Discovery Place Science to host acclaimed blockbuster exhibition celebrating Marvel’s visual and cultural impact – tickets go on sale March 23

One of the few sites to host a unique community engagement project on implicit bias—opening March 11 for a limited 4-week run

Become a secret agent while learning the science of espionage!

Award-winning adult programming returns as a monthly series with a new twist

Special exhibition envisions a future that previously existed only in fiction

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles names Wednesday, November 9 Discovery Place Day in honor of the day Discovery Place Nature formally opened its doors in 1947.

Discovery Place recently elected five new members to its Board of Trustees, all of whom are serving three-year terms that expire in 2025.

Celebrate with the Museum this Sunday, October 23 with an all-day birthday party sponsored by Colonial Pipeline

Kicking off with livestream of Artemis I Moon Rocket Launch, Discovery Place Science announces new Planetarium programming at the Accenture IMAX Dome Theatre.

Exhibition highlights the latest advances in ocean exploration, the researchers and technologies behind them and the mysteries that remain

Design Plans Unveiled for New Discovery Place Nature | Design team led by Liollio Architecture and Charlotte native Walter Hood’s Hood Design Studio

Thanks to the generosity of BASF, Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville will offer BASF Kids’ Lab curriculum and outreach programs at select area schools.

Discovery Place Announces Theatre Upgrade Bringing IMAX® with Laser to Uptown Charlotte. Thanks to a Multi-year Investment, Theater is Renamed Accenture IMAX® Dome Theatre.

Exhibition sponsored by Atrium Health seeks to raise awareness and normalize talking about mental health

Discovery Place Science celebrates 40 years in partnership with Chase

Discovery Place recently elected seven new members to its Board of Trustees

Traveling exhibition, Apollo: When We Went to the Moon, at Discovery Place Science

Join us at Discovery Place Science on June 26 to explore the interconnected ecosystem of artificial intelligence.

Discovery Place Kids-Rockingham names Angela Watkins new director.

Adults’ night out showcaseing how games, and artificial intelligence, have become a part of everyday life

Virtual event to address ethical challenges surrounding artificial intelligence

Queen Charlotte makes her 2021 Groundhog Day prognostication

Traveling exhibition, Artificial Intelligence: Your Mind & The Machine, at Discovery Place Science

Discovery Place recently appointed four new members to its Board of Trustees, all of whom are serving three-year terms.

Fantastic Frogs exhibition features ‘superpowers’ of some of our favorite amphibians

Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville is celebrating its 10th birthday

Saying farewell to Discovery Place Kids-Rockingham founding director

Free, outdoor exhibit lands in Uptown

There’s barely been a winter so far this year in Charlotte, but is one still on the way?

Antarctic Dinosaurs on exhibition February 8 through May 25, 2020

Science on the Rocks: The Wizarding World set for January 17

This winter break, escape the elements, and learn about the elements, at Discovery Place Science.

Organized by the American Museum of Natural History, ¡Cuba! will be on view for just 54 days.

Discovery Place Science is traveling to the vibrant island country of Cuba

Educator Saturdays provide North and South Carolina educators (grades K-12) the chance to experience any Discovery Place Museum with complimentary admission for all educators plus one guest.

Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks will reopen this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7-8

Discovery Place recently appointed five members to its Board of Trustees, all of whom will serve three-year terms expiring in 2022.

Mark your calendars! This month, both of our Discovery Place Kids locations are helping the community’s newest schoolchildren get ready for their inaugural first day of school.

Electrifying performances of well-known songs happening daily at Museum

The Bot Battle invites members of the public to create their own amazing robots over the next month and then bring them to the Museum on August 17 for a battle to see whose robot is the best.

Discovery Place Science will celebrate the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon with a series of special events that will take visitors to infinity and beyond.

Experience the life-saving superpowers and extraordinary bravery of some of the world’s most amazing dogs.

Discovery Place Science is teaming up with Ingersoll Rand to spotlight and enhance sustainability practices in the Museum and throughout Charlotte.

Celebrate the official first day of summer by going back 50 years as the Museum celebrates the Summer of ’69 at its adults-only Science on the Rocks event on Friday, June 21.

Discovery Place Science is opening a new aquarium – of sorts – and welcoming adults to serve as its inhabitants.

LEGO bricks go missing as Towers of Tomorrow exhibition arrives

Adults-only event at Discovery Place Science to play the Game of Thrones

See some of the world’s most iconic skyscrapers built to scale with LEGO bricks and put your own architectural skills to the test in latest exhibition.

Event to include attempt at world record, celebrity bug-eating contest and more.

Kids and their families can attend the free community event to see, touch and climb in all kinds of trucks, cars and specialty vehicles

Visit Discovery Place Science to complete the ultimate mission: Enjoy an adults-only evening focused on all things spy related.

Swarm into Discovery Place Science over Spring Break for the first-ever Buzz-a-thon

Discovery Place named Charlotte’s top museum and attraction for 2018

Discovery Place Science, Blumenthal Performing Arts announce second installment of the popular National Geographic Live! series.

Pandas, a heartwarming global story about reintroducing captive born pandas to the wild, is now showing in the IMAX Dome Theatre, and the breathtaking adventure promises to be an amazing experience for the entire family.

Join Discovery Place Science for a night of intrigue at an exclusive ‘Masquerade’ event for adults.

Local NACE chapter honors Museum with prestigious 'Venue of the Year' award.

Overnight data fest asks citizen technologists to build solutions to make Charlotte the healthiest city

Discovery Place Nature’s beloved furry forecaster delivers a not-so-pleasant weather prediction to the Charlotte region

Joanie Vandenberg Philipp to serve two-year term with the international organization.

