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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Apr 2025
Today, the Mellon Foundation announced a $15 million emergency funding commitment to the Federation of State Humanities Councils (Federation) to address the impact of the recent federal funding cuts that have devastated state humanities councils. This emergency funding will help provide support to all 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils across the United States.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Apr 2025
Egypt is taking steps to clean up the Pyramids of Giza - but the revamp has got off to a rocky start.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 15 Apr 2025
Christie has supplied more than 50 1DLP laser projectors to power an immersive theatrical experience in Wuhan, China, with the Ballad of Chu utilising the supplier’s cutting-edge projection technology to create a visually rich celebration of Jingchu culture
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Apr 2025
Hackney Council has been awarded a £2.2m grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Apr 2025
London’s Tate Gallery is to return a 17th century artwork to the owner’s heirs after it was found that the painting had been looted by Nazis.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Apr 2025
Hong Kong’s Leisure and Culture Services Department (LCSD) is launching a new month-long initiative to celebrate its cultural heritage.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Apr 2025
Following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake and 6.7 aftershock last Friday, Myanmar’s cultural heritage sites are at risk.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Apr 2025
Just Stop Oil has said it will change its approach to demonstrations, particularly those involving art galleries, museums and heritage sites such as Stonehenge.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 01 Apr 2025
New statistics from the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) have revealed that the British Museum was the UK’s most visited attraction in 2024
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Mar 2025
The iconic Dark Hedges tree tunnel in Northern Ireland, famed for its appearance in the hit series Game of Thrones, faces an uncertain future as the trees reach the end of their lifespan.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Mar 2025
Brogent is set for an exciting year, with the launch of seven major projects across the globe in 2025
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Mar 2025
As wildfires rapidly spread to areas near Unesco-designated world heritage sites in Andong, North Gyeongsang, the Korea Heritage Service raised its disaster alert level to the highest tier, “severe,” on Tuesday evening and deployed emergency teams to the historical sites throughout the night to save the country’s treasured items.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Mar 2025
The New Zealand Cruise Association has released shock statistics highlighting a bleak future of the country’s cruise industry, with port bookings set to drop 40% on last year.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 Mar 2025
Two Victorian engineering heritage museums in north-east London, Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum and Markfield Beam Engine and Museum, have been merged under a new trust organisation.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Mar 2025
The British Library has announced a £1.1bn development of the Library’s St Pancras site.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Mar 2025
Karahantepe, the prominent Neolithic site in Türkiye’s Şanlıurfa city and one of the world’s oldest archaeological sites, will receive roof protection. The protective canopy will be constructed as part of Türkiye’s ‘Legacy for the Future’ project, launched by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to spread excavation and restoration work throughout four seasons across the country. The project’s latest roof initiative will conserve Karahantepe’s millennia-old heritage, ensuring its sustainable preservation for the next generations.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 18 Mar 2025
Kynren – The Storied Lands, the UK’s first live-action historical theme park, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the renowned Flambards Victorian Village, ensuring that this extra-ordinary collection remains together and will be brought to life in a spectacular new show at the attraction opening in 2026.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 17 Mar 2025
Every year, on 18 May, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) organises International Museum Day (IMD), a global event highlighting the transformative role of museums in society. In 2025, IMD will explore “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities”, focusing on how museums can navigate and contribute to a world undergoing profound social, technological, and environmental shifts.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Mar 2025
US President Donald Trump's administration is making deep cuts at the National Park Service (NPS), and after firing around 1,000 of its employees last month the White House is now moving to shutter 34 NPS offices across the country by cancelling their leases. Those facilities support visitor centres, law enforcement units, operations staff, museums and climate-controlled artefact storage for national parks from Alaska to Texas and Florida.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Feb 2025
Nigeria's national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal ruler appointed sole owner and custodian of the objects nearly two years ago, its head said.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Feb 2025
From waterpark suppliers and media specialists to creative designers, dark ride producers and operations specialists, Planet Attractions has gone to every corner of the globe to find out what’s hot in 2025
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2025
The cultural heritage sector will soon have new artificial intelligence-powered tools to improve planning for the protection of sites from the effects of natural disasters, acts of war and environmental crises, thanks to a new Paris-based four-party collaboration, HeritageWatch.AI.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2025
