This week we reached a significant milestone in our renovation — the reveal of the first major new exhibition areas — but even as we unveiled these new activities, we are not yet finished. Additional new exhibitions and activities will continue to open throughout the first half of 2010 until we arrive at a totally reinvented and re-imagined Museum in June.
First, we are delighted to welcome you to the first major new exhibitions developed by Discovery Place. Cool Stuff and Explore More Stuff are now open and available to help you to understand why things do the things they do. Cool Stuff gets you involved with physical science in a unique and fun way that sparks curiosity. Through galleries of interactive contraptions and manipulatives, you experience and investigate physical phenomena. What makes things move? How are things lifted into the air? How does light bend and move? Step through the looking glass in Cool Stuff to explore these phenomena in eccentric and unexpected ways. Then move on to Explore More Stuff, a hands-on lab filled with inquiry-based opportunities to ask more questions and explore more answers.
Cool Stuff and Explore More Stuffrepresent the philosophical shift that is underway at Discovery Place and is indicative of what is to come as we introduce the rest of the Museum’s new exhibitions. The “new” Discovery Place will be organized around nine thematic areas or exhibitions, each one representing topical science. But these new exhibitions are not intended to provide “all” the answers about any one topic. They are designed to ignite interest, to help frame additional questions and to give you tools to use when you leave Discovery Place to further your inquiry. At Discovery Place, we are always in the midst of asking questions and seeking answers. As we unveil the first step in our transformation, I hope you will visit and join us on this incredible journey.
Thanks for your continued support and encouragement of Discovery Place. We hope to see you soon.
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John L. Mackay (President & Chief Executive Officer) has held his current position since 2000. He has been professionally involved with Discovery Place, Inc. since the initial planning phases of Discovery Place’s Tryon Street facility in 1979 as project consultant. He previously served as vice president, planning research and development, and oversaw the Phase II expansion of Discovery Place, including the addition of the Michael J. Smith Wing and The Charlotte Observer IMAX® Dome Theatre. He also has served as director of education and programs, biological sciences coordinator, and staff scientist. Mr. Mackay also directed the construction and opening of the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Mackay is also active in the Association of Science Technology Centers, American Association of Museums, Giant Screen Cinema Association, International Council of Museums, Museum Film Network, and Charlotte Area Science Network. Mr. Mackay received a B.A. in biology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and an M.A. in biology from Appalachian State University. He resides in Charlotte. He and his wife have two sons.
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Post a CommentMembership is very difficult to understand.
R. McCoy - June 30, 2010
I say no because i never seen a insect get fat and i never think insects would get fat
ms.coulter class - May 21, 2010
Why can't discovery place upgrade to the IMAX 3D movies ?????
John - April 30, 2010