'Heritage' on Planet Attractions
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'Heritage' on Planet Attractions
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jul 2024
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Dreamland in Margate will have to meet a series of safety conditions after concerns were raised following the death of a teenager during a drum and bass event.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2024
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A date has been set for the decision on controversial plans for a major theme park and holiday resort on the banks of Loch Lomond.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Jul 2024
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Venice’s experiment with payment systems for tourists only had a small impact on reducing crowds, a politician has said, meaning prices will almost certainly be hiked next year.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2024
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The redeveloped Nassau Cruise Port is looking for family-friendly options to add to its offering, with plans announced to develop a US$35m waterpark as part of the tourist destination
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jul 2024
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Marion Ackermann, currently the general director of Dresden’s state museums, has been appointed the first woman to run the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation (SPK), the largest cultural employer in Germany.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Jul 2024
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Failte Ireland has unveiled a five-year tourism development plan for the city of Kilkenny, with the nation’s smallest city aiming to drive and sustain tourism by improving its visitor experience
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jul 2024
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As tourists continue to visit Japan in record numbers, many tourism businesses and attractions across the country are increasing prices, charging more for foreign visitors to enjoy certain products and experiences
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Jun 2024
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IAAPA Explores: Sustainability will highlight environmental initiatives at some of France’s most exciting attractions. Here’s everything you need to know about the July event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2024
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A major heritage attraction in China has found itself under scrutiny after installing timers above all of its public toilets in order to cope with an increase in visitor numbers
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jun 2024
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Two Just Stop Oil protesters have vandalised the historic Stonehenge, covering the ancient monument in orange powder paint.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2024
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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
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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 | 12 Jun 2024
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Representatives of museums in Ukraine met at the end of May for a two-day conference held in Berlin. Called “From Crisis to Future: New Responsibilities for Museums in Ukraine,” the event was created by OBMIN - a Warsaw-based foundation set up as a platform for more than 100 museums across Ukraine.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jun 2024
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A second man has denied illegally felling the UK's most famous tree.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Jun 2024
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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
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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 | 29 May 2024
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Puy du Fou has debuted its first Asian attraction in Shanghai, China, with Triotech supplying seven dynamic platforms to help the operator produce its unique brand of immersive storytelling
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Stephanie Grant | Cultural Protection Fund | 28 May 2024
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In a world affected by conflict, climate change and economic uncertainty, culture and cultural icons are under threat, but the British Council and its partners are leading projects across 19 countries to protect and preserve the world's cultural heritage. Stephanie Grant, director of the Cultural Protection Fund explains how this work is being done and why it is essential
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 23 May 2024
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Work on the £1.7bn Stonehenge Tunnel has been delayed after campaigners were granted permission to challenge the controversial ruling that the project should go ahead
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 May 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 May 2024
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Two men have been charged with criminal damage following the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian’s Wall
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 May 2024
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V&A Dundee, Culture Perth and Kinross and Paisley Museum are among 19 museums, galleries and heritage organisations that will be participating in Museums Galleries Scotland’s (MGS) Museum Transformers programme.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Apr 2024
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Florence’s Ponte Vecchio is about to undergo its biggest restoration in sixty years, with the city icon prepared for £1.7m of works to protect the landmark
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Apr 2024
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More than 40 cultural heritage sites in Gaza have been damaged in the Israel-Gaza conflict, Unesco has revealed.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2024
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The longest multi-launch coaster in Europe has opened to the public with Europa-Park’s Voltron Nevera acting as the anchor attraction for the park’s new Croatian-themed area
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2024
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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 | 24 Apr 2024
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Unesco has added 18 new locations to its list of Global Geoparks, with each location celebrated for its combination of conservation and local community involvement
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Apr 2024
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Design consultancy Mather & Co has been appointed to reimagine the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, with the project set to see the museum's Grade II-listed building transformed into a contemporary cultural destination for local people and tourists.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Mar 2024
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From ancient landmarks steeped in history to natural wonders, a new interactive map has revealed the exact locations of England's 400,000 heritage sites.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Mar 2024
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Iconic fashion designers and brands including the late Dame Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney and Christian Dior have collaborated with Blenheim Palace for the largest exhibition in the heritage destination’s 300-year history.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Mar 2024
