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Seven Twitter critters that define destinations on social media
DestinationsTourism boards can border on boring when they push out a stream of scheduled tweets that shout dates of upcoming events at followers. And it can be difficult to create one voice to define a destination that is filled with all kinds of attractions and locals. That’s why tourism boards, museums, and travel attractions are turning [...]
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Abu Dhabi developer of Louvre and Guggenheim clones cuts costs
DestinationsTourism Development & Investment Co., the state-owned developer building branches of the Louvre and Guggenheim museums in Abu Dhabi, fired employees from several departments to reduce costs, two people with knowledge of the matter said. Job cuts were made in departments including project management and marketing, said the people, who asked not to be identified [...]
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Why museums shouldn’t be free for everyone
DestinationsNew York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art was recently sued by visitors because its advertised admission prices use the word “recommended” in rather fine print, giving the impression there is no getting around the basic non-concession rate of $25. It’s an odd practice, rarely seen elsewhere, of posting a price but not actually making payment required, and so [...]
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Vancouver museum exhibit explores social impact of well-designed hotels
DestinationsA hotel is more than just a place to lay your head down. If you don’t believe it, check out a fascinating new show at the Canada’s Vancouver Art Gallery convincingly argues that hotels are far more than just bricks and mortar. The gallery’s newest exhibition is Grand Hotel: Redesigning Modern Life, which is described [...]
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Public loses access to several Smithsonian galleries due to budget cuts
DestinationsBudget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will force unpaid leave for U.S. Park Police officers who guard the nation’s monuments in Washington, New York City and elsewhere, agency officials told Congress on Tuesday. The House Government Oversight and Reform committee [...]
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San Francisco’s new museum celebrates the city’s reputation for innovation
DestinationsThe Exploratorium, San Francisco’s hands-on science and technology learning museum, is set to open up next week in its brand new location at Pier 15 right on the Bay, and we got the chance to head inside a few days early and take a look at the new digs. Many cities have science museums, but this one has [...]
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Holocaust museum in Warsaw comes to grips with Poland’s role
DestinationsAlmost nothing remains of the old Warsaw Ghetto: just a half-dozen buildings, a synagogue, some fragments of a brick wall. The rest was blown up by the Germans in their onslaught against the Jews who took up arms against them. Now this Holocaust-era prison of misery and death is undergoing a dramatic transformation in time [...]
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Myanmar takes steps to preserve its history before tourist boom
DestinationsA home that once belonged to a former United Nations secretary-general, the late U Thant, is being restored and will open as a new museum in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Government officials, diplomats and members of U Thant’s family gathered Saturday at a ceremony at the home, a two-story yellow villa built in the 1920s [...]
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Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum opens after 10 years, $500 million of renovations
DestinationsVincent van Gogh once said that he could sit in front of Rembrandt’s “Jewish Bride” in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum for a fortnight with just a crust of bread to eat. It would be interesting to know what he would have made of the lavishly renovated and remodeled Rijksmuseum, which is reopening after a decade-long restoration — [...]
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The Met vows to fight lawsuits over admission policies
DestinationsThe Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan emailed its “closest supporters” today, vowing to vigorously defend itself against two lawsuits alleging its optional entry fee is misleading to visitors. The email from museum director Thomas Campbell referred recipients to a message he “just posted” on the museum’s website. Campbell says the museum’s optional, but recommended admission [...]