The London Museum is planning a new immersive exhibition within the Vaults, a brick-vaulted basement space in the museum’s new home at the Victorian General Market building.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Feb 2025
On Dec 25, the "Tianjin Port Impression" Experience Hall, part of Tianjin Port Group's port-industry-city integration project, officially opened at Tianjin's Old Culture Street, a national 5A-level tourist attraction.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Feb 2025
The Natural History Museum in London has announced the opening of its first new permanent gallery since 2016, with Fixing Our Broken Planet set to make its public debut in April
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Feb 2025
Louvre Abu Dhabi has achieved a record-breaking 1.4 million visitors in 2024, marking its highest attendance since opening, and bringing the total visitor count to over 6 million. The museum’s success is a testament to its commitment to fostering cultural connections through world-class exhibitions, engaging educational initiatives, and immersive visitor experiences.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Feb 2025
The Norwegian government has announced a groundbreaking environmental initiative to introduce zero-emission requirements for tourist ships and ferries operating in the country’s World Heritage fjords. The new regulations, starting from 1st January 2026, aim to preserve these natural wonders, and promote sustainable tourism.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Feb 2025
“Natural” world heritage sites, such as the Galápagos Islands, Serengeti national park and Great Barrier Reef, could be exposed to multiple climate extremes by the end of the century, researchers warn.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jan 2025
According to Arival’s third edition of its Global Operator Landscape, an annual survey of 7,000 tour, activity and attraction operators worldwide, operators in Spain are reporting higher growth in 2024 and a more positive outlook for 2025 than the rest of Europe and the global market.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 27 Jan 2025
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 watch list of heritage sites facing major challenges – and this year’s locations span five continents, and the Moon.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2025
The National Gallery has closed its Van Gogh exhibition as the most successful ticketed exhibition in its history.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jan 2025
Engaging with culture and heritage improves the health and wellbeing of UK adults to the tune of £8bn every year, according to research commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 13 Dec 2024
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism has launched a pop-up experience, celebrating the country’s rich cultural heritage, in the heart of New York City
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 09 Dec 2024
As we approach a new year, the UK’s visitor attraction and heritage sectors are poised for exciting developments. Several key trends are set to shape the industry in 2025, offering opportunities for innovation, engagement, and sustainability.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Dec 2024
Plans have been submitted for the new multi-million-pound Museum of Aberdeenshire and library in Peterhead.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Nov 2024
Artists, museums and churches in Valencia, on the central eastern coast of Spain, face devastation following the deadly flash floods on 29 October that killed more than 200 people and caused widespread damage. Although the city of Valencia itself was largely spared, towns immediately to its south—in an area known as La Huerta or “the garden”—were inundated. Heritage sites were badly affected, some irreparably. The area is popular with Valencian artists, many of whom have lost their life’s work along with their workshops.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 21 Nov 2024
Brogent is partnering with Niagara Parks to debut a flying theatre attraction in 2025.
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www.iaapa.org/expos/iaapa-expo-middle-east | 30 Mar - 02 Apr 2026
IAAPA Europe, Middle East and Africa, WeWork, 4 Sint-Lazaruslaan, Sint-Joost-ten-Node, 1210 Brussels, Belgium
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Nov 2024
China's first Legoland theme park will open in summer 2025 in Shanghai, its developers announced on Nov. 6 during the seventh China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Nov 2024
A new study will review the collections and practices of 450 US cultural institutions to establish a groundwork of ethical collections across the US
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Nov 2024
A museum that housed the national fairground collection is closing for the final time this weekend.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Oct 2024
Rome lovers and arts afficionados rejoice! In an effort to restore and showcase ancient artifacts stored in the warehouses of numerous Italian museums, the Italian Ministry of Culture, the non-profit association LoveItaly and the Lazio Hotel Federation have launched a new initiative entitled Art Out of the Museum (Arte Fuori del Museo).
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Oct 2024
A new study has listed the 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites most at risk from climate change, and emphasized the urgent need for the cultural sector to take action.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Oct 2024
Brits could be whacked with extra charges to visit top French tourist attractions such as the Louvre under plans unveiled by the country’s culture minister.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Oct 2024
The V&A East’s working store and free visitor attraction, V&A East Storehouse, is to open to the public on 31 May 2025.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Oct 2024
Babylon, once the center of world civilization, is facing severe neglect of its numerous globally significant archaeological sites, with some areas becoming dumping grounds and others facing complete destruction, experts warn.
