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Fundraising Events

The Science Museum of Virginia Foundation hosts a variety of fundraising events throughout the year.  A sampling of events is below.  Proceeds from these events support the Museum in its mission to Inspire Virginians to enrich their lives through science.  

 

Illumination Gala

The Trustees and the Foundation Board of Directors of the Science Museum of Virginia host an elegant black tie fundraising gala in the Museum’s new landmark exhibit and community event space, the Dewey Gottwald Center. This evening of cocktails, dinner and dancing supports the Museum’s educational pursuits and our mission to enrich the lives of Virginians through science. For tickets or additional information, click here or call 804.864.1548. 

Up&Atom
The Museum’s Up&Atom Breakfast takes place in May each year and brings together 300 successful women professionals from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields and advocates to celebrate success and inspire others to enrich their lives through science. Featuring a complimentary continental breakfast and keynote remarks (past speakers include the First Lady of Virginia, Dorothy McAuliffe and former Virginia Secretary of Education, Anne Holton) this event also features a call to action to support the Science Museum of Virginia’s effort to engage youth – especially girls – in informal science education opportunities. Get involved today! Contact Kinsey Peeler, 804.864.1542.

Science on Tap
Hosted by the Emerging Leaders Council, Science on Tap features a host of Virginia’s finest craft beers and ciders and also offers a fascinating look at the science behind brewing. The event takes place beneath the Museum’s historic train sheds and features live music, food trucks, local vendors, hands-on science brewing demos and a host of the finest craft beers and ciders from across the Commonwealth. Get involved today! Call 804.864.1548.

 

Daily Schedule

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April 2018
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1

April 1

Museum Exhibits

Flight of the Butterflies

12:00 pm

Egg Drop Challenge

1:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

1:00 pm

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

2:00 pm

We Are Stars

3:00 pm

Scientific Method

3:30 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

4:00 pm

Close

2

April 2

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Claw Challenge

11:30 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

3

April 3

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Supercool

12:30 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Claw Challenge

3:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

4

April 4

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

5

April 5

Museum Exhibits

Rat Basketball in the Science Theater

11:00 am

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Wild Africa

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

6

April 6

Museum Exhibits

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Radical Reactions

12:00 pm

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

1:00 pm

Soaring Satellites

1:30 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

7

April 7

Museum Exhibits

Rat Basketball

11:00 am

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

8

April 8

Museum Exhibits

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

9
10

April 10

Museum Exhibits

Wild Africa

11:00 am

Rat Basketball

11:00 am

National Parks Adventure

12:00 pm

Wild Africa

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

Wild Africa

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

11

April 11

Museum Exhibits

Live