Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences
- Address
- Rocky Mount, North Carolina
- Website
- imperialcentre.org
About Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences
The Imperial Centre for the Arts and Sciences is an art and science museum in Rocky Mount, North Carolina that includes the Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount Children's Museum and Science Center, Cummins Planetarium (currently closed), and a community theater. Currently the museum hosts science and art exhibitions, theater performances, art classes and workshops, as well as community events.
The facility is located on a 135,000 sf site within the former facilities of the Imperial Tobacco Company, of Great Britain and Ireland, The company had been a leader in the N.C. tobacco industry from the late 19th century, for about 65 years.
The tobacco company's 180-foot overhead steel conveyor, 80-foot water tower, and 90-foot brick chimney all remain, and are incorporated in the museum's logo.
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- Founded
- 2005
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