In 2016, on the organization's 70th anniversary, the Discovery Place network of museums underwent rebranding for naming clarity.

The popularity of this museum led to the foundation of the Children's Nature Center adjacent to the new Freedom Park.

[4] At this time, interest in science education was growing, in part due to the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Through public-private partnerships, the network continues to expand with a second Discovery Place Kids that opened in 2013 in Rockingham, North Carolina.

In 2014, Discovery Place Education Studio at Bank of America STEM Center for Career Development opened on the museum's uptown campus.

Through unique public-private partnerships, the network continues to expand with a second Discovery Place Kids opened in 2013 in Rockingham, NC.

[citation needed] In 2014, Discovery Place Education Studio at Bank of America STEM Center for Career Development opened on the museum's uptown campus.