Dec 01, 2009

Discovery Place: Admission Change

Effective Friday, Nov. 27, Museum admission to Discovery Place will return to the following standard rates: Adults (age 14-59): $10.00 Ages 2 and older and seniors 60+: $8.00 Younger than 2: Free Members: Free

Guests currently can purchase limited-time, special renovation discount tickets for $7 per person for visitors of all ages for visits through Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009.

Family Memberships, which provide unlimited admission to Discovery Place and Charlotte Nature Museum for one year, also are reduced through Nov. 25, 2009. Family Memberships are specially-priced at $70, a savings of $15 off the current price.

Also debuting on Friday, Nov. 27 is Cool Stuff, the first in a series of exhibition openings featuring all-new exhibits. Featuring a gallery of interactive displays and contraptions, Cool Stuff allows guests to experience physics phenomena through hands-on participation and applications that demonstrate why things do the things they do.

Cool Stuff kicks off the transformation of Discovery Place as part of the largest renovation in the Museum’s 28-year history.

Discovery Place is located in uptown Charlotte at 301 N. Tryon Street. Convenient parking is available in the Museum’s parking deck – the Carol Grotnes Belk Complex – at the corner of Sixth and Church Streets. For more information about Discovery Place, guests should call 704.372.6261 or visit discoveryplace.org

Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Development