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Axios
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Weekend events in Richmond: Greek Fest, dinosaurs and Pride
The weekend is almost here, and the forecast is shaping up to look like clear, sunny skies with a strong chance of drinkable water citywide. Here are some things you can get into. All weekend 🇬🇷 The Richmond Greek Festival, one of Richmond's favorite food festivals, is back at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral. Thursday -Sunday. Free. 🔋 Charged Up Fest — a multi-day hip-hop festival with concerts, dance parties, community bike rides, basketball games and more — runs through Sunday. Prices and locations vary. Saturday 🦖"Ultimate Dinosaurs," a traveling exhibition with 20 "full specimens" (that means dinosaur skeletons), opens at the The Science Museum and will hang around through Sept. 1. Tickets are $25 for adults; $22 for kids ages 6-12 and seniors and $17.50 for the kiddos ages 3–5. 🧗🏻♂️ Chesterfield Outdoor Fest brings outdoor recreation (like BMX show, fishing, rock climbing and the Ultimate Air Dogs), live music and food trucks and family-friendly fun to the Chesterfield County Fairgrounds. Noon-5pm. Free. Sunday 🏳️🌈 Endless Summer of Pride kicks off with Dine Out for Pride, a week-long dining event in which 27 local restaurants celebrate Pride by donating $1 from a signature item purchase to the cause. 🛝 Bounce House Bonanza, a mini festival of bounce houses, is on in Henrico at Crump Park. 11am-1pm. Free. 💒 The Greater Virginia Bridal Show takes over the Convention Center if you're looking for wedding planning ideas, or to chat with vendors all in one place. 1-5pm. Free.
The Independent
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Man sets world record for most museums visited in 24 hours
A man has sped his way across London using a kick scooter to achieve a Guinness World Records title for the most museums visited in 24 hours. Ben Melham, 42, whizzed his way around 42 museums including The Barbican Art Gallery, The British Museum, The Science Museum and The Natural History Museum on October 25. Following verification from the world records team, he was recently declared a world record holder, beating the 33-museum feat achieved by Sujoy Kumar Mitra and Swaroop Dawrani in Delhi, India. Mr Melham, who is from London and lives in Surrey, said: ' Museums are essential to our understanding of who we are and where we come from. 'Through this record attempt, I hoped to raise awareness and inspire greater engagement with museums and the incredible collections they safeguard.' Mr Melham, who is a leading expert in the operation and sustainability of museums and cultural institutions, shows no signs of slowing down in his pursuit to encourage others to enjoy museums as much as he does. He is at the halfway mark of another world record attempt – the most museums visited in a year. Adam Millward, managing editor of Guinness World Records, said 'Hundreds of thousands of visitors make a beeline to the British capital each year to immerse themselves in history, science, engineering, art and nature – as well as a few more delightfully esoteric collections. 'With his record-setting 24-hour culture dash, Ben has highlighted the rich diversity of London's museum landscape. 'It's a reminder to locals and tourists alike that there's always something new to explore and learn about, albeit ideally at a slightly less frantic pace than this record demanded of Ben.'
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Man sets world record for most museums visited in 24 hours
A man has sped his way across London using a kick scooter to achieve a Guinness World Records title for the most museums visited in 24 hours. Ben Melham, 42, whizzed his way around 42 museums including The Barbican Art Gallery, The British Museum, The Science Museum and The Natural History Museum on October 25. Following verification from the world records team, he was recently declared a world record holder, beating the 33-museum feat achieved by Sujoy Kumar Mitra and Swaroop Dawrani in Delhi, India. Mr Melham, who is from London and lives in Surrey, said: 'Museums are essential to our understanding of who we are and where we come from. 'Through this record attempt, I hoped to raise awareness and inspire greater engagement with museums and the incredible collections they safeguard.' Mr Melham, who is a leading expert in the operation and sustainability of museums and cultural institutions, shows no signs of slowing down in his pursuit to encourage others to enjoy museums as much as he does. He is at the halfway mark of another world record attempt – the most museums visited in a year. Adam Millward, managing editor of Guinness World Records, said 'Hundreds of thousands of visitors make a beeline to the British capital each year to immerse themselves in history, science, engineering, art and nature – as well as a few more delightfully esoteric collections. 'With his record-setting 24-hour culture dash, Ben has highlighted the rich diversity of London's museum landscape. 'It's a reminder to locals and tourists alike that there's always something new to explore and learn about, albeit ideally at a slightly less frantic pace than this record demanded of Ben.'
