Discovery Times Square (also known as Discovery TSX) was an exhibition space at 226 West 44th Street in

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that opened June 24, 2009 and closed in September 2016. It specialized in traveling exhibitions with 60,000 square feet of exhibition space It was one of several exhibition spaces that catered to

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in the basement in the former printing plant area of

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(the former New York Times Building). Its goal was "to create a home for traveling exhibitions that local museums might find either too large, too expensive, too nondisciplinary or too commercial for their nonprofit attention."Rothstein, Edward (June 25, 2009)
"Relics From the Deep and the Dawn of Man"
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''. Retrieved June 26, 2009. The President of Discovery Times Square was James Sanna. The museum had two directors, Guy Gsell from opening through November 2011 and Jim Arnemann from 2011 through closing. Discovery closed without public notice in September 2016.

Exhibitions

* Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition (2009–10) * Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia (2009) * Leonardo da Vinci’s Workshop (2009–10) *

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(2010–11) * Pompeii The Exhibit: Life and Death In The Shadows of Vesuvius (2011) * Harry Potter: The Exhibition (2011–13) * CSI: The Experience (2011–12)Kuperinsky, Amy (September 30, 2011)
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''. Retrieved October 3, 2011. * Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Biblical Times (2011–12) * Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China's First Emperor (2012) * SPY: The Secret World of Espionage (2012–2013) *SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure (2013) * The Art of the Brick (2013–14) * Body Worlds: Pulse (2013–14) * Marvel's Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N (2014–2016) * The Hunger Games: The Exhibition (2015–2016)Shattuck, Kathryn (July 2, 2015)
"''The Hunger Games: The Exhibition'' Allows Kids to Express Their Inner Katniss"
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''. Retrieved July 10, 2015. *Star Wars and the Power of Costume (2015-2016) *The Vikings Exhibition (2016)

References

External links

* (offline) Discovery, Inc. Event venues established in 2009 Museums in Manhattan Times Square 2009 establishments in New York City 2016 disestablishments in New York (state) {{coord, 40, 45, 28, N, 73, 59, 15.5, W, display=title