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Back in time – visitors experience 1960s healthcare in Black Country Museum's new living history centre
by Tom Walker | 01 Nov 2023
Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, UK, has opened a life-sized replica of a healthcare centre for infants, offering visitors an opportunity to discover how new and expectant mothers in the early 1960s were cared for and supported. The new Lea Road Infant Welfare Centre is housed in its own building, allowing visitors to explore a waiting room, doctor’s surgery, a dispensary and other exhibits – as well as meet
New champagne visitor attraction by Casson Mann and Atelier Phileas takes visitors on a journey 'from the earth to the bubble'
by Tom Walker | 31 Aug 2021
A new visitor attraction and cultural destination, located at the foot of the historic slopes of Aÿ-Champagne commune, is taking a fresh approach to exploring the history of champagne. Pressoria – designed by Casson Mann and Atelier Phileas Architecture – blends original heritage architecture and contemporary interiors with sensory and digital installations and event spaces to present the culture of the appellation. Described as a sensory experience that blends elements
Immersive Super Nintendo World will put visitors inside Nintendo’s games
by Tom Anstey | 14 Jan 2020
New details have been revealed about the immersive, game-themed Super Nintendo World, which is due to open at Universal Studios Japan in Tokyo this summer. The theme park land has been conceived for visitors to feel as if they are playing inside their favourite Nintendo video games and will feature Nintendo’s well-known worlds, characters and adventures. Technology and design will be used to blend the physical world with a digital,
Google's Palace of Versailles VR tour welcomes virtual visitors
by Stu Robarts | 02 Oct 2019
Google has created a virtual reality tour of the Palace of Versailles, allowing people to explore the architecture, artworks and history of the former home of French royalty wherever they are in the world. The Versailles: The Palace is Yours exhibit takes visitors on a tour of rooms including the Royal Grand Apartments, the Chapel and the Opera. It was created using a technique called photogrammetry, via which 3D models
'Immersing visitors in nature': Minnesota's US$79.2m Bell Museum reopening this month following redevelopment
by Megan Whitby | 03 Jul 2018
Minnesota’s new Bell Museum is set to reopen its doors to the public following a landmark US$79.2m (€68.2m, £60.4m) renovation. The Bell, previously known as the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, has been Minnesota’s official nature museum since 1872. According to the museum's science director, George Weiblen the Bell was aiming to transform how people experience museums. "Museums used to put nature in a box but instead this
Salone del Mobile and Design Week kick off in Milan with 300,000 visitors expected
by Kim Megson | 18 Apr 2018
Salone del Mobile, one of the world’s leading international design and furnishing events, has kicked off in Milan, with more than 300,000 visitors from over 165 countries expected to visit before the show closes on 22 April. More than 2,000 exhibitors from the worlds of furniture, lighting technology and bathroom and kitchen design are presenting their products and innovations to potential buyers across more than 200,000sq m. Several brands are also celebrating their new collections
Visitors set to fly at Abu Dhabi’s futuristic skydiving and climbing centre
by Alice Davis | 16 Mar 2017
The drive to make Abu Dhabi's Yas Island one of the world’s top leisure and entertainment destination continues with the under-construction CLYMB, a futuristic building that will hold a supersized flight chamber and climbing wall. Miral, the developers and management company behind Yas Island, has said the 9.75m (32ft) flight chamber will be the widest in the world and the 43m (141ft) indoor climbing wall will be the tallest. “CLYMB
MAD promise to take visitors on a journey through time and space with the unveiling of their China Philharmonic Hall design
by Kim Megson | 17 Oct 2016
Ma Yansong and MAD Architects have unveiled their design for a brand new China Philharmonic Hall in Beijing. Located in the bustling business district of Sanlitun next to the multipurpose Beijing Workers Stadium, the building will take the form of a curving 11,600sq m (125,000sq ft) structure covered by a translucent curtain facade. Lush trees and lotus ponds will be installed around the south side of the site in order
Architecture meets agriculture: Visitors to become digital farmers at Italy's food theme park
by Kim Megson | 08 Aug 2016
Visitors to a forthcoming food theme park in Italy will be able to grow their own food on-site in a futuristic pavilion designed by architecture and innovation firm Carlo Ratti Associati. The attraction, called the Area of the Future, will be one of the centrepieces of FICO Eataly World, an 80,000sq m (861,000sq ft) edutainment park focused on food-production and nutrition currently under construction in Bologna. Visitors to the circular
MVRDV strike again: Dutch innovators reveal public art depot which takes visitors 'behind closed doors' to enjoy unexhibited works