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First-of-its-kind research from Historic England has quantified the impact of local heritage on residents, with the annual economic benefit of historic sites in the country worth an estimated £29bn
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Mar 2024
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English Heritage is testing body-worn cameras at four of the national organisation’s sites in an attempt to deter anti-social behaviour and crime, as well as to protect its staff during ‘confrontational situations’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Mar 2024
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Thirty-six small museums across the UK have been awarded funding by The Royal Society’s Places of Science scheme to engage communities with local science stories.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2024
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Saudi Arabia’s tourism push is gaining momentum with more than US$13bn of private investment attracted by the kingdom’s ongoing spending spree
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Feb 2024
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Normandy’s historic D-Day landing beaches could finally be named a Unesco World Heritage Site with the cultural organisation now ready to consider a new application 80 years on from the event that marked the beginning of Europe’s liberation from the Nazis
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2024
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Saudi Arabia’s tourism push is hitting the rails with the country investing US$75m into an Orient Express-style luxury train that will travel to two of the Kingdom’s World Heritage Sites
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Feb 2024
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Blenheim Palace has announced a ‘groundbreaking’ organic waste project that will act as a ‘major step’ towards such sites meeting net zero sustainability goals
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Feb 2024
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A fire that has destroyed more than 2,300 hectares of a national park in Argentina is the result of arson, officials have revealed.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Jan 2024
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Red Sea Global, a developer behind a number of major tourism-focused projects in Saudi Arabia, has unveiled beach cleaning robots designed to keep its waterfronts plastic free.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jan 2024
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Japanese authorities are fighting over tourism on Mount Fuji by announcing plans to introduce a toll and visitor cap on the World Heritage site’s most popular hiking trail
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Jan 2024
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2024
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Egypt’s government has unveiled plans to build solar power stations across five World Heritage sites, with the move aimed at significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable practices in these areas.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Jan 2024
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Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry has implemented an entrance fee at a Unesco World Heritage Site in Istanbul.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Jan 2024
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The Paleozoological Museum of China (PMC), Asia’s largest natural science museum, has opened in the city of Baoding in North China’s Hebei Province.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2024
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Vittorio Sgarbi, Italy’s junior minister for cultural heritage, has been accused of laundering stolen art after allegedly hiring a professional art restorer to modify a stolen painting in an attempt to make it less identifiable.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2024
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An Australian natural heritage attraction will undergo a significant renovation project to protect the site and streamline the visitor experience
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 Jan 2024
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UK-based architecture practice Wilkinson Eyre has formally submitted a proposal that, if approved, will transform the Kingsway Exchange Tunnels in London, UK, into an underground heritage attraction that could draw up to two million visitors a year.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2024
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New research has found that graffiti and other anti-social behaviour is on the rise at UK heritage attractions.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2024
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A cultural attraction dedicated to China’s Great Wall will become a national museum when it reopens in 2025 following an extensive renovation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2024
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Heritage bodies have welcomed a last-minute intervention by Rima Abdul Malak - France’s culture minister - who has halted the demolition of a building once part of the laboratory for famous French scientist Marie Curie.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Dec 2023
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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 | 14 Dec 2023
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Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture has revealed its latest set of data on the war-torn country’s cultural and heritage sites, with 863 confirmed to have been damaged or destroyed since the start of Russia’s invasion.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2023
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Peru’s government is planning to significantly increase the number of people allowed to visit the iconic Machu Picchu on a daily basis.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2023
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On top of the loss of human life and the destruction of thousands of homes in the territory, a recent survey by Heritage for Peace has detailed damage done to more than 100 cultural heritage landmarks in Gaza since the start of the current conflict.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Nov 2023
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One of the Edwardian era’s last remaining passenger steamships has docked in Kingston, Ontario, with the vessel set to become a permanent heritage attraction.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2023
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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 | 27 Oct 2023
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The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has shared its “deep concern” over the Israel-Palestine war, with the organisation deploring the “significant humanitarian consequences” that the conflict has had in recent weeks.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Oct 2023
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The 2024 edition of the Museums + Heritage Awards will be open for nominations starting November 1.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Oct 2023
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2023
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Dr Nick Merriman is set to replace Kate Mavor CBE as chief executive of English Heritage, the charity has announced.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Oct 2023
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A £5.6m (US$6.8m, €6.4m) project to develop a virtual reality museum platform has been unveiled.
