandalised by visitors over the weekend
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2022
The Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum was burned to the ground as Russia continues its aggressive invasion of the country
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2022
Several new experiences, including an interactive gallery, are scheduled to open in April
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2022
The National Portrait Gallery and BP have decided to mutually end their decades-long commercial partnership
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Feb 2022
The Vagina Museum is set to reopen at Enter, a creative arts hub in East London, in March after a six-month closure
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Feb 2022
Escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia have seen Ukrainian institutions prepare security and evacuation plans should the worst happen
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Feb 2022
Officials at the British Museum reportedly recently met with BP officials to discuss options for support ‘post Spring 2023’, hinting at a likely renewal of the controversial partnership
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Feb 2022
Neil MacGregor will speak to directors and curators at twenty museums across the country about the role museums play in society
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Feb 2022
The Motown Museum has been given a million dollar boost towards its US$55m expansion campaign
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2022
One of the world’s most important works of prehistoric art has found a new home at the British Museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Feb 2022
The Museum of London will relocate from its current site at The Barbican in London Wall to the historic Smithfield Market, where it will reopen as The London Museum in 2026
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2022
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Latino has named its founding director, with industry veteran Jorge Zamanillo set to take up the role in May
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Feb 2022
LGBTQ+ charity Queer Britain will open the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum in London with support from Art Fund
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2022
With so many big things coming in the year ahead, we’ve rounded up all the key events taking place this year. Welcome to your attractions calendar for 2022.
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 31 Jan 2022
The Jean Nouvel-designed Museum of Art Pudong has been in operation for six months. Alice Davis paid a visit to the cultural newcomer in Shanghai
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jan 2022
Work being carried out by the Louvre and Sotheby’s could ‘lead to restitutions’ as the Parisian institution researches the history of items in its collection acquired between 1933 and 1945
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jan 2022
The Museum of East Anglian Life is set to undergo a name change in the hopes that a new emphasis on food will broaden its audience appeal
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jan 2022
Political unrest in Kazakhstan has seen a group of protestors invade the state museum in search of priceless ancient armour
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Jan 2022
Martin Luther King Jr’s original ‘I have a dream’ speech is now on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which is open in observance of Martin Luther King Jr day
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Jan 2022
The new museum will provide a space where visitors can physically interact with digital artworks and NFTs
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jan 2022
A new initiative from France’s Grand Palais will see the development of digital experiences for some of the world’s most iconic artworks, starting with a debut exhibition on the Louvre’s Mona Lisa
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 13 Jan 2022
Anglian Water is seeking funding for a Rutland-based display of the ‘Rutland sea dragon’, the UK’s largest ichthyosaur fossil discovered at the Rutland Water reservoir in 2021
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jan 2022
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced US$24.7m in grants for 208 humanities projects across the US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2022
The British Museum is returning to the NFT market with the listing of a rare collection of JMW Turner paintings in digital form
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jan 2022
An additional £30m in emergency funding has been made available through the UK’s Culture Recovery Fund to support museums, cinemas, theatres and heritage organisations with the impact of the Omicron variant this winter
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Dec 2021
Prince Charles has become patron of Museum of London following a visit to the institution’s under development new home earlier this year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Dec 2021
The personal collection of Gene Simmons will go on display for all to see at a brand new museum fronted by the star coming to The Rio in Las Vegas
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Dec 2021
NASA has selected a group of projects from across the US to receive a share of US$520,000 in funding as Education Community Anchors
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Dec 2021
The Met is taking its first-ever look at Disney’s theme parks as part of a special exhibition dedicated to the inspirations behind Walt Disney’s most iconic creations
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Dec 2021
Tis the season to be jolly AND to give gifts, so why not give a special gift to a special someone from your favourite attraction? We took a look at some of our favourite stocking fillers from the world’s biggest attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Dec 2021
Even the Natural History Museum’s dinosaurs are getting into the Christmas spirit, with one of the museum’s dinosaur’s now donning a giant Christmas jumper
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Nov 2021
You’ll need an armed military escort to get there but the reward will be great with a new museum dedicated to exploring themes of peace through art inside Korea’s DMZ
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 26 Nov 2021
The charity launches Energise Young Minds to help alleviate “perfect storm” of disruptions affecting young people and the cultural sector
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 23 Nov 2021
The Moscow contemporary art museum unveils SANAA’s designs for the new Hexagon building, a “thoughtful and sensitive” interpretation of the historic site
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 22 Nov 2021
Past meets future in this Rockwell-designed exhibition, which features 150 installations and artworks, including a guest appearance from Marvel Studios
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 16 Nov 2021
M+, four years behind schedule, hopes to boost post-pandemic tourism to Hong Kong and free admission will be offered during the first year of opening
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 15 Nov 2021
A new building will house the lobby and event spaces, while the outdoors riverside area will be landscaped to attract riverside pedestrians
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2021
The founder of Madame Tussauds and the father of the Latin American attractions industry have both taken their rightful place as a part of the IAAPA Hall of Fame
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Oct 2021
When it comes to global trends this is THE next big thing and there’s a good chance you don’t quite know what it means yet. Welcome to the metaverse and here’s exactly why you need to get in on the ground floor.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Oct 2021
Former Universal, DreamWorks and Warner Bros creative David Woody has set his sights on a new venture after being named vice president and chief creative officer for the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Oct 2021
A Dutch court has ruled that Crimean artefacts on loan in the Netherlands at the time of the disputed region’s annexing must be returned to Ukraine
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Oct 2021
Several British museums will work alongside the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York on a research project examining the links between railways and the slave trade
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Oct 2021
Set up by tech entrepreneur Frédéric Jousset, Art Explora will go on a tour of the Mediterranean in 2023 with a €32m catamaran the choice of transport for the floating attraction
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Oct 2021
Telecommunications giant Vodafone is supporting the development of a brand-new digital museum dedicated to the history of the mobile phone
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2021
The museum took three months to build and is made up of more than 10,000 plastic waste items, including bottles, straws and plastic bags
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Oct 2021
The city of Vienna has taken the rather unusual approach to displaying some of its more explicit artworks, with four of its most prestigious museums adopting the OnlyFans platform to showcase certain works
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Oct 2021
The team behind Universal Studios’ iconic Horror Nights in Singapore has launched an exhibition exploring what goes into planning the horrifying event.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 13 Oct 2021
The popular Museum of Ice Cream is coming to Chicago in 2022, with the interactive experience set to make its debut inside the historic Tribune Tower
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Oct 2021
The Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery has been named the winner of this year’s Family Friendly Museum Award
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