QUICK TAKES - June 5, 2009

The Discovery Channel and the production company Running Subway have teamed up to create an exhibition space in New York City’s Times Square for blockbuster experiential shows such as “Titanic” and “Tutankhamun.”

The two companies announced Thursday that they merged their expertise so that more big-scale “immersive” exhibitions could find a home in New York.

“So often, these major exhibitions bypass New York because there’s no venue for them because of the size, the time requirements and expense,” said Running Subway Executive Producer James Sanna.

“Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition,” for example, has never been to New York even though it has been shown in many major cities around the world.

Slated to open June 24, the Discovery Times Square Exposition will be the size of nearly two football fields over two floors. The space it will occupy once housed the printing presses of the New York Times.