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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2023
The Guggenheim Museum has announced that Mariët Westermann - the current vice chancellor of NYU Abu Dhabi - will be the next director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation.
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Lauren Heath-Jones and Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Nov 2023
IAAPA Expo is making its grand return to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center this week, with the 2023 edition of the event selling out its trade show floor for the first time since 2019
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Nov 2023
A US$1.2m underwater museum is set to open to the public by the end of the year, with the Spirit of SXM Sculpture Park coming to the island of Saint Martin in the Caribbean.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2023
Unesco representatives have travelled to Ukraine to asses damage on cultural sites in the city of Chernihiv.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Oct 2023
A major cultural attraction has opened its doors in Manchester, with the £210m Aviva Studios representing the largest investment in a national cultural project since the opening of Tate Modern in 2000
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2023
Dubai Parks and Resorts and Global Village have joined forces with charity Pink Caravan to provide direct, accessible support and raise awareness about breast cancer.
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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 | 18 Oct 2023
The British Museum was “the victim of an inside job” when a string of items were stolen, the chair of trustees George Osborne has said.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2023
The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) in the US, has announced the launch of Seeding Action; a new initiative to support science centre, museums and other public engagement networks to cultivate “a culture of hope and action” on environmental issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss.
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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
Universal is planning to further capitalise on its portfolio of horror IPs, utilising more than 90 years of cinematic experiences to further boost its presence in the licensing sector.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Oct 2023
Record numbers of retailers and visitors from France, Germany, Italy and Spain were in attendance at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), with this year’s event placing special emphasis on location based entertainment (LBE).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Oct 2023
Saudi Arabia has announced plans to create a giant new nature reserve in the kingdom.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Sep 2023
IAAPA is gearing up for its largest EMEA event ever, with the 2023 edition of IAAPA Expo Europe taking place in Vienna between September 25 - 28. Here’s everything you need to know about the event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Sep 2023
Plans have been announced to develop a ‘tent city’ in northern India offering visitors to the destination water sports and hot air balloon rides among the activities available.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Sep 2023
Sir Keir Starmer, British leader of the opposition, has named Thangam Debbonaire, MP of Bristol West, as shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Aug 2023
Path Entertainment Group and Hasbro recently worked together to produce a world-first immersive Monopoly experience. Path CEO David Hutchinson shares all with Planet Attractions
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 31 Aug 2023
The long-awaited Showtown Museum in Blackpool, UK, finally has an opening date.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
Visit Carlsberg in Copenhagen, Denmark, is to reopen as Home of Carlsberg this December after undergoing extensive improvement works
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
Unesco recently organised an intensive training course for representatives of cultural heritage sites across Ukraine threatened by increasingly frequent attacks.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
New research has found that the majority of the UK public is concerned that funding cuts will lead to the closure of heritage sites and cultural attractions.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Aug 2023
Peter van der Schans has now been at the helm of IAAPA’s EMEA operations for more than a year. He shares with Planet Attractions how that year has gone and the progress being made in the global attractions markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Aug 2023
An ex-Welsh government minister is calling for the free entry policy to Wales' museums to be reconsidered due to financial pressures.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Aug 2023
IAAPA has offered a first glimpse at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe, taking place in Vienna, Austria, in September
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Aug 2023
The Museum of Pop Culture (Mopop) in Seattle, US, has removed all mention of J.K. Rowling from its
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Aug 2023
Historic England has announced the appointment of Conservative peer Lord Neil Mendoza as its new chair.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Aug 2023
The Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame has opened following a two-year planning and design process led by JRA, part of RWS Global
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Aug 2023
Work is set to start on Bali’s highly-anticipated Paramount theme park, with the major development representing the largest of its kind for the Indonesian tourist destination
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Aug 2023
The Italian state has called on France’s Louvre to return seven archeological treasures currently on display at the famous museum.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of Asfar - a new company designed to support the growth of the kingdom’s tourism sector
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism has announced the protection of 64 cultural sites in line with the new Cultural Heritage law.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
The National Railway Museum in Yorkshire, UK, has opened its largest new gallery in more than a decade, with the launch of the £6m ‘Wonderlab: The Bramall Gallery’.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Jul 2023
New research from environmental group Greenpeace has found that extreme weather conditions, caused by climate change, are already a significant threat to ancient heritage sites in China
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Jul 2023
The UK’s national tourism board VisitBritain/VisitEngland is to open a new head office in Birmingham.