by Kim Megson | 09 Nov 2015
Work will soon begin on the creation of a public art depot in Rotterdam allowing visitors to explore behind the scenes at one of Europe’s largest art galleries. The Collectiegebouw will store 75,000 European art works belonging to the city’s Museum Boijmans van Beuningen. While art depots typically hide unexhibited collections from view, visitors here will be able to witness a hive of backstage activity. Restoration, maintenance and transportation of
Visitors to Paprocany Lake hang out in nets suspended over the water
by Kim Megson | 21 Oct 2015
Visitors to Paprocany Lake near the Polish city of Tychy are finding time to relax by lying in specially-created nets suspended over the water. Architecture studio RS+ incorporated the nets into their €85,000 (US$96,600, £62,600) design for a wooden walkway that extends 400m along the bank of the lake, occasionally meandering into the water itself. In the evenings, the promenade is illuminated by energy-saving LED lights. The company were tasked
Giant slides by artist Carsten Höllerpart offer Hayward Gallery visitors an alternative escape
by Kath Hudson | 01 Apr 2015
Specially-commissioned slides which will allow visitors to travel from the Hayward’s Gallery iconic glass pyramid ceiling to the entrance level, will open in London this June as part of an exhibition of work by Belgian artist Carsten Höller. The exhibition Decision will immerse visitors in a series of experimental environments, aiming to transform their physical and mental experience in ways which will lead them to question their habitual perceptions. Other
Glass walkways give visitors bird's eye view of Tower Bridge
by Ashley Harrison | 25 Nov 2014
Two giant glass floors 42m (138ft) above the Thames have opened at Tower Bridge as part of a new attraction marking its 120th birthday. The scheme by Purcell Architects took a year to implement and now offers visitors a completely new view of the bridge, the river and the lifting process from high-level walkways across the Thames. “Purcell is delighted to have contributed to such a unique project, which is
Ohio distillery expects 40,000 visitors in debut year
by Tom Anstey | 22 May 2014
A new Bourbon distillery, which has recently opened in Newport, Ohio, is expecting to bring around 40,000 visitors a year to the visitor attraction side of its business. New Riff Distillery, located near to downtown Cincinnati and which opened on 12 May, is the creation of Ken Lewis – former president of the wine and Spirits Guild of America. Included at the distillery is a private dining room, multiple guest
Tilt attraction suspends visitors 1,000 feet above Chicago, US
by Tom Anstey | 09 May 2014
A unique new attraction has opened in one of Chicago’s tallest skyscrapers – a glass wall that literally tips out to hover hundreds of feet from the ground below. Known as Tilt, the glass and steel moveable platform on the 94th floor of 360 Chicago (formerly the John Hancock Observatory) can hold up to eight people at a time and costs US$5 (£3, €3.60) to try out (plus a general
Swiss St. Moritz centre's spa expects 35,000 visitors in its first year
by Helen Andrews | 04 Apr 2014
Set to open on 5 July this year, after 26 months of construction, the Swiss Ovaverva swimming pool expects 100,000 visitors in its first year and its spa anticipates 35,000 customers. Spread over four floors, the €67m (US$91.8m, £55.3m) development in St. Moritz, Switzerland, is on track for completion, including a women-only panorama sauna, bio sauna and steamroom. Mixed gender bathing areas include the 915sq m (9,948sq ft) rosatsch bath
New bridge to let visitors bounce across the Seine?
by Kath Hudson | 22 Oct 2012
Bouncing and jumping across the Seine on a giant trampoline could be a possibility if plans unveiled by Atelier Zundel Cristea are taken on board. The proposal was put forward for an ideas competition for a new bridge in Paris, which called for a new icon or landmark to add to the 37 bridges across the Seine. “It appears to us that Paris already has the bridges and passages necessary
Swansea Castle to be opened up to visitors
by Pete Hayman | 01 Mar 2011
Archaeologists have started work to clear soil and debris from Swansea Castle's courtyard as part of plans to open up the site to visitors for the first time in decades. Swansea Council aims to restore public access to the attraction and uncover the property's medieval layers, with the archaeological work due to take five weeks to complete. Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios have been appointed to compile a development plan that
Apethorpe Hall opens to visitors after £4m revamp
by Tom Walker | 11 Aug 2010
Grade I-listed Apethorpe Hall in Northamptonshire has been opened to visitors following a major £4m redevelopment of the property. Funded by English Heritage, the work on the property included the restoration of the interior areas - including the plasterwork, oak panelling and ornate fireplaces - by traditional craftspeople. A large section of the timber-framed roof has been repaired and re-roofed using thousands of local stone slates. In total around 150,000
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