Discovery Center — Discovery Park of America
The Discovery Center, a 52,000-square-foot exhibition space within the 100,000-square-foot Discovery Park of America in Union City, TN, opened in 2013, designed by Thinc Design.
| Venue | Discovery Park of America |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2013 |
| Technologies | earthquake simulator, interactive digital planetarium |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Thinc Design | Exhibit Design | |
| kubik maltbie | Fabrication | Credited as "Maltbie" on Thinc Design's own project page; kubik maltbie is the continuing entity |
| Verner Johnson | Architecture |
Description
Nine exhibition galleries cover natural history, regional history, space science, alternative energy, military history, and Native American cultures, including an earthquake simulator, interactive digital planetarium, global treasure vault, and anatomical slide-through exhibit. The Discovery Center received a 2015 TAM Award for Permanent Gallery from the Tennessee Alliance of Museums.