Discovery Place Science

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children's museum hands-on museum science museum technology museum

Discovery Place Science is a hands-on science and technology museum in uptown Charlotte known for its interactive exhibits, live demonstrations, and educational programs for all ages.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Discovery Place Science canonical	4
Discovery Place, Inc.	4
Discovery Place	1
Discovery Place Nature	1
Discovery Place museum network	1
Discovery Place museums network	1
Discovery Place network	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1051166 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Discovery Place Science
Context triple: [Charlotte, North Carolina, hasAttraction, Discovery Place Science]

A. Fleet Science Center
The Fleet Science Center is an interactive science museum and planetarium in San Diego that offers hands-on exhibits, educational programs, and immersive theater experiences focused on science and technology.
B. Sciencenter
Sciencenter is a hands-on science museum in Ithaca, New York, featuring interactive exhibits and educational programs for children and families.
C. COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
COSI (Center of Science and Industry) is a large interactive science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio, known for hands-on exhibits and educational programs in science, technology, and industry.
D. Discovery Museum
Discovery Museum is a major science and local history museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, known for its interactive exhibits on science, technology, and the region’s maritime and industrial heritage.
E. Innovatum Science Center
Innovatum Science Center is an interactive science and technology museum in Trollhättan, Sweden, offering hands-on exhibits and educational activities for visitors of all ages.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Discovery Place Science
Target entity description: Discovery Place Science is a hands-on science and technology museum in uptown Charlotte known for its interactive exhibits, live demonstrations, and educational programs for all ages.

A. Fleet Science Center
The Fleet Science Center is an interactive science museum and planetarium in San Diego that offers hands-on exhibits, educational programs, and immersive theater experiences focused on science and technology.
B. Sciencenter
Sciencenter is a hands-on science museum in Ithaca, New York, featuring interactive exhibits and educational programs for children and families.
C. COSI (Center of Science and Industry)
COSI (Center of Science and Industry) is a large interactive science museum and research center in Columbus, Ohio, known for hands-on exhibits and educational programs in science, technology, and industry.
D. Discovery Museum
Discovery Museum is a major science and local history museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, known for its interactive exhibits on science, technology, and the region’s maritime and industrial heritage.
E. Innovatum Science Center
Innovatum Science Center is an interactive science and technology museum in Trollhättan, Sweden, offering hands-on exhibits and educational activities for visitors of all ages.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	children's museum ⓘ hands-on museum ⓘ science museum ⓘ technology museum ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Mecklenburg County ⓘ linked to: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
focusesOn	STEM education ⓘ science education ⓘ technology education ⓘ
formerName	Discovery Place ⓘ linked to: Discovery Place Science
foundedBy	Discovery Place, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Discovery Place Science
hasExhibitType	permanent exhibits ⓘ traveling exhibits ⓘ
hasFacility	IMAX Dome theater ⓘ linked to: IMAX maker space ⓘ science labs ⓘ
hasProgramType	after-school programs ⓘ early childhood education programs ⓘ teacher professional development ⓘ
hasSisterMuseum	Discovery Place Kids-Huntersville ⓘ Discovery Place Kids-Rockingham ⓘ Discovery Place Nature ⓘ linked to: Discovery Place Science
hasWebsite	https://science.discoveryplace.org ⓘ
knownFor	STEM outreach ⓘ hands-on exhibits ⓘ interactive learning experiences ⓘ live demonstrations ⓘ
locatedIn	Uptown Charlotte ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood	Fourth Ward ⓘ
location	Charlotte, North Carolina ⓘ
name	Discovery Place Science ⓘ
offers	IMAX films ⓘ linked to: IMAX educational programs ⓘ interactive exhibits ⓘ live science demonstrations ⓘ school field trip programs ⓘ summer camps ⓘ workshops ⓘ
operatedBy	Discovery Place, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Discovery Place Science
partOf	Discovery Place museums network ⓘ linked to: Discovery Place Science
postalCode	28202 ⓘ
state	North Carolina ⓘ
streetAddress	301 N Tryon St ⓘ
targetAudience	children ⓘ families ⓘ general public ⓘ school groups ⓘ
theme	science and technology ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charlotte, North Carolina → hasAttraction → Discovery Place Science ⓘ

Discovery Place Science → name → Discovery Place Science ⓘ

Discovery Place Science → formerName → Discovery Place ⓘ