heritage centre news

VisitEngland has published its Annual Survey of Visits to Visitor Attractions for 2022, showing that while visitation numbers across England continued to recover through 2022, ... More

The Great Spa Towns of Europe association (GSTE) is holding its second General Assembly in the UK’s World Heritage city of Bath on 2 March ... More

North America and Japan-based visitor attractions and businesses picked up 14 of the 19 Thea Awards this year. Organised by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), ... More

Drake's Island, a former fort and prison located off the coast of Plymouth, UK, is set to reopen on 15 March for a one-off tour ... More

Car manufacturing group Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has opened a new heritage centre in its famous Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, showcasing vintage models from ... More

A world first heritage centre dedicated to the Paralympic movement has opened in Stoke Mandeville, England, telling the story of it from its inception in ... More

A new proposed heritage centre in Montana, US, has received a boost after the state government passed a bill financing the project. Located in the ... More

A new directive in Singapore, set to launch in June, will allow elderly and disabled people who cannot physically get to museums to see exhibitions ... More

A new 19,000sq ft (1,765sq m), US$6m (€5.2m, £4.7m) home for an attraction that honours the 3,522 recipients of America’s highest military award, the Medal ... More

A £200,000 (US$252,605, €221,270) cash injection from the UK Government to Black Cultural Archives (BCA) in Brixton, London, is intended to buy time for the ... More

A new arts and heritage centre is planned for the Oldham in the UK that will tell the history of the town near Manchester, from ... More

A project to establish a museum dedicated to the history of Scottish motorsport has received charitable status from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. ... More

The headquarters of car manufacturer Lotus are to undergo extensive renovations, with a new heritage centre and museum planned for the site. Designed by architects ... More

Historic properties and attractions across England experienced significant growth in visitor numbers in 2017. VisitEngland’s Visitor Attraction Trends in England 2017 report shows that, of ... More

The state parties of Mexico and Central America have adopted a five-year action plan for World Heritage, following a regional gathering of the World Heritage ... More

Unesco's World Heritage Centre will this week be hosting a heritage workshop as part of its mandate to promote culture and education in Africa. Taking ... More

Mechtild Rössler, director of Unesco's World Heritage Centre, has said the youth population must be prepared to protect the world's heritage for future generations. Speaking ... More

The World Rowing Federation (FISA) has become the first global sports body to make a commitment to World Heritage, teaming with the World Wildlife Fund ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded the National Paralympic Heritage Trust £1m (US$1.3m, €1.1m) to establish a heritage centre in the UK chronicling the ... More

Unesco’s World Heritage Centre (WHC) has launched a new platform aiming to help donors find heritage projects in need of funding. Called the Marketplace for ... More

Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has said that its listed reefs are likely to disappear by the end of the century unless global CO2 output can ... More

The architecture studio of David Chipperfield have announced significant progress on two key museum projects in their portfolio: an extension to the Kunsthaus museum in ... More

Newmarket’s £14m (US$17.1m, €15.7m) National Horse Racing Museum has opened to the public more than 25 years on from its original inception. Celebrating more than ... More

The history of Bath’s famous Roman baths are to be told as part of a new visitor experience, thanks to a grant of £3.4m (US$4.2m, ... More

The Cabrach Trust is seeking £5.3m (US$6.9m, €6.1m) in funds to build a new Scotch whisky distillery and heritage centre in Cabrach, with the aim ... More