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 17 Oct 2024
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded 15 UK heritage projects a share of £30m in funding, with London’s Crystal Palace Park and North Yorkshire’s Ripon Museum among recipients
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 16 Oct 2024
A tourism influx is putting the Komodo dragon's habitat at risk with Indonesia’s government considering partial park closures in 2025 to protect the species
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Oct 2024
A new indoor theme park is nearing completion in the Netherlands, with Bommelwereld set to open to the public in 2025
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Oct 2024
The V&A has secured initial funding for a project to transform its South Asia Gallery.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Oct 2024
Blenheim Palace and the Eden Project have introduced a new returnable cup system, which avoids the need for visitors to drink from single-use cups.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Sep 2024
IAAPA has announced plans to bring its first Expo to the Middle East region, with the attractions body also celebrating the launch of this year’s record-breaking IAAPA Expo Europe in Amsterdam
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Sep 2024
IAAPA returns to Amsterdam for the 2024 edition of IAPPA Expo Europe. Here’s everything you need to know about the event
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Sep 2024
Due to the popularity of the Bridgerton series, Blenheim Palace has announced an extension to its summer film trail, as well as the launch of several new experiences based on the hit show
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 02 Sep 2024
The National Portrait Gallery has announced the appointment of its thirteenth Director.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2024
It has been predicted that fifty World Heritage sites will be lost to climate change by the year 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are not drastically cut
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Aug 2024
Rain following a severe drought has seen an 1,100-year-old pyramid in Mexico partially collapse at the Ihuatzio archaeological site
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Aug 2024
The UK’s oldest rollercoaster is currently undergoing repairs after some of the slats on the historic coaster were torn up during operation
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Aug 2024
The historic Wolsey Rooms at Hampton Court Palace have re-opened with a brand-new exhibition, ‘The Tudor World’, celebrating the early reign of the iconic Tudor king, through a vivid display of original artworks, historic objects, and interactive experiences.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 06 Aug 2024
Tottenham Hotspur is delighted to launch its first-ever Heritage Tour, detailing the incredible story of the history, architecture and people that make up the past, present and future of the Club and its local area.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 30 Jul 2024
A controversial £1.7bn scheme that would have seen a major road running alongside Stonehenge become an underground dual-carriageway tunnel has been scrapped by the British government
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jul 2024
There’s been a lot going on in the world of attractions over the last week. Here are some of the headlines:
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 26 Jul 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The French are famous for their cheese and now it’s being celebrated with the launch of a new cheese museum in Paris - the first in the country
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 13 Jun 2024
King Charles III has taken up a position formerly held by his mother Queen Elizabeth II, becoming Royal Patron for the UK’s Art Fund
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 12 Jun 2024
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
A second man has denied illegally felling the UK's most famous tree.
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 10 Jun 2024
The Albergo dei Poveri, one of Europe’s biggest historic buildings, is undergoing nearly €150m worth of work that will see it house the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, as well as university facilities and the city’s National Library
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jun 2024
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has promised “a new era of renewal and innovation” following the appointment of Medea Ekner as its new director general
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 May 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A £5.6m (US$6.8m, €6.4m) project to develop a virtual reality museum platform has been unveiled.
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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 | 11 Oct 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The long-awaited Showtown Museum in Blackpool, UK, finally has an opening date.
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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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Aug 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Qatar has launched an exhibition showcasing plans for four new museums, with the Art Mill Museum, Lusail Museum, Qatar Auto Museum and Dadu Children’s Museum of Qatar all to open in the country by the end of the decade
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Jun 2023
A museum in the Netherlands has come under fire for cultural appropriation, after using the likeness of American rapper Nas’ in a Tutankhamun-inspired bust
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 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
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
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
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
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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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 22 May 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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heritagedot.org | 22 Mar 2023
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Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 07 Mar 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Jan 2023
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
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
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
The UK government has announced the launch of a new Energy Bill Discount Scheme offering significant discounts for vulnerable businesses including museums and heritage sites
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Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Jan 2023
A ‘radical, once-in-a-generation’ development will see Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum undergo a year-long transformation starting in June
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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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