Heritage News
Britain’s religious buildings are attracting the crowds
Britain’s religious buildings are sought aſter attractions for international tourists with 6.7 million visiting churches or cathedrals in 2011. According to VisitBritain, religious buildings are not a deciding factor in them- selves for tourists planning to travel to the UK, but they have an important impact on visitor experience. Visiting a religious site is most popular
among Brazilians (55 per cent) followed by Australians and Americans (49 per cent) and Russians and Chinese (45 per cent). In total, 22 per cent of last year’s 31m vis-
itors went to a religious site. VisitBritain CEO Sandie Dawe said overseas visi- tors rate Britain fourth out of 50 nations for built heritage, with films like Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code rais- ing the prominence of its historic sites. Details:
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Settlers museum reopens in NZ
A museum telling the social history of one of New Zealand’s first cities has reopened in Dunedin fol- lowing a four-year NZ$37.5m (£19.64m, €2 4.21m, US$31.69m) refurbishment. Toitu Otago Settlers
Museum opened to the pub- lic on 8 December after a two-year closure during its building phase. The closure allowed the
development of a transport garage, the refurbishment of heritage brick buildings and construction of a new entrance foyer, which houses a steam locomotive, a shop, café and function spaces. A 3,000 sq m storage facility, which kicked
Te social history museum reopened a multi-million dollar revamp
off the refurbishment project in 2008, was completed in November 2009. Te museum includes exhibits charting the
arrival of the indigenous Maori population, the growth of Dunedin city and future chal- lenges for the region. Te renovation has allowed the museum
to display many large objects that had pre- viously been in storage, including a Tiger
Exhibits include aircraſt that helped the victory
Freedom Pavilion opens at New Orleans Museum
The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, has launched the latest phase of its US$300m (£187m, €225m) expansion. Te US Freedom Pavilion: Te Boeing Centre, which cost US$35m (£22m, €26m), tells the story of America’s industrial capability during the war years and explores what it was like to participate in WWII on land, sea and in the air. It showcases the macro artifacts of the
war, representing America’s production of airplanes, artillery, tanks and other equip- ment that helped the victory in World War II. Exhibited artifacts include a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, an SBD Dauntless, a B-25 fuselage and the TBM Avenger. The expansive space features elevated
visitor catwalks for a dramatic view of the aircraſt as well as LED screens programmed with historical films. Designed by New York- based engineering firm and architectural firm Voorsanger Architects, the pavilion was funded through a $20m Congressional grant through the US Department of Defense as well as a $15m donation from Te Boeing Company. Details:
18 National Afro-American Museum opens first phase
Te first phase of the National Afro-American Museum in Wilberforce, Ohio, USA was unveiled to the public on 26th January, following an 18-month long revamp. To be opened in stages, the
museum’s first phase includes a renovated exhibition space, which will feature the first new installation entitled How I Got Over. Te mixed media exhibi-
tion will reflect the African American experience and focus on three themes of celebration, spirituality and protest. A second exhibition space is expected to be open mid-2013 and will feature a quilt installation entitled And Still We Rise. It will consist of nearly 100 quits by African American artist Carolyn Mazloomi. Other works on the museum include updat-
Te museum has reopened to the public following an 18-month revamp
Charles Wash, said: “Te newly renovated public spaces will also make programming a more prominent feature than before. “Tis will allow us to provide first-hand
ing all the exhibition spaces and mechanical systems in the museum. Executive director of the National Afro-American Museum,
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educational opportunities for the public that fully interpret the material culture of African Americans from around the country.” Details:
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Tea trolley bus, a Didham’s delivery truck, a restored tram and a night soil cart. Dunedin mayor David Cull said the
museum would be an “evolving database of snapshots and historic vistas and of personal, family and cultural stories.” The museum, which offers visitors free
admission, first opened its doors in 1908 and is publically-owned by Dunedin City Council. Details:
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