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Freedom Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) / 35.1913; -80.8442. Freedom Park is a 98-acre park in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] Located at 1900 East Boulevard, between Charlotte's historic Dilworth and Myers Park neighborhoods, the park is centered on a 7-acre lake, and is about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the heart of Charlotte's downtown area. [2]
The museum traces its history to 1946, and the foundation of a small museum on Cecil Street, Charlotte, by Laura Owens, a schoolteacher. The popularity of this museum led to the foundation of the Children's Nature Center adjacent to the new Freedom Park. This museum opened in 1951, with a focus on bringing families and nature together.
The museum is located adjacent to the 98-acre Freedom Park and the Little Sugar Creek Greenway. Discovery Place Nature is part of the Discovery Place brand, an organization of museums in North Carolina that also includes Discovery Place Science , a hands-on science museum in uptown Charlotte, and Discovery Place Kids in Huntersville, NC and ...
Mint Museum Randolph resides in a federal style building that once housed the Charlotte Mint.Opening in 1936, it was the first art museum in North Carolina, USA. The permanent collections include American Art, Ancient American Art, American and European ceramics, American and European Decorative Art, North Carolina Pottery, historic costume and fashionable dress and accessories, African Art ...
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a 36,500-square-foot (3,390 m 2) museum space dedicated to the exhibition of mid-20th-century modern art. The modern art museum is part of the new Levine Center for the Arts in Uptown. The museum building was designed by architect Mario Botta .
This is the 18th year for Free Museum Day with museums and cultural centers in 44 states participating (sorry to those living in Alaska, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota or South Dakota).
The Levine Museum of the New South, is a history museum located in Charlotte, North Carolina whose exhibits explore issues relevant to the history of the greater Charlotte metro area and spark curiosity about our world today. [1] Founded in 1991 as the Museum of the New South, it was renamed after museum patron and Family Dollar founder Leon ...
The SoCal Museums Free-for-All spans multiple cities and covers a gamut of artistic interests, including pop culture, cultural heritage, science and history. The offer for March 23, a Saturday, is ...