Discovery Times Square Explained

Discovery Times Square (also known as Discovery TSX) was an exhibition space at 226 West 44th Street in New York City that opened June 24, 2009 and closed in September 2016. It specialized in traveling exhibitions with 60,000 square feet of exhibition space.^[1] It was one of several exhibition spaces that catered to Times Square tourists (the others being Madame Tussauds and Ripley's Believe It or Not!).

Operated by Discovery Communications and Running Subway Productions, it was located in Times Square in the basement in the former printing plant area of 229 West 43rd Street. 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."^[2]

The President of Discovery Times Square was James Sanna.^[3] The museum had two directors, Guy Gsell from opening through November 2011^[4] and Jim Arnemann from 2011 through closing. Discovery closed without public notice in September 2016.

Exhibitions

• Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition (2009–2010)^[2]
• Lucy's Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia (2009)^[2]
• Leonardo da Vinci's Workshop (2009–2010)^[5]
• King Tut (2010–2011)^[6]
• Pompeii The Exhibit: Life and Death In The Shadows of Vesuvius (2011)^[7]
• (2011–2013)^{[8] [9]}
• (2011–2012)^{[10] [11]}
• (2011–2012)^[12]
• Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China's First Emperor (2012)^[13]
• SPY: The Secret World of Espionage (2012–2013)^[14]
• SHIPWRECK! Pirates & Treasure (2013)^[15]
• The Art of the Brick (2013–2014)^[16]
• Body Worlds: Pulse (2013–2014)^[17]
• Marvel's Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N (2014–2016)^[18]
• The Hunger Games: The Exhibition (2015–2016)^[19]
• Star Wars and the Power of Costume (2015–2016)^[20]
• The Vikings Exhibition (2016)^[21]

External links

• (offline)

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Notes and References

1. News: Sisario . Ben . 2009-06-03 . In Times Square, a Place for Grand Exhibitions . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
2. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2009-06-25 . Relics From the Deep and the Dawn of Man . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
3. Web site: James Sanna in Harry Potter Exhibition Preview–Opens at Discovery TSX. March 9, 2011. Coppola, Mike . Zimbio. December 10, 2015.
4. Web site: March 19, 2010 . Return of the king . October 11, 2022 . Crain's New York Business . en.
5. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2009-11-20 . Flights of Mind, Brought to Life . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
6. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2010-04-22 . Mystique of Tut, Increasing With Age . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
7. Fury, Jeanne (March 2, 2011). "Pompeii at Discovery Times Square". Newsday. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
8. News: Haq . Husna . April 5, 2011 . "Harry Potter: The Exhibition" opens at New York's Discovery Times Square . 2024-05-31 . Christian Science Monitor . 0882-7729.
9. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2011-04-04 . Behind the Wizard’s Wand: Making the Harry Potter Films . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
10. Web site: Kuperinsky . Amy . September 30, 2011 . 'CSI: The Experience' makes a game of crime in Times Square . May 31, 2024 . The Star-Ledger.
11. News: McGrath . Charles . 2011-10-07 . A Body, Blood and Computers: Just Like TV . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
12. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2011-10-28 . The Scrolls as a Start, Not an End . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
13. News: Cotter . Holland . 2012-04-26 . The Emperor Is Dead. His Army Marches On. . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
14. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2012-05-17 . Where Shoes Listen and Coins Kill . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
15. Web site: April 17, 2013 . SHIPWRECK! Pirates &Treasure to Drop Anchor at New York City's Discovery Times Square . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130705002413/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/shipwreck-pirates-treasure-drop-anchor-144700740.html . July 5, 2013 . May 31, 2024 . finance.yahoo.com.
16. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2013-06-13 . A Vision That’s Not Quite a Snap . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
17. News: Rothstein . Edward . 2013-05-09 . Comfortable Out of Their Own Skin . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
18. News: Schmidt . Gregory . 2014-05-29 . Wanted: Backup for Iron Man and Captain America . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
19. News: Shattuck . Kathryn . 2015-07-03 . ‘The Hunger Games: The Exhibition’ Allows Kids to Express Their Inner Katniss . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
20. News: Genzlinger . Neil . 2015-11-12 . In ‘Star Wars and the Power of Costume,’ You Are What You Wear . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
21. News: Genzlinger . Neil . 2016-02-04 . ‘Vikings,’ Here to Set the Record Straight . 2024-05-31 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.