Recent Articles

Discovery Place Names New Board Members July 30, 2010

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Discovery Place recently appointed six new members to the Museum’s Board of Trustees. They include Patricia Crawford of Wells Fargo, A. Victor Fields of The Charlotte Observer, Michael Jones of... more

Discovery Place Renovation Reaches Grand Finale with New Exhibitions June 14, 2010

World Alive celebrates Earth's colorful, quirky and amazing species Fantastic Frogs exposes astounding superpowers of survival and adaptation Open Sunday, June 27 CHARLOTTE,... more

Discovery Place Builds Toward Future with New Exhibitions April 23, 2010

Project Build follows shelter from protective need to aesthetic desire Think It Up brings out the innovator in everyone Open Saturday, May 1 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Discovery Place breaks... more

Next Wave of New Discovery Place Exhibitions Revealed March 09, 2010

Opens Saturday, March 13 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Meet “them” – the millions of unseen residents that call the human body home – as Discovery Place unveils THEM on Saturday,... more

New Exhibit Areas Revealed at Discovery Place February 08, 2010

Features Brand-New Exhibits: Scientific Inquiry Through Play for Young Children, ‘Unreel’ Movie Experience New Exhibitions Open Saturday, February 13 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Interact and learn at Discovery... more

Insects Give Insight Into Crime In New Discovery Place Exhibition January 26, 2010

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Warning: Discovery Place’s new experience may bug you! Guests can detect the secrets of crime-solving bugs when new exhibition CSI: Crime Scene Insects opens at Discovery Place on Saturday,... more

“Adventures in Wild California” Delivers Bold Rush of Extreme Nature at Discovery Place August 27, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Audiences can experience a bold rush of extreme nature on the largest movie screen in the Carolinas as Discovery Place introduces “Adventures in Wild California” in The Charlotte... more

Discovery Place Names New Board Members July 20, 2009

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Discovery Place appointed seven new board members to the Museum’s board of trustees. They include Jeanne Brayboy, William Clyde, Ph.D. of Queens University of Charlotte, Suzanne Freeman of... more