'It will become an icon for design for all of Scotland' — incoming director shares V&A Museum excitement
A leading figure behind the V&A Museum in Dundee has hailed the project as an "icon" for the city. (...)
'Perhaps the finest location of any Scottish city' — Lonely Planet guide makes friends with Dundee
An influential tourist guide has hailed Dundee and described it as a "newly confident" city with numerous attractions with which to impress visitors. (...)
Launch of Deaf Action Tayside
Around 62,000 people across Tayside who have hearing difficulties will now get support from a national organisation that is looking to expand local services. (...)
Items loaned to new Antarctic exhibition at Discovery Point
Memorabilia relating to the first overland expedition in the Antarctic arrived in Dundee this week ahead of a new exhibition in the city. (...)
Discovery Point wins 'collections of national significance' funding
Discovery Point has been awarded a share of over £220,000 in capital funding announced by the Scottish Government. (...)
Dundee Science Festival looking for bright sparks
Nearly 3000 primary pupils will don white coats, wellies and lab specs in the next fortnight to take part in one of the major dates in the school calendar. (...)
AppCon organiser urges developers to grab mobile opportunity
Small computer games companies creating mobile phone applications can fill the gap left in Dundee's digital economy by the collapse of giants like Realtime Worlds, an industry expert says. (...)
Packed programme for Dundee Science Festival
Dundee's "biggest and most exciting celebration of science" will cover everything from fossils to forensics. (...)
Italian TV star discovers Dundee
One of Dundee's star tourist attractions played host to one of Italy’s top TV stars as he filmed a documentary in the city. (...)
Tayroots genealogy project's shock for volunteer
A Dundee man received a "delightful surprise" when he picked up a family history resource leaflet — and spotted his mother on the front cover. (...)
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Dundee V&A's £3.8m funding boost from government
Plans to open a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum in Dundee have received another major boost when it was announced the development will receive £3.8 million in accelerated funding from the Scottish Government. (...)
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Party time for Sex and the City 2 fans
Cocktail dresses, cupcakes and champagne were the order of the day for over 400 women who flocked to a trio of fabulous Sex and the City girls' nights out in Dundee over the weekend. (...)
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Ash cloud and economic crisis could lead to bumper Dundee tourism
The combination of the Icelandic ash cloud and ongoing economic crisis could create another bumper summer for Dundee's leading tourist attractions, it has been claimed. (...)
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