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One-time backwater fosters greater sense of belonging
On Saturdays, Hobart's Salamanca Place hosts a market visited by thousands of locals and tourists.

Outrage as visitors are charged to see former concentration camp
Managers at Sachsenhausen have started charging visitors for guided tours of the memorial site.

Trawling Auckland's historic treasure troves
Tired of taking the kids to the usual big museums during the school holidays? Virgil Evetts discovers Auckland contains many smaller collections worth a visit.

Auckland Art Gallery extension and renovation project
Construction continues on the Auckland Art Gallery extension and renovation project in the Central City.

Don't miss: Marilyn: Hollywood Icon
Located in Claverton Manor near Bath, the American Museum in Britain contains over 15,000 items of decorative arts.

A few of Neil MacGregor's favourite things
The most ambitious history project of the year — the British Museum’s A History of the World in 100 Objects — is now a book. Boyd Tonkin talks to its creator and author and finds out that how the world looks depends on where you stand.

Library ponders twitter's historical value
The chief executive of the British Library yesterday confessed to having asked herself recently: "Should a world-class library preserve Stephen Fry's tweets?"