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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 | 11 Oct 2023
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The recent escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has put cultural heritage there at risk. While there have been no reports of cultural heritage being damaged by the conflict thus far, the region is home to three major world religions and possesses numerous globally significant cultural heritage sites.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Oct 2023
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Unesco has announced plans to open a virtual museum of stolen cultural artefacts, with the offering aiming to raise public awareness of trafficking and the unique importance of cultural heritage.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Oct 2023
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Passengers were evacuated from the Dollywood Express train on Sunday after the 110-ton coal-fired steam engine derailed on its five-mile trip around the park.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Sep 2023
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UN cultural body Unesco has urged the government to make amendments to a controversial plan for a road tunnel near Stonehenge.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Sep 2023
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The site of the Tombs of the Buganda Kings in Kasubi, Uganda is being removed from Unesco's World Heritage in Danger List, the organisation announced on Tuesday.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Sep 2023
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The famous Italian city of Venice is set to tackle over-tourism with the introduction of a €5 a day entry fee for visitors to the Unesco World Heritage Site
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Sep 2023
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The Great Wall of China has suffered ‘irreversible damage’ after two people dug a hole through the wall with an excavator to create a shortcut
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Sep 2023
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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
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Heritage sites in the UK may be permanently altered by climate change, with heritage bosses considering whether to treat erosion as part of their “ongoing story”.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 31 Aug 2023
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The long-awaited Showtown Museum in Blackpool, UK, finally has an opening date.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
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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
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
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Campaigners have launched a new legal challenge over the construction of a road tunnel near Stonehenge, an ancient Unesco World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, UK.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Aug 2023
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France is taking action at a national level to counter over-tourism in major tourism locations such as the Unesco World Heritage site of Mont Saint Michel.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Aug 2023
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Heritage operation Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has confirmed the sale of one of its most popular locomotives in an effort to secure its financial future.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 21 Aug 2023
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The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has partnered with British catering and hospitality firms, Searcys and Benugo, to seek industry insights from the two companies that will support its members.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Aug 2023
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The Science Museum Group (SMG) has projected its combined visitor numbers will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2025-26.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Aug 2023
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The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry, UK, has installed a vending machine offering works by local artists, as well as art kits, materials and games.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Aug 2023
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Historic England has announced the appointment of Conservative peer Lord Neil Mendoza as its new chair.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Aug 2023
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The Gunpowder Plot is a multilayered immersive experience set at the Tower of London. Planet Attractions spoke to the team behind the development to see exactly how it came to life...