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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 | 20 Jul 2023
A major US$2bn theme park and resort development comparable to the likes of Disney and Universal is set to open in 2026 in the state of Oklahoma
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2023
A young entrepreneur has raised upwards of US$100,000 in her ambition to build a theme park dedicated to the US state of Texas.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2023
Disney is seeking 100 applicants from black and underrepresented communities across the US for the 2024 edition of its Dreamers Academy scheme
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jul 2023
France’s National Assembly has voted unanimously to adopt a new law that makes it significantly easier for public institutions to return Nazi-looted objects in their collections.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Jul 2023
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is set to return six objects currently in its in collection to Sri Lanka, marking the first time colonial objects from the museum’s collection will be returned to their point of origin.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2023
Officials have approved plans to regenerate the pier, theatre and seafront of a British seaside town, with the £5m set to see Skegness transformed in the coming years.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2023
Ireland’s government is introducing an expert committee to create national guidelines for any cultural institutions’ handling of items of unknown provenance, as well as advising the government on how to handle restitution and repatriation of culturally sensitive items.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jul 2023
Registration is now open for this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe event, which is set to make its return to Vienna, Austria, in September
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Jul 2023
Abu Dhabi’s culture and tourism board has revealed ambitious plans to grow its tourism economy to 24 million visitors a year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jun 2023
Heritage sites in Ghana are planning to revitalise the African country’s museum experience with the introduction of the new Museum Theatre Project.
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Jun 2023
An African throne taken by European colonisers in more than a century ago has had a King take a seat in it once more.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2023
Morph has arrived in London for a wheelchair accessible public art trail, with the event to run until August in an effort to raise money for the children’s charity Whizz Kidz
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2023
Concerns have been raised after local government passed a bill allowing intensive irrigated strawberry farming on a World Heritage-protected wetland in Spain
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2023
A new exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, UK, will explore the city’s, and its famous university’s, links to the slave trade and exploitation.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2023
Leading engineering and construction group SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a two-year project management consultancy services contract by the Saudi Ministry of Culture to support the development of Historic Jeddah, a Unesco World Heritage site.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia has introduced a midday work ban to protect the safety and health of workers operating in direct sunlight at the hottest point of the day.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Jun 2023
A summer of pop-up events is planned for Bergamo and Brescia - two cities that have been jointly named the 2023 Italian Capital of Culture.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2023
Saudi Arabia is set to invest a further US$800bn on top of the US$1tn investment it has already made in tourism, with even more new projects set to come up in the kingdom over the course of the next decade
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2023
A new attraction combining food, culture and tourism has broken ground in Chongqing, with the Dezhuang Hot Pot Manor now under construction in the Chinese city.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2023
Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan, Malaysia’s deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture minister, has said that the theme park and family attraction industry will be an important hub for the country’s tourism industry.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2023
The RQ Water Experience Park and Spa, a new waterpark offering 21 pools and a spectacular water slide tower, will open in Hungary in June
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2023
A new Ferris wheel attraction in China will open later this month on the traditional holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jun 2023
With huge floods hitting northern Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region in May, the country’s museums are playing their part in helping recovery, raising prices by €1 as part of a wider €2bn aid package.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Jun 2023
A new immersive visitor attraction will open its doors at the Dubai Mall later this year
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Jun 2023
The Biden administration has banned all new gas and oil drilling at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a Unesco World Heritage Site in New Mexico, US, for the next 20 years.
