Discovery Place
Discovery Place Science is a science and technology museum, located in Uptown, Charlotte, North Carolina. Discovery Place Science operates The Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater, also referred to as an OMNIMAX theater. It is the largest IMAX Dome Theater in the Carolinas.
Former name | Discovery Place |
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| Established | 1981 |
| Location | 301 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Type | Science Museum |
| Visitors | 520,000 (as of 2009) |
| Director | Catherine Wilson Horne |
| Website | Discovery Place |
The museum opened in 1981 and was renovated in 2010. The IMAX Dome was opened in 1991. The theater-naming rights were secured by The Charlotte Observer.
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