Discovery Place

The Matthews Town Council has unanimously approved plans to build a new Discovery Place Kids Matthews museum, with a tentative opening date for sometime in 2030.

Walking through the "Marvel: Universe of Superheroes" exhibition with Charlotte graphic novelist Wolly McNair provides an escape into a world that answers at least three big questions. The exhibition is on display at Discovery Place through Dec 31.

The Crave Charlotte food festival is in full swing. The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra celebrates America at Truist Field. And you can hear a lecture on artificial intelligence at Discovery Place.

On tap this weekend in Charlotte: A wine festival, a special showing of a classic '80s film, a Sistine Chapel exhibit, live jazz and a film series that features a tribute to the history of the city's Brooklyn neighborhood. We talk about all that and more.

Some Charlotte museums are reopening, even though Mecklenburg Health Director Gibbie Harris has extended her health directive through the end of the month.

Forces are at work behind the scenes on a series of projects expected to transform the 50-block North Tryon Street area in Uptown Charlotte. Developers,…

The Charlotte City Council on Monday approved a $700,000 contract to develop a master plan for the Discovery Place Science Museum. Jenkins-Peer Architects…

Declining grant money and budget shortfalls plague many of Charlotte's large arts groups. But one big cultural institution is in a different boat from the…

Gross things have a way of enthralling kids. A new exhibit at Discovery Place called Animal Grossology tries to leverage that reaction to teach them…

Blood suckers, slime makers and vomit munchers. Discovery Place has a summertime exhibit sure to grab your kids . . . and probably make you gag. We go…