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21/04/2005
Queen’s Visitors' Centre celebrates 10th anniversary
One of the most visited venues in Belfast marked its 10th anniversary with the opening of a special exhibition on Thursday.
Around a quarter of a million people have passed through the doors of Queen's University's Visitors' Centre since it opened as part of Queen's 150th anniversary celebrations in 1995.
Situated at the heart of the University, just through the main door to the Lanyon Building, the multi-functional Centre acts as an information point for thousands of tourists, arranges tours of the campus and hosts a series of high-profile exhibitions and events.
The Centre's anniversary was marked by the opening of its latest exhibition, ‘Happy Returns’, which features excerpts and artefacts from the range of successful displays and events held during the venue's first decade.
Centre Manager Gwynne Donnell said: "During the last 10 years, we have welcomed hundreds of international visitors to Queen's, from business visitors to the city to tourists just wanting to look round to prospective students or people whose parents or grandparents may have attended Queen's.
"Our guest book lists names and messages from all over the world, from China, the United States, mainland Europe and closer to home.”
The official opening of the 'Happy Returns' exhibition, which included a cake-cutting ceremony to mark the Centre's anniversary, took place this morning.
(MB/GB)
Around a quarter of a million people have passed through the doors of Queen's University's Visitors' Centre since it opened as part of Queen's 150th anniversary celebrations in 1995.
Situated at the heart of the University, just through the main door to the Lanyon Building, the multi-functional Centre acts as an information point for thousands of tourists, arranges tours of the campus and hosts a series of high-profile exhibitions and events.
The Centre's anniversary was marked by the opening of its latest exhibition, ‘Happy Returns’, which features excerpts and artefacts from the range of successful displays and events held during the venue's first decade.
Centre Manager Gwynne Donnell said: "During the last 10 years, we have welcomed hundreds of international visitors to Queen's, from business visitors to the city to tourists just wanting to look round to prospective students or people whose parents or grandparents may have attended Queen's.
"Our guest book lists names and messages from all over the world, from China, the United States, mainland Europe and closer to home.”
The official opening of the 'Happy Returns' exhibition, which included a cake-cutting ceremony to mark the Centre's anniversary, took place this morning.
(MB/GB)
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