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Jun 2023
An expansion of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) in Delhi will make the institution the largest art and culture centre in India when it opens in 2026.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Jun 2023
Scotland’s Natural & Cultural Heritage Fund (NCHF) has awarded a share of £22m (US$27m, €25m) to more than a dozen tourist attractions in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, as part of a new scheme to promote tourism in the area.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jun 2023
The city of San Francisco is aiming to become the first in the US to achieve World Heritage status, with a task force launched to pursue a nomination from Unesco.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 May 2023
BBC Studios is to launch a collection of immersive experiences on metaverse platform; The Sandbox later this year
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 May 2023
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Colorado, US, is to close a gallery dedicated to Indigenous people and culture, which it says perpetuates racist stereotypes.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 May 2023
Japanese architecture firm Kengo Kuma & Associates has won an international design competition to design a new visitor centre at Butrint National Park in Albania
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 May 2023
The Andy Warhol Museum has named Aaron Levi Garvey as its new chief curator with Garvey set to take up the position in the summer.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 May 2023
A new brand home dedicated to Pilsner Urquell has opened its doors in Prague. BRC’s Christian Lachel tells Planet Attractions how the attraction celebrates the brand’s place in Czech history and culture
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Apr 2023
Jeff Shell has been removed from his position as CEO of NBCUniversal following a misconduct investigation
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Apr 2023
Centre Pompidou, a contemporary art museum in Paris, France, has signed agreements that will see the opening of two new overseas outposts in South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2023
Hong Kong’s tourism board has announced its “return to its position as Asia’s cruise hub”, following 160 ship calls from 16 cruise lines so far in 2023.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2023
Sega Sammy Holdings has agreed a deal to acquire Rovio, with Sega aiming to accelerate its mobile gaming capabilities while also acquiring a powerful IP in the world of entertainment
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Apr 2023
You can experience Carnegie Science Center with a roaring twenties twist on April 14, with the popular attraction set to host a special adults-only speakeasy night
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Mar 2023
Leading trade body Experience UK is gearing up for its first-ever ‘Experience on Main Street’ conference
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Mar 2023
Among the exhibitors at this year’s Seatrade are a range of tourism bodies representing all the global cruise ports and related attractions from around the world. Over at the Virgin Islands stand, this colourful character was showcasing some of the destinations culture for attendees.
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
A cargo port controversially seized from a US company last week by the Mexican government has been earmarked for an XCaret style water and theme park, as well as a docking point for cruise ships
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
The upcoming Milwaukee Public Museum will celebrate its home state of Wisconsin with a permanent gallery dedicated to the region.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
The City Art Gallery in Southampton, UK, is set to undergo urgent roof repairs after receiving a £2.23m (US$2.74m, €2.52m) grant from the UK’s Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Mar 2023
SeaTrade Cruise Global is returning to Florida. Here’s everything you need to know...
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Mar 2023
More than 70 cultural organisations across Britain are to be given a financial boost by the government so they can improve people’s access to arts, support local economic growth through culture and safeguard vital local collections for future generations.
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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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Una de Boer | WhiteWater | 08 Mar 2023
Equity is different from equality, and on International Women’s Day Una de Boer reflects how to support this foundational step towards a more just world
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2023
The Disney World resort in Orlando, Florida, has introduced a new wheelchair-bound character to the ‘It’s a Small World’ attraction.
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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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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 | 23 Feb 2023
Dippy the Dinosaur has been unveiled at its new home in Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 Feb 2023
Cruise operator Hurtigruten Expeditions has welcomed explorer Alex McNeil to its team, with McNeil set to develop the company’s next generation of expedition cruises.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Feb 2023
London’s Science Museum signed a sponsorship deal with Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor, with the agreement meaning the museum would not say anything that could damage the firm’s reputation.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Feb 2023
A ceremony celebrating the first German-Jewish sites to receive Unesco World Heritage designation was held in Germany earlier this month.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Feb 2023
London is set to emulate New York’s Highline with its own version running from Camden to St Pancras. Here’s everything you need to know about the £14m project
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Feb 2023
After expanding its horizons in Málaga, Shanghai and Brussels, with the prospect of a spinoff in the pipeline for Jersey City, US, in 2025, the Pompidou Center will soon be putting its expertise to work in Saudi Arabia.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2023
SeaWorld is expanding its network of rescue centres with the launch of Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue - the first such SeaWorld site to open outside of the US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2023
Three names involved in the tourism and attractions industries have been named in the Dubai 100 - a list representing the 100 most powerful people in the UAE city.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Feb 2023
Another cultural addition to the Manchester scene in 2023 will be the re-opening of the Manchester Museum, which closed in August 2021 to undergo a £15m (US$18.2m, €17m) renovation.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Feb 2023
A new contemporary art museum and cultural centre inspired by the ‘Madchester’ music scene of the 1990s will open in Manchester, UK, in June.