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Aug 2023
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Gwrych Castle, a Grade I-listed castle in Wales, UK, has been awarded £2.2m (US$2.8m, €2.6m) in funding to save the building’s main hall from collapse.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Aug 2023
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The Isle of Man government has launched a public consultation into the four heritage railways on the British island.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Aug 2023
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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 | 08 Aug 2023
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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has announced plans to transform the Sanskar Kendra museum in India’s Gujarat region into a World Heritage City museum.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Aug 2023
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Archaeologists have unearthed what they believe to be the remains of the Roman Emperor Nero’s private theatre in the Italian capital
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Aug 2023
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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 | 01 Aug 2023
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A consultation has been launched as part of a £5m (US$6.4m, €6m) project to turn the Albion Dockyard in Bristol, UK, into a visitor attraction.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
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Hartwig Fischer will step down as director of the British Museum in 2024 after eight years in the role
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jul 2023
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Jul 2023
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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
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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
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The National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) has announced that its much-delayed Scottish galleries will open to the public in Edinburgh on September 30, 2023.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jul 2023
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Jul 2023
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The UK government has approved a controversial plan to build a £1.7bn tunnel beneath Stonehenge that Unesco worries could place the prehistoric monument at risk
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jul 2023
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Services on the steam train famously known as the ‘Hogwarts Express’ have been canceled over safety issues.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2023
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Extreme flooding in northern India has seen water make it all the way to the walls of the Taj Mahal - the first time such an occurrence has happened in 45 years
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jul 2023
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With temperatures across parts of Europe exceeding 45C in recent days, staff at a number of Greek heritage sites, including the Acropolis, will stop work for four hours a day starting Thursday (July 20).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Jul 2023
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Following a near six-year absence, the US has been officially readmitted to Unesco as the organisation’s 194th member state.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 11 Jul 2023
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Ireland is to participate in an international research call on Cultural Heritage and Climate.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jul 2023
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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 | 11 Jul 2023
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A Danish giant is laying siege to the stonewalls of Warwick Castle in the UK, with the Merlin-operated heritage attraction introducing an eight-foot giant for its upcoming Dragon Slay summer event.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2023
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2023
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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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06 Jul 2023
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A tourist who was filmed carving names onto an inner wall of Rome’s historic Colosseum has said that he did not realise how old the monument was when he committed the act of vandalism.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jul 2023
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An old landfill in the UK thought to contain toxic waste could be leaking into a Unesco World Heritage Site, according to local campaigners.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Jul 2023
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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 | 29 Jun 2023
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A new Smithsonian-led study has found that marine protected areas (MPAs) can help to not only protect World Heritage sites and natural areas, but also improve the health and wealth of nearby communities.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
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The Singapore Botanic Gardens Heritage Museum has reopened following a three-month closure that saw a refresh of its exhibits and installations.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2023
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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 | 28 Jun 2023
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2023
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The UK’s Chester Zoo has been awarded £318,323 (US$405,000, €370,000) by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) that will be used to help create and restore vital habitats to support local wildlife.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2023
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The PIF-owned Red Sea Global has been announced as the sponsor of the Al-Ahli Football Club, also owned by PIF, in Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Pro League
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2023
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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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show.museumsandheritage.com | 15 - 16 May 2024
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Jun 2023
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Jordan’s Department of Antiquities (DOA), part of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, has been leading efforts to preserve the country’s heritage sites.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Jun 2023
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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 | 22 Jun 2023
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On 18 May 2023, experts in resilience-based management and local teams from Unesco marine World Heritage sites met online to share best practices and first-hand insights on designing and implementing resilience strategies that take a holistic approach in addressing the impacts of climate change and help communities to adapt to the inevitable change.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2023
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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
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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
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A theme park that first opened to the public 103 years ago will close following the sale of Coney Beach Amusement Park to the Welsh government.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Jun 2023
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Around 10,000 people gathered at Stonehenge for the annual summer solstice, with 154,000 more watching the event online.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 20 Jun 2023
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The US is set to rejoin Unesco, nearly six years after the Trump administration withdrew the country from the organisation. The move comes amid rising concerns that China has been influencing Unesco’s policy making processes
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jun 2023
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In early 2020, extensive rot was discovered in the colossal timber beams that hold up the Bourn Mill heritage site in Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Jun 2023
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A 21-year-old American tourist has died and a 30-year-old man arrested after a woman was pushed down a slope by Neuschwanstein Castle - one of Germany’s most popular heritage attractions.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Jun 2023
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The conflict in Sudan has left experts fearing for the country’s cultural heritage, with museums unable to adequately protect their collections
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Jun 2023
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Jun 2023
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Vennersys has announced a partnership with the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, which will see the online ticketing and integrated POS provider install its VenposCloud attraction management software at the heritage attraction.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jun 2023
