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Liverpool's tenure as European Capital of Culture 2008 reaches its finale quarter with the news it has attracted an amazing 6 million cultural visits to date. The city's cultural venues are experiencing an unprecedented box-office bonanza with Tate Liverpool recording its two busiest months since it opened in 1988. The Albert Dock venue, which is hosting a major Gustav Klimt exhibition, welcomed more than 180,000 people in July - only the second time (the previous month being the first) it had broken the 100,000 barrier. It is officially the city's number one attraction in '08. National Museums Liverpool also broke the magic million mark for the first time in the January to July period, with the eight venues combined attracting almost 1.5m people to date. Most notably the Merseyside Maritime Museum is up 90% on 2007. Most Liverpool venues be it for theatre, music, art or museum are recording an average 30% rise on attendances last year. The city has had a phenomenal summer programme from The Tall Ships' Races, The Open at Royal Birkdale, The Summer Pops at the ECHO Arena, The European Youth Parliament, The Beat Goes On at World Museum Liverpool, the UK's only annual Arabic Arts Festival and the Brouhaha Festival to name just a few highlights. The public art projects Go Superlambananas and La Machine has also set the city buzzing as will the onset of autumnal blockbusters such as the Liverpool Biennial, Le Corbusier, King Lear and the MTV Europe Music Awards. For more information please log on www.liverpool08.com Eight 08 fast facts:
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