Nov 12, 2015 - News
The Charlotte Nature Museum at Freedom Park is going to be transformed
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News capsule
The Charlotte Nature Museum, that hidden little part of Freedom Park owned by Discovery Place, will be transformed over the next five years, doubling in size and becoming a regional attraction that’s a full part of the park and greenway.
How it looks now
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Photo via Mecklenburg County
Photo via Mecklenburg County
What it will look like
Photo via Mecklenburg County
Photo via Discovery Place
Photo via Mecklenburg County
Photo via Mecklenburg County
Fast facts
- The project is budgeted to cost $28.7 million.
- Square footage will go from 13,000 to 29,000.
- Annual visitors expected to go from 65,000 to 160,000.
- Expected to open in 2020.