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LIFE: A Journey Through Time Offers a Photographic Celebration of the Wonder of Life on Earth May 16, 2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The transformation of Earth and its natural phenomena is showcased in an epic photography project called LIFE: A Journey Through Time, opening at Discovery Place Wednesday, May 25. An... more

Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham Receives $2 Million Challenge Grant from The Leon Levine Foundation May 11, 2011

ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- The Leon Levine Foundation has issued a leadership challenge to Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham, a children’s museum being developed in Rockingham, N.C. by Discovery Place, Inc. The Foundation will... more

Win a week-long Summer Camp from Discovery Place! May 02, 2011

Discovery Place is offering the chance to win a ScienceReach Summer Camps session at one of its locations across Charlotte, including Mint Hill, Pineville, Huntersville or the Carolinas Aviation Museum. The winner will be... more

MEDIA ADVISORY: Discovery Place Spring Break Activities Monday, April 18-Friday, April 29 April 12, 2011

Cure the winter blues and catch spring fever at Discovery Place! Mystery, wonder and excitement are contagious as Museum visitors explore science through hands-on exhibitions and a full schedule of interactive live shows... more

BORN TO BE WILD JOURNEYS INTO DISCOVERY PLACE APRIL 8 April 05, 2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (April 5, 2011) – Join IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures on a miraculous journey of second chances when Born to be Wild opens on April 8 at Discovery Place‘s The Charlotte Observer... more

Discovery Place Names Dean Briere Chief Operating Officer April 05, 2011

CHARLOTTE – Dean Briere has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Discovery Place, Inc. In the newly created position, Briere will oversee operations of the non-profit’s three... more

SEAN CASEY TO MAKE SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT DISCOVERY PLACE March 22, 2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 22, 2011)— Sean Casey, the daring large-format filmmaker best known as the star of the Discovery Channel’s wildly popular Storm Chasers series, will bring his whirlwind adventure to... more

TORNADO ALLEY STORMS INTO DISCOVERY PLACE’S IMAX® DOME THEATRE March 14, 2011

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 14, 2011)—Tornado season is fast approaching in the region of America’s heartland known as “the severe weather capital of the world, and on March 18, 2011, Tornado Alley,... more