Science on the Rocks to take place Jan. 18

Backyard Wilderness debuts Nov. 24 on the IMAX Dome at Discovery Place Science

Bug Lab opens at Discovery Place Science on Dec. 8

Discovery Place announces new board members to the Museums’ Board of Trustees, and new Board Chair, Martin Foley.

Yearlong initiative to encourage youth to seek engineering careers concludes with special event on June 9

Design, explore, imagine at free Tinkerfest event for girls and their families

Tyrannosaurs -- Meet the Family Opens at Discovery Place Science on May 26

Fire trucks, 18-wheelers, construction vehicles and more! Join us for a festival of trucks.

Celebrate with 10 days of special programs and hands-on science every day during Spring Break

The Museums are the only Charlotte institution to be recognized among Top 20 in statewide survey

CEO & President of Las Vegas children’s museum returns to Charlotte roots to fill new role of Chief Learning Officer

From favorite festive traditions to Star Wars celebrations, explore seasonal science with special hands-on programming every day during Winter Break

Extended Hours on Friday for A Full Serving of Fun!

Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Jenkins•Peer selected to masterplan Discovery Place Science

From flying machines to mechanical wonders, Da Vinci’s Codices come to life in new interactive exhibition at Discovery Place Science

From ‘Transformers’ trucks to chainsaw carvings, the Fair returns to Discovery Place Science to show off Charlotte’s creative side

Carolinas HealthCare System, The Leon Levine Foundation and City of Charlotte provide $2.9 million of funding to support health education

Labor Day hours, upcoming closings & extended hours

Educators to receive complimentary pass to see new IMAX film 'DREAM BIG: Engineering Our World' at Discovery Place Science

Museum commits to partnering with 250 engineers to provide 2,500 experiences to expose 250,000 guests to the wonders of engineering

Lowe’s sponsors new makerspace experiences opening August 26

This week, Discovery Place appointed five new board members to the Museums’ Board of Trustees and announced the full slate of officers for 2017-18

Museum dedicated to providing access to science education for all of Charlotte’s neighborhoods

Discovery Place Nature and Discovery Place Kids offer extended summer hours on Tuesday nights until 8:00 p.m.

Discovery Place Science to host the most unbelievable summer ever in celebration of the new exhibition

Discovery Place Science to host 21+ comedy night with a science twist

Museum is recognized with highest honor for its community impact

Museum listed in the top five most popular attraction in the state

Celebrate with FREE Admission for all guests on Saturday, February 25

Grand opening celebration will offer hourly sky shows on new digital projector system

Discover the man behind the legend in the blockbuster exhibition experienced by over a million people around the world

Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville partners with Publix to reveal new healthy market experience this Saturday

Indoor festival will take over science museum with all-day celebration of invention, resourcefulness and local creativity on Saturday, October 8

Discovery Place and Charlotte Nature Museum are renamed

Rubik's Cube speed solvers from all over Southeast will race at Discovery Place Speedcubing Competition this Saturday

Free Countdown to Kindergarten community event on Friday, August 19

Free Countdown to Kindergarten community event on Friday, August 19

Discovery Place, Inc. welcomed seven new appointed members to its Board of Trustees and announced the new officers for 2016-2017.

Beyond Rubik's Cube opens at Discovery Place June 11

Children's museum reaches milestone after celebrating fifth birthday

Charlotte premiere debuts tonight at Science on the Rocks

Discovery Place will host popular exhibition for one additional week

Audubon North Carolina, the Mecklenburg Audubon Society and Mecklenburg County have partnered with Charlotte Nature Museum to build a new bird-friendly garden exhibit at the Museum.

Acclaimed anatomy exhibition leaves Charlotte on May 1

Run for the Ribbons 5K returns to Rockingham to celebrate healthy lifestyles of Sandhills families and residents

Discovery Place looking for Rubik’s Cube solvers

Birthday bash will offer FREE Museum admission on Saturday, February 20

Queen Charlotte’s Royal Prognostication Proclamation will take place Tuesday, February 2 at 2:30 p.m.

Families will receive half-priced admission on designated school night

By popular demand, world’s most visited exhibition returns to Discovery Place

PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME opens in IMAX® at Discovery Place© on November 14

Discovery Place receives reaccreditation by the American Alliance of Museums for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards and continued institutional improvement.

Dianne Chipps Bailey, Non-Profit and Foundations Practice Group Leader with Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, will serve as chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Educator Saturdays are back at Discovery Place, Charlotte Nature Museum and Discovery Place KIDS all month long

Artifact missing from Guitar exhibition – Museum needs your help

Applications for Makers and exhibitors now open for inaugural Charlotte Mini Maker Faire

Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham helps families prepare for their child’s first big school experience

The Foundation of FirstHealth and Discovery Place KIDS-Rockingham team up for family-friendly race to raise cancer awareness and promote healthy lifestyle choices

Museums ranked in the top 5 most visited museums and attractions in the state for the fifth consecutive year

Celebrate with FREE Admission on Saturday, February 21, 2015

Free event helps to prepare families for their child’s first school experience

Bank of America, Duke Energy and UTC Aerospace Systems Joined Forces to Launch New STEM Educator Development Program

Explore North Tryon Street through the Lens of Science

The inaugural Annual Big Fun Run 5K will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2014 with an entire day of family-friendly fun at the Museum.

IMAX® Space Adventure Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio Blasts Off at Discovery Place®

First-ever giant screen film to soar above the Holy Land makes Southeastern premiere on IMAX® Dome September 21

“Blast Off” community event on March 23 celebrates next phase of development