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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 | 31 Jan 2023
A Spanish museum has returned two 15th-century paintings to Poland after discovering that they had been looted by Nazi forces in World War II.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 31 Jan 2023
The Peranakan Museum in Singapore will reopen in February following a four-year refurbishment process.
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2023
Another mega project has been announced for Saudi Arabia, with the PIF’s Seven announcing plans for a SAR1bn entertainment destination in the city of Tabuk
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2023
accesso has signed a series of new strategic agreements with 18 attractions, culture, hospitality and ski partners across the UK and the US.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2023
Disney’s Lunar New Year Celebrations have made a triumphant return to the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, US.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jan 2023
A new Eden Project in Morecambe is one of the major projects to receive funding as part of the British government’s Levelling Up scheme.
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jan 2023
An application by the Taliban to add a historic garden in Kabul to the World Heritage List lies in limbo.
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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 | 12 Jan 2023
The Museum of London is introducing a new digital platform in 2024, with the institution saying the move will “revolutionise” its online offerings.
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2023
A collection of more than 140 authentic Viking artefacts, including a full-size replica of a Viking ship, is set to go on display in the US at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Science Center.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Dec 2022
Spy x Family - a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo - is coming to Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in 2023.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Dec 2022
Professionals working in the creative field can now apply for a UAE Cultural Golden Visa, a permit which grants the holder a 10-year residency in the country.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Dec 2022
The highly-anticipated Pipeline surf coaster is coming to SeaWorld Orlando this spring. SeaWorld’s vice president of rides and engineering, Jonathan Smith, spoke to Planet Attractions about the project
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Dec 2022
Hasbro’s Monopoly Lifesized has opened in Riyadh following a three-way partnership between the toy manufacturer, the Al Hokair Group and The Path Entertainment Group
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2022
Culture, heritage and sport sites are set to receive £4.5m over the next three years to support actions in the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Nov 2022
Merlin executive Fiona Eastwood has been promoted to oversee the operator’s global portfolio of theme parks and midway attractions
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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
A new exhibition set to open in 2023 will feature the late Chadwick Boseman’s iconic costume worn in Marvel’s Black Panther.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Nov 2022
Princess Cruises has debuted a brand new immersive experience that combines dining, storytelling, music, scent and more for a one-of-a-kind journey through the Mediterranean
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25 Oct 2022
A major project in Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Cultural District is now 25% complete, tourism chiefs have revealed.
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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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07 Oct 2022
Museums and galleries in England and Wales will be given unprecedented powers to dispose of objects in their collections if there is a compelling moral obligation to do so, under a new law.
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05 Oct 2022
Live streaming tour platform Heygo is venturing into the culture sector, with the company announcing a number of partnerships with various museums to “create a space for all to interact, learn and connect with like-minded people”.
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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 | 30 Sep 2022
A panel of industry legends will share their stories about the creation and evolution of Disney’s Epcot at this year’s IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida
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21 Sep 2022
UK museums have warned that they may be unable to provide planned ‘warm banks’ this winter, due to rising energy bills.
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07 Sep 2022
Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has named Michelle Donelan as culture secretary.
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05 Sep 2022
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has named Matthew Gould its new director general.
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26 Aug 2022
LIFT 109 - an experience coming to London’s iconic Battersea Power Station - has opened pre-sale ticket registration for the new attraction.