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Crypto membership collective TemDAO is using blockchain technology to preserve cultural and world heritage sites, with its innovative new approach potentially a game changer when its comes to heritage funding
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Jun 2023
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Australia’s government is providing greater protection to the Great Barrier Reef, announcing a AU$160m package to phase out commercial gill net fishing by 2027
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 Jun 2023
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Changdeokgung Palace, a Unesco World Cultural Heritage Site in Seoul, South Korea, has reopened for night tours.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Jun 2023
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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
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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 | 01 Jun 2023
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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
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A castle in Shetland is on the market for just £30,000 - but any potential buyer will also need a spare £12m.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jun 2023
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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 | 31 May 2023
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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 | 25 May 2023
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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
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 May 2023
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The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has appointed celebrated architects Lina Ghotmeh and Asif Khan to design two major museums in Saudi Arabia.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 May 2023
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A total of 20 museums in Scotland have been awarded a share of £573,985 (US$717,678, €660,000) by the national development body Museums Galleries Scotland (MGS), via support from the Scottish Government.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 May 2023
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Digital agency Rubber Cheese has teamed up with attractions management platform Convious to launch the 2023 edition of its Visitor Attraction Website Report. The survey was launched during this year’s Museums + Heritage Show
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 10 May 2023
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 05 May 2023
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The principal gatehouse at Caernarfon Castle in Wales has undergone a major renovation that saw the addition of a new rooftop deck that gives visitors access to parts of the castle that have not been seen close up in centuries.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 May 2023
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The Museums + Heritage show is set for its annual extravaganza next week, with the event returning to Olympia London on May 10-11.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 May 2023
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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 | 02 May 2023
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An official location tour dedicated to hit BBC series ‘Call the Midwife’ has opened at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent, UK
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 May 2023
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Manchester’s Science and Industry Museum has announced a new partnership with the Landmark Trust, which will see one of the UK city’s oldest surviving Georgian properties transformed into a heritage holiday home.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2023
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Nassau Cruise Port in the Bahamas is scheduled to reopen next month following a US$300m renovation targeting increased visitor numbers and an enhanced visitor experience
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 25 Apr 2023
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Apr 2023
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The Isle of Wight’s Blackgang Chine has debuted Extinction - a new cliffside attraction celebrating the oldest park in the UK’s 180th anniversary.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Apr 2023
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Plans to insert a 5G mast near Edinburgh Castle have been called “damaging” to the iconic Scottish heritage site.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Apr 2023
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Amnesty International says that Cambodian officials are forcing residents of the Angkor Wat World Heritage site to ‘voluntarily’ leave in the name of preserving the popular heritage attraction, with the move affecting an estimated 10,000 families
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
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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 | 24 Mar 2023
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Kate Mavor CBE has announced that she will step down as CEO of English Heritage later this year
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
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The former home of British King, Edward VIII, will be opened to the public for the first time when it opens next year as a museum.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2023
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Mar 2023
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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
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Teaching the construction sector the necessary skills to retrofit the UK’s heritage structures could provide the British economy with a £35bn boost, a new report has suggested
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Mar 2023
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The Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth, UK, is about to launch a brand new attraction, with an immersive 4D experience coming to the heritage attraction on March 31.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2023
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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art has entered into a partnership with the Republic of Yemen Government, which will see the institution provide safe storage and care for 77 objects that are being repatriated to the country from the US.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2023
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The UK’s National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced several changes to its funding priorities to address concerns for the ‘health and future of the nation’s heritage’
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Mar 2023
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Following eight major openings in 2022, experience designer Mather & Co is set to replicate that success in 2023 with a number of project completions in the pipeline.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2023
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The UK’s oldest theme park, Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight, will introduce a new Zamperla-designed attraction when it reopens at the end of March.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Feb 2023
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Tate is to take some of the masterpieces in its collection out of storage and on the road in a ‘Mobile Museum’ which will visit communities across the Liverpool City Region.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Feb 2023
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince has announced plans for New Murabba - a US$48bn commercial downtown development in Riyadh, anchored by a cube-shaped skyscraper large enough to accommodate 20 Empire State buildings
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Feb 2023
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The UK Government has proposed several amendments to the Treasure Act 1996 that will expand the definition of ‘treasure’ to include objects that provide significant insight into a particular person, event or regional histories.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Feb 2023
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The city of Venice, famous for its World Heritage-protected canals, bridges and water taxis, is running dry after weeks of dry weather.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Feb 2023
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3D printing has been used to create a full-size replica of a World Heritage site in China, offering visitors an up close and personal experience while also securing crucial data for future world heritage protection
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Feb 2023
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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 | 14 Feb 2023
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The World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa on the World Heritage List, with the decision recognising the outstanding universal value of the site and the “duty of all humanity” to protect it.
