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Lincoln Castle in line for £20m redevelopment


Lincoln Castle is to undergo a multi-mil- lion pound renovation aſter Lincolnshire County Council confirmed it had received Lottery funding towards the scheme. Te project is expected to cost £19.9m


and has been awarded a £12m grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund. European Union support is also being sought in addition to the Lottery support and council funding. A new vault to showcase Magna Carta


and the Charter of the Forest is included among the plans for the redevelopment. Read more: http://lei.sr?a=H7F5P


£6m for Science Museum project


London’s Science Museum has secured £6m from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards the creation of a new gallery exploring the history of com- munications technology. Te new Making Modern


Communications project will see the museum exhibit “unique objects” combined with human stories in order to chart the 200-year evolution of modern communication. Te gallery will showcase


prominent moments where technology helped change the world, such as the laying of the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic. Around 1,000 objects will be put in display


Te new gallery will look at innovations in communications technology


in the new gallery, including a 6m (20ſt) tuning coil from Rugby Radio Station, which formed part of the UK’s Cold War defences. Science Museum Group director Ian Blatchford said: “Te project represents a step


Wilkinson Eyre Architects designed the museum


Olympic rower opens new £15m SeaCity Museum


Double Olympic rowing gold medallist James Cracknell has officially launched the £15m SeaCity Museum as part of the new Cultural Quarter in Southampton. Te attraction – housed within the city’s


Grade II*-listed former Magistrates’ Court – has been designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and built by Kier Southern. SeaCity Museum comprises two perma-


nent galleries examining the city’s status as a “Gateway to the World” and its maritime heritage over the last 2,000 years. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C1z6x


‘Record’ visitor figures for Wales’ national museums


Wales’ seven national museums attracted a record 1.69 million visitors in 2011-12, which is the highest total reported since the intro- duction of free entry in April 2001. Among the successes from 2011-12 was


the new National Museum of Art, which has helped boost National Museum Cardiff visitor numbers by 13.7 per cent. Elsewhere, the National Wool Museum


surpassed the 30,000 visits for the first time and has seen its total visitor numbers since 2000-01 increase by 236 per cent. Details: http://lei.sr?a=1k2m8


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change for the Science Museum and the first step in the delivery of its Master Plan. “The award of the grant underlines the


essential role of the Science Museum in helping to inspire engagement, particularly amongst young people.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=f9q4S


ACE reveals finalised Renaissance awards


Arts Council England (ACE) has revealed the final awards to its Renaissance major part- ner museums, which will see more than £62m invested over the next three years. Earlier this year, the organi-


sation named the 16 successful applicants that are to receive support between 2012-13 and 2014-15 under the new-look Renaissance programme. ACE admitted the amount


to be invested was slightly higher than an initial bud- get of around £60m but said it would finance the “ambition and range of work” outlined in the bids. Birmingham Museums Trust; Bristol City


Birmingham Museums Trust, which includes Tinktank, secured £5.1m ACE chief executive Alan Davey said: “Tese


Council and Leeds Museums and Galleries have each secured more than £5m, along with the Manchester Partnership.


excellent and innovative museums will work with the Arts Council to contribute to the col- lective leadership of the museums sector.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=X8V1G


Life Online opens at National Media Museum


Life Online, a new permanent gallery dedi- cated to the social, technological and cultural impact of the internet, has been unveiled at the National Media Museum in Bradford. Te gallery, which is seen as the first of its kind anywhere in the world, was opened by


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


Vint Cerf and incorporates contributions from a host of technology and internet specialists. Among the contributors is Cerf, regarded


as one of the “fathers of the internet”, and Ray Tomlinson, who sent the world’s first email. Details: http://lei.sr?a=b0I2y


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