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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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02 Aug 2022
A touring Louis Vuitton exhibition has landed in Los Angeles, California, US, with
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2022
Planet Attractions travelled to Belgium recently to meet Peter van der Schans, IAAPA’s new executive director and vice president for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Here’s what he had to say
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13 Jul 2022
Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission has announced plans to transform its museum sector, unveiling a new strategy, which will see the number and types of museums across the Kingdom increase in an attempt to boost visitor numbers.
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13 Jul 2022
The Museum of London has declared its final event before its demolition ahead of a move to a new site, with the institution working on an “epic leaving party” - one which could potentially last all night.
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08 Jul 2022
Florida’s Clearwater Marine Aquarium has debuted a new exhibit exploring the science of dolphins, while also using art and interactive activities to highlight the animals’ connection to humans.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Jul 2022
An official stage production based on Stranger Things is in the works after the series became Netflix’s first English-language show to be viewed for more than one billion hours
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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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01 Jul 2022
Chinese operator Fantawild has opened a brand new attraction today, with the Huai'an-based Glorious Orient theme park building on the country’s ‘red tourism’ drive.
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21 Jun 2022
Ottawa’s tourism body has granted special museum status to a collection of 76 festivals, restaurants, concert venues, and attractions as a way to shine a light on some of the city's cultural hidden gems.
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Jun 2022
SeaWorld has pledged to ensure the long-term health of the world’s oceans in accordance with the UN’s Sustainability Development Goal 14
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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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07 Jun 2022
Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh has named Gina Winstead its new vice president for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA).
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07 Jun 2022
The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Maine, US, has launched an international competition for a new US$45m (€42.2m, £36m) extension that will see the historic art centre double its exhibition space.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Jun 2022
Anika Noni Rose, who voiced Tiana in the 2009 hit, revealed that The Princess and the Frog ride could open in 2024 during an appearance on US morning show Live with Kelly and Ryan
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Jun 2022
The concert series, the second such partnership between Sofar Sounds and Tiqets, will see artists perform at iconic attractions in London and San Francisco.
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30 May 2022
A new addition to Universal Studios Singapore slated to open in 2024 has broken ground, with work starting on the park's upcoming Minion Land.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 May 2022
It’s a busy year for WhiteWater, which has more than 70 waterpark projects across the world opening in 2022. We’ve rounded these projects up so you can keep track of everything happening this year
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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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26 May 2022
Waterpark supplier WhiteWater has been awarded the prestigious Gold Standard status as one of Canada’s best-managed companies.
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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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23 May 2022
Following his re-election as France’s President last month, Emmanuel Macron has announced that Lebanese-born politician Rima Abdul Malak will take up the role of minister of culture.
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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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19 May 2022
With the support of Unesco, the worldwide #MuseumWeek event is set to take place next month, with museums being encouraged to share seven posts over seven days on seven topics with seven different hashtags on the theme of culture, society and innovation.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 May 2022
FORREC’s Anthony Van Dam is set to leave the company after 34 years following his retirement announcement
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17 May 2022
NEMO - the Network of European Museum Organisations - was recently represented at a major conference at the invitation of the French Ministry of Culture.
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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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Planet Attractions | 05 May 2022
Leaders in the themed entertainment industry gathered last month for the return of TEA Summit and Thea Awards Gala for the first time in two years. Christine Kerr on behalf of the TEA and Nicole Sangster from Thea Award recipients Simworx both report on the event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2022
Unesco’s World Heritage Committee meeting in Kazan has been indefinitely postponed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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27 Apr 2022
As part of its continued transformation, Disney World’s Epcot has officially opened Connections Café - a new addition promising a unique dining experience for its visitors.
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20 Apr 2022
Online gardening marketplace Sproutl has formed a strategic partnership with one of Britain’s most-visited attractions - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Apr 2022
Organisations including the Auschwitz Memorial and Europa Nostra, as well as the UK’s culture minister Nadine Dorries, have called on Unesco to change the location of its 45th annual World Heritage Committee meeting, which is currently scheduled to take place in Russia
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25 Mar 2022
A T-Rex skeleton sold for more than US$31.8m (€28.9m, £25m) in 2020 has found a new home as the centrepiece of the upcoming Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi.