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Tom Anstey and Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2023
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From waterpark suppliers and media specialists to creative designers and dark ride producers, Planet Attractions has gone to every corner of the globe to find out what’s hot in 2023
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Feb 2023
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While London’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) undergoes its facelift, the institution is also revamping its branding, with a new logo based on a 19th-century sketch.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Feb 2023
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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
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Unesco has offered its support to the victims of the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria this week as concern grows for a number of historically important World Heritage sites in the region
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2023
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Two monuments dubbed the ‘Stonehenge of the North’ have been gifted into the legal ownership of Historic England as part of the National Heritage Collection.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 Feb 2023
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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 | 31 Jan 2023
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A new project dubbed the “Garden of Civilization” is bringing replicas of iconic Iraqi heritage to the courtyard of the Basrah Museum.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Jan 2023
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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
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2023
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The Heritage Fund has awarded £1.6m (US$1.9m, €1.8m) to a project in Britain so it can support research excavation and explore the impact of climate change on an important historic cultural site.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2023
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jan 2023
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 19 Jan 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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 | 17 Jan 2023
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Heritage organisations in the UK are in serious jeopardy of closure as a result of the cost of living crisis, with nine in 10 concerned about their future
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2023
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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 | 09 Jan 2023
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Trade body Experience UK has named David Willrich as its new chair
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Jan 2023
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The British Museum has confirmed that it is in “constructive discussions” with Greece that could see some of the Parthenon marbles returned to the country.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 Dec 2022
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London’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) will reopen in June 2023 after a three-year closure.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Dec 2022
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Around 4,500 people gathered at Stonehenge for the annual winter solstice, with a further 100,000 watching the event online.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2022
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 28 Nov 2022
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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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Nov 2022
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The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has said that museums should be seen as allies in the climate movement following a number of attacks on historic works of art by climate change activists.
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show.museumsandheritage.com | 10 - 11 May 2023
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Event Director: Anna Preedy
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +44(0)1905 917291
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Oct 2022
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Cunard has announced its 2023 Insights enrichment programme, with adventurer Bear Grylls taking centre stage for the operator’s maiden 2023 voyage to Alaska
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26 Oct 2022
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The National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield has been named the UK’s most family-friendly museum.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Oct 2022
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Leading experience designers Mather & Co have named Kim Kherlopian as the company’s new managing director. Planet Attractions caught up with him at this year’s IAAPA Expo Europe to find out more
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20 Oct 2022
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Airbnb has donated £1.25m (US$1.4m, €1.4m) to English Heritage in order to support heritage tourism and the charity’s conservation and repair of historic houses, castles and abbeys.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Oct 2022
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A wildfire on Easter Island which could have been started deliberately has caused ‘irreparable’ damage to the Unesco World Heritage Site’s iconic moai head statues
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Oct 2022
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AVIXA produces a number of popular events around the world, including InfoComm and Integrated Systems Europe. The organisation's regional manager for the UK and Ireland, Ben Barnard, spoke to Planet Attractions
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11 Oct 2022
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The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) raised nearly a quarter-of-a-million pounds following the auction of 37 giraffe sculptures which had been placed around the city of Edinburgh during the summer.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 06 Oct 2022
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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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26 Aug 2022
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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 | 26 Aug 2022
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Changes to the 2007 definition of a museum reflect industry’s more inclusive and sustainable aims and roles
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23 Aug 2022
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Tourism authorities are seeking new ideas to boost the area around Hadrian’s Wall.
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05 Aug 2022
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Unesco has issued new guidance aimed at reducing impacts from development on World Heritage sites.
