Discovery Place, Inc. Receives Award Recognitions

Museums continue to attract visitors with renovated and new facilities

May 26, 2011

Discovery Place, Inc. has received several recent accolades from the business community, including two prestigious Charlotte Magazine Best of the Best 2011 awards which honored Discovery Place as Best Museum (Ages 9 to 13) and Discovery Place KIDS-Huntersville as Best Museum (Age 8 and Under). Discovery Place was also named Best Place to Take the Kids on a Rainy Day in the CharlotteSmartyPants.com 2011 Smarty Awards.

In addition, Discovery Place’s Cool Stuff exhibition has also been honored with an Award for Interior Design from the American Institute of Architects, AIA Hampton Roads chapter, as part of the organization’s annual award contest. The award commends the exhibition’s innovation and design, including colors, materials, technology, layout and appeal to its target audience.

Earlier this year Discovery Place, Inc. was ranked as the most visited museum and historic attraction in the Charlotte region and seventh overall in North Carolina by an annual survey released by Carolina Publishing Associates. Additionally, the advertising campaign to introduce Discovery Place after its 2010 renovation won two silver ADDY awards for Wray Ward, one of the Southeast’s leading independent creative marketing firms.

About Discovery Place

One of the top hands-on science museums in the nation, Discovery Place provides ever-changing, entertaining facilities that engage the public in the active exploration of science and nature. More than a half-million people from all over the United States visit Discovery Place, its IMAX® Dome Theatre and Charlotte Nature Museum each year. In June 2010, the Museum completed an 18-month, $31.6 million renovation, resulting in a completely transformed and re-imagined experience with all-new interactive exhibits. Discovery Place is supported, in part, with operating support from the Arts & Science Council. Connect with Discovery Place on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Discovery Place is located in uptown Charlotte at 301 N. Tryon Street. Convenient parking is available in the Museum’s parking deck – the Carol Grotnes Belk Complex – at the corner of Sixth and Church Streets. For more information about Discovery Place call (704) 372-6261 or visit discoveryplace.org.

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