Science Museum of Virginia

Helping curious minds discover connections between--and connections to--science, technology, engineering and math. Prepare to be inspired!

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Connect with local rescue heroes during #FirePreventionWeek at the Science Museum! 🚒

The Richmond Fire Department will be out front on Tuesday, October 6 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Meet the firefighters before exploring the vehicles and gear they're using to keep our homes and communities safe.

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Weekend inspo 🌧
We made the list as one of Richmond Magazine's top Best Rainy Day Activities. Check out the full list and spend a rainy weekend with us!

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Don’t miss this memorable sleepover experience inside your favorite museum! And thanks to the generous support of Haleon, the Families in Medicine Camp-In is only $15 per person.

Registration is now open!

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You won't be-leaf what we have in store for October at the Science Museum. Mark your calendars and we'll see you soon!

🦖 October 3, T.REX Takeover Saturday
🎵 October 8, Laser Show: Bruno Mars
Act fast! This event has limited tickets remaining.
🏕️October 17-18, Families in Medicine Camp-In
🎃 October 23, Science After Dark: Spooky Science

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Your Saturday is looking bigger and badder than ever before! 🦖

We’ll be showing our latest giant screen film, T. REX, all day Saturday, October 3.
🎥 11 a.m.
🎥 12 p.m.
🎥 2 p.m.
🎥 3 p.m.
🎥 4 p.m.

You can prepurchase tickets online or add a Dome show while onsite.

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FREE workshop!

Use your evening to become a participatory scientist, engaging in scientific discovery and helping increase our knowledge about reptiles and amphibians in our region.

Registation in now open on our website.

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Mess Fest success! ✅ Every guest helped this event live up to its name by throwing, squishing, stretching, sliming and mixing up some science.

Science After Dark returns Friday, October 23 with Spooky Science! 🎃

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Scientists observed microscopic structures called melanosomes, the stuff inside cells responsible for the pigment called melanin. The duckbill platypus, for some reason, has hollow, spherical melansomes, which were previously known to only exist in birds!

Why does this animal have this biological feature?

No one knows quite yet, but a guess is that it’s a leftover trait from an ancient ancestor.

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Our next Laser Show is some “24K Magic” in The Dome!

The setlist includes:
▫️Versace on the Floor
▫️Uptown Funk
▫️Locked Out of Heaven
▫️That’s What I Like
▫️And more!

Each Laser Show can seat 250 guests. Laser Shows often sell out, so please get your tickets early!

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🦖Coming soon! 🎬

Come experience how the latest science refreshes and reimagines our understanding of this legendary dinosaur. T.REX premieres at the Science Museum on October 1. And don't miss the T.REX Dome Takeover on Saturday, October 3, with five chances to see the film

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Our next Laser Show is some “24K Magic” in The Dome! Join us for the music of Bruno Mars set to a sparking display of lights and lasers beneath Virginia’s largest screen. You’ll “Treasure” this experience. Don’t believe us? Just watch!

Tickets on sale now!

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Bring on fall and bring on the Laser Shows! 🍂🎵

Our Laser Show lineup has something for everyone. Come ready to be wowed by the lasers and visuals projected across Virginia's largest screen. More importantly, come ready to boogie in your seat!

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Slime it. Splatter it. Squish it. SCIENCE IT! Bring the whole fam for a night where making a mess isn’t against the rules. It’s the assignment!

Don't miss Science After Dark: Mess Fest on Sept. 25
Tickets are on sale now!

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Virginia is for music lovers! 🎵🩷

Consider us your music festie bestie, because we've got the info to help you rock out from the opening act to the very las headliner. 👯‍♀️

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The discovery of a new mammal is rare, but with the recent identification of Leopardus tilcayo scientists marked the first new wildcat species to be identified in more than a century!

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The Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is now established in over 2/3 of Virginia’s counties. Luckily, researchers are working hard to uncover additional controls and tracking mechanisms:

-A study of bat guano revealed that 2 bats native to Virginia, Big Brown Bats & Eastern Red Bats, have been eating SLF. Testing bat guano to detect the insect’s DNA can reveal where the species spreads and which bats are eating them!

-Birds have been shown to consume SLF collected on trees other than the primary host, tree-of-heaven (which gives the insect a bitter taste). This is a great sign that removing these invasive trees may increase predation of the pest.

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We’re making a mess for our next Science After Dark, and guests of all ages are welcome to join us as we make science bubble, erupt, splatter and more.

Tickets are on sale now!

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September 9 is America's most common birthday. 🎂 As folks get another year older, let’s be real: your age is your age, but how you feel is a whole different thing. If you think your daily habits disappear into the past, a major 30-year study suggests your body may be keeping the receipts!

A recent study shows that while the effects of risky behaviors like smoking and heavy drinking show up already at age 36, you have the power to change your health well into your 60’s. The message of the study is not that one imperfect weekend ruins your future—it is that reducing harmful habits during adulthood can keep them from quietly compounding for the next several decades.

So go ahead, have that second glass of celebratory champagne! 🥂

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This nearly 100-year-old car used our EV chargers! The 1931 Ford Model A is a fully electric vehicle, and we can’t help but see ourselves in its skillful reuse. A vintage exterior filled with contemporary examples of science and technology? Sounds familiar!

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Camouflage is predator avoidance 101! This amazing adaptation helps some overlooked species not only survive, but thrive in a world full of fast animals at the top of the food chain.