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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 immersive experiential design firm won in the category for ‘Best Use of VR’ for its Machu Picchu and the Spirit of the Condor virtual reality (VR) experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2022
San Diego Zoo has launched one of its most ambitious ever additions, with the brand-new US$69m Wildlife Explorers Basecamp showcasing a number of different ecosystems through a series of immersive experiences
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11 Mar 2022
Following a move in 2019 where the German culture ministry decided that a consortium of Berlin’s major institutions, including the Hamburger Bahnhof and the Neue Nationalgalerie, would be broken up, the new structure of these institutions would see Hamburger Bahnhof gained not one new head, but two.
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11 Mar 2022
Lonnie Bunch, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, has released a statement on behalf of the organisation, pledging its support to the people of Ukraine and their cultural heritage. In the statement, Bunch revealed that the Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative (SCRI) is in contact with people in the country in order to facilitate the preservation of Ukraine’s history.
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Ross McCaw | OurPeople | 10 Mar 2022
In order for theme parks to run operations in a smooth and efficient manner, internal communications are key. Ross McCaw, CEO and founder of OurPeople, tells us more
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Mar 2022
The UN cultural organisation is aiming to mark as many key heritage sites with the Hague Convention emblem, which protects cultural heritage in the event of armed conflict
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2022
Miami Seaquarium’s new owners will no longer stage orca shows following a new agreement with federal regulators
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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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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
The National Portrait Gallery and BP have decided to mutually end their decades-long commercial partnership
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2022
Here are all the events you should be attending this month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Feb 2022
The Qiddiya Investment Company is developing Saudi Arabia’s first-ever waterpark, with the mammoth investment set to cost a whopping US$750m
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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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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2022
Crossing four continents and stopping off at more than 100 landing sites, Hurtigruten Expeditions has announced a series of cruises set to travel all the way from the Arctic to Antarctica
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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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28 Jan 2022
Art and entertainment collective Meow Wolf has partnered with audio simulation platform Spatial to create a ‘never before seen’ pop up experience at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Jan 2022
Honouring East Asian traditions, Disney’s Lunar New Year celebration has returned to the Disneyland Resort in California
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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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19 Jan 2022
The Smithsonian's Washington DC area museum and the National Zoo have introduced a new schedule in response to staff shortages caused by the Omicron wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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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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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12 Jan 2022
Design group and immersive experience creators Thinkwell have announced the promotion of Jason McManus to the new role of principal.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2022
McDonald’s has lost a high court appeal to build a €1.3 m drive-through restaurant directly next to Rome’s historic Baths of Caracalla
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06 Jan 2022
While many animal attractions have struggled through 2020 and 2021, the news is more positive in Florida, with ZooTampa reporting an attendance record of 1.2 million visitors last year.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2022
Design firm Mather & Co has revealed that it’s working on the redevelopment of Ipswich Museum in Ipswich, UK, following a £4.3m (US$5.8m, €5.15m) grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
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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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17 Dec 2021
One of the UK’s leading scientific figures has weighed in on the row over fossil fuel sponsorship at the London Science Museum.
