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■ p30 San Francisco’s reopened Exploratorium invites visitors to think with their hands
■ p40 Perot Museum of Nature and Science
■ p24 Village Roadshow’s CEO Tim Fisher ISSUE 2 2013
07 Editor’s letter 10 Theme park news 12 Science centre news 14 Museum news 16 Waterpark news 18 Heritage news 20 Zoo news 22 Gallery news
24 Profi le: Tim Fisher The CEO of Village Roadshow Theme Parks reveals how the company’s defied the double-dip global recession with record attendances to its existing parks and three more due to open
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■ p36 Visitors are taken beneath the sea at Denmark’s new aquarium Den Blå Planet
30 Museum: The big idea San Francisco’s Exploratorium reopened in April in a venue three times its original size. The museum’s Linda Dackman shows how the new space is being used
36 Aquarium: Den Blå Planet The CEO and designer describe Denmark’s new aquarium, which is shaped like a whirlpool and has 20,000 animals and up to 8,000 visitors a day
44 New opening: Thinking inside the box The Perot Museum is shaped like a cube and described as the next generation of nature and science museums. CEO Nicole Small explains how and why
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50 Restoration: Home improvement The Historic Dyess Colony: Boyhood Home of Johnny Cash project is restoring the famous singer’s house, educating visitors about the New Deal era and revitalising the area
56 Planetarium: The sky at night Two dome theatres are among the highlights of Canada’s new Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, which shows what’s going on in the universe as it happens
62 Social media: Smart moves Find out how to use digital opportunities beyond your website in a new series by social media expert Kelly Wheeler
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