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“Speed Racer: The IMAX® Experience” Revs Up the Action at Discovery Place April 28, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Audiences will experience a high-velocity thrill ride when the highoctane, live-action, family adventure “Speed Racer: The IMAX® Experience” opens in The Charlotte Observer IMAX®... more

Dinosaurs of a Feather Flock Together in New Exhibition at Discovery Place - "DINOSAURS: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries" April 08, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — What’s history? Guests visiting the newest exhibition at Discovery Place will find that everything they knew about dinosaurs…is history. DINOSAURS: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries takes... more

"DINOSAURS Alive! Roars Into the" IMAX® Theatre at Discovery Place March 18, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — DINOSAURS Alive! roars into Discovery Place in a BIG way as the Museum’s newest IMAX film premieres on the Carolinas’ largest movie screen in The Charlotte Observer IMAX® Dome Theatre... more

The Great Color Caper Steals the Show at Discovery Place January 30, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Discovery Place is offering teachers a new way to help students pass their science classes with flying colors. The Museum introduces a new, traveling, educational program, The Great Color Caper, with... more

Discovery Place Paints the Town Red, White and Blue with New Exhibition — Rockwell’s America: Celebrating the Art of Norman Rockwell January 08, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Guests can find a picture-perfect excursion through 20th century America by stepping into Norman Rockwell’s imaginative world and becoming part of his most famous The Saturday Evening Post art... more

Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs Unravels an Ancient Mystery at Discovery Place January 07, 2008

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Guests find themselves on a modern-day, forensic adventure, uncovering ancient wonders and historic intrigue in Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs in The Charlotte Observer IMAX® Dome Theatre at... more

Nearly 300,000 Guests Visit BODY WORLDS at Discovery Place January 07, 2008

Discovery Place, one of the top hands-on science museums in the nation, today announced that Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS: The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies was the most, highly-attended exhibition in... more

Discovery Place Announces Plans to Renovate Tryon Street Museum December 21, 2007

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Discovery Place, the Carolinas’ leading science and technology center, has announced plans to renovate its 26-year-old Tryon Street facility. The renovation, scheduled to begin in January 2009,... more

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