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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
Visitor attractions in Ireland are set to get a slice of a €50m pie to created to support the country’s tourism industry in 2022
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Oct 2021
Several species have received a double dose of the animal-specific vaccine
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Oct 2021
According to John Cena, the time to visit Ferrari World, the Louvre and the rest of Abu Dhabi is now
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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 | 18 Oct 2021
The Smithsonian is vaccinating species susceptible to COVID-19 at both its National Zoo in Washington and its Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia
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11 Oct 2021
The UK government has rejected Unesco’s recommendation that it reconsider the ownership status of the fabled Parthenon Marbles held in the collection of the British Museum.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Oct 2021
Pokémon is set to make its mark at Universal Studios Japan following a landmark deal to bring the popular IP to the park starting in 2022
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Oct 2021
With Evergande at risk of complete collapse thanks to US$305bn worth of debts, the future of its portfolio of 15 theme parks across China is currently uncertain
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Oct 2021
J. Tomilson Hill is the new chairman of the Guggenheim, while Claudia Rankine becomes only the second ever black female to be named a trustee for the institution
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Tom Anstey & Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Sep 2021
IAAPA’s international trade show is back with IAAPA Expo Europe emanating from Barcelona, Spain. Here’s everything you need to know about the event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Sep 2021
Rounding up all the biggest news from both publications and associations, here is your latest edition of From the Industry from Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Sep 2021
The British Council is scaling back its work in more than 20 countries due to a pandemic funding shortfall
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Sep 2021
The new Ilulissat Icefjord Centre is part of Greenland’s plan to attract more tourists to the country
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Sep 2021
Rounding up all the biggest news from both publications and associations, here is your latest edition of From the Industry from Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Sep 2021
The tourism development plan will encourage the predicted 10 million visitors a year to Universal Studios to explore the wider Beijing area
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Aug 2021
The Taliban has vowed to protect Afghanistan’s heritage but concern is still extremely high following destruction seen in previous years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Aug 2021
China has welcomed a flying theatre to its Changbaishan Biosphere Reserve with Brogent Technologies supplying the landmark new attraction
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Alex Chapman | Planet Attractions | 12 Aug 2021
The newly opened museum is hoped to boost dive tourism in the country
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 31 Jul 2021
Details of the gagging clause were shared by campaign group; Culture Unstained, which described the agreement as ‘problematic’.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jul 2021
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed 13 new sites in Europe, Asia and the Middle East to Unesco’s World Heritage List
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jul 2021
Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein has opened its doors to the public a stone's throw away from where the famous author first dreamt up the legendary monster
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2021
The Smithsonian has received the largest donation in its history with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos donating US$200m for the development of two key projects for the institution
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jul 2021
Disney’s Jungle Cruise has undergone a full reimagining, with the ride experience completely modernised to ‘better reflect and value diversity’
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Jul 2021
South Korea’s global contribution to pop culture is set to be explored in a new exhibition from London’s V&A museum
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Jul 2021
The migration of artefacts will be the largest since the 1880s and will see more than a third of the museum’s collection relocated to the brand-new Harwell Campus
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jul 2021
IAAPA supports the lifting of US travel restrictions, Donkey Kong could be making his way to Universal’s theme parks, George Osborne becomes British Museum chairman and Portugal has welcomed Europe’s first five-person water coaster. Welcome to the latest edition of The Week from Planet Attractions.
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Alex Chapman | Planet Attractions | 09 Jul 2021
Castles and palaces in Germany are set to receive a huge investment into refurbishing existing tourist attractions.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jul 2021
Just ahead of it coming home, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has announced the opening of a new arts space inside the club’s stadium
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Jul 2021
Funded in-part by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Manchester Jewish museum has reopened its doors following a multi-million pound redevelopment
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Jul 2021
Rounding up all the biggest news from both publications and associations, here is your latest edition of From the Industry from Planet Attractions
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Jul 2021
The Museum of the Home has been refused permission to remove a statue of Robert Geffrye despite public calls to ditch the controversial work
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jul 2021
Sport and culture, the spirit of Ancient Greece and the thousands of missing spectators for this year’s Olympics will be celebrated in a series of installations celebrating the event in Tokyo
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jul 2021
Osborne will join the museum’s board of trustees on September 1, taking up the position of chairman in October
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Jun 2021
Three British art galleries will present a series of exhibitions and collaborations looking back at the past year to explore the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2021
As the COVID tide begins to turn, the recreation sector looks set to bounce back with a new report suggesting the market could be worth as much as US$1.92tn by 2025
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Jun 2021
US$4m has been gifted to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, with the funding being used to explore American history through the ‘all-encompassing lens of food’
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