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Discovery Place is shaping a future where people embrace science to create opportunities, build hope, solve problems and bring positive change for our world. Through four distinct Museum experiences, delivery of education and outreach programs and hands-on professional development training for K-12 teachers throughout the region, Discovery Place serves three-quarters of a million residents and visitors annually and changes lives forever. Your donation supports:
Care & Sustenance for Living Collections
Free Public Outreach Programs
Premier Exhibition Experiences
Development of New School Curiculum
Accessibility to Museums
Ways To Donate
Discovery Place offers two distinct donor societies for those seeking to advance their STEM knowledge and engage in exclusive programs providing unique opportunities to experience the impact of their generous support.
Prism Society
From opening night celebrations to intimate conversations with contemporary scientists, inventors, naturalists and more, The Prism Society engages Discovery Place’s most loyal patrons –those who believe in the power of science to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Join today and help us light the spark of curiosity in the next generation, advance science literacy in Charlotte and inspire the thinkers and innovators of tomorrow.
Annual Fund
Donations to our annual fund support everything we do – from caring for our animals, to developing new exhibit experiences. Find out how you can help.
Building Bridges To STEM Education
Discovery Place Education Studio provides customized professional development in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to educators across the region at our state-of-the-art facility in uptown Charlotte or delivered right to your school.