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04 Aug 2022
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Coral has recovered from storms and bleaching events to record levels across much of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, a survey has found.
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02 Aug 2022
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Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has launched its Patrimonito Storyboard Competition - an initiative which aims to provide young people with an opportunity to use their creative and problem-solving skills to raise awareness about World Heritage.
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01 Aug 2022
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To mark the 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall, English Heritage has introduced a new installation on the site of the now lost Roman gatehouse at Housesteads Roman Fort.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 20 Jul 2022
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Detailed replicas of the controversial Elgin or Parthenon Marbles, created by a robot, will soon go on display in London
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14 Jul 2022
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The Unesco World Heritage Centre (WHC) has held an online meeting and several virtual workshops to support Iraq in its efforts to conserve its World Heritage sites.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Jul 2022
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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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07 Jul 2022
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Gerard Lemos has been named the next chair of English Heritage, with the former British Council Chair pledging to “help everyone feel part of England’s story.”
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07 Jul 2022
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Design firm Mather & Co has been appointed to produce an interpretation plan for the ‘Discovery Point Transformed’ - a project which will re-launch Dundee’s Discovery Point Museum 30 years after its opening.
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05 Jul 2022
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Dame Diane Lees, the Director-General of Imperial War Museums (IWM) has announced that she will step down from her role on March 31 2023.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jun 2022
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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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16 Jun 2022
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Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery is planning a major exhibition on a recently discovered 17th Century shipwreck which sank in the English Channel while carrying the future King James II and VII.
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15 Jun 2022
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Thousands have signed a petition opposing plans to turn a disused quarry in the UK’s Lake District into a theme park.
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31 May 2022
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Dreamland Margate - the heritage theme park based on a traditional English seaside funfair - is celebrating more than 100 years of its history with a brand new virtual exhibition.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 May 2022
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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 | 25 May 2022
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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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17 May 2022
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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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10 May 2022
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Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has released a statement on the accidental explosion that ripped through much of the Saratoga Hotel, in Havana, Cuba on Friday (May 6), killing at least 35 people.
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10 May 2022
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New York’s Holocaust museum has said that “no one was banned or cancelled,” in response to reports that Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, was barred from attending the museum for a corporate event.
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04 May 2022
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Taking place at Olympia London from May 11 until May 12, the 2022 edition of the Museums + Heritage Show will feature an extensive education programme with more than 70 educational sessions covering topics such as digital skills, sustainability and community outreach.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 03 May 2022
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We've rounded up all the special events you should be attending this month
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Apr 2022
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Unesco’s World Heritage Committee meeting in Kazan has been indefinitely postponed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Apr 2022
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A number of attractions suppliers and manufacturers have been named winners of China’s prestigious Golden Crown Awards
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20 Apr 2022
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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
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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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11 Apr 2022
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Lincoln Castle, home to one of the copies of the historic Magna Carta, has welcomed a new guest to the English heritage attraction in the shape of Lucy - a giant dragon that appears to have lodged herself in the castle’s wall.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Apr 2022
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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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08 Apr 2022
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With an aim to become carbon neutral by 2027, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, UK, has announced that it’s launching a series of major new money-saving incentives for visitors arriving using sustainable transport.
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25 Mar 2022
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A proposed expansion of the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, UK, is back on track after the local authority pledged its support to help the attraction grow in size.
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Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2022
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The new attraction will feature a planetarium dome and exhibition spaces and will open in June
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Mar 2022
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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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14 Mar 2022
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One of the most famous and historic temples in Kyoto, Japan, became home to a new temporary addition last week, with a 12.5-metre-tall inflatable kokeshi doll welcoming visitors to the Kiyomizu-Dera.
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11 Mar 2022
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Mar 2022
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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 | 09 Mar 2022
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Several zoos in Ukraine are in extreme jeopardy following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of the country, with EAZA calling for support and issuing a statement calling on Russian forces to ‘respect the peaceful nature’ of zoos
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08 Mar 2022
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As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, museums and cultural institutions across the country are scrambling to protect their treasures from possible attack.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Mar 2022
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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
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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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