North Carolina History Center
In October 2010, Tryon Palace opened the The North Carolina History Center, a 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m2) facility on six acres that revolutionizes the visitor experience at the state’s premier historic site and sets a new standard for the museum experience. The innovative use of interactive technology and living history programs is designed to attract families with children and young adults, an audience currently less responsive to traditional historic site and museum activities. Additionally, the Center is programmed to build repeat visitation, with a constantly changing menu of experiences to offer visitors.
The new building contains two major museums — the Pepsi Family Center and the Regional History Museum, a museum store, two orientation rooms and a larger programming space usable as classrooms, a 200-seat state-of-the-art performing arts hall, a waterfront café, and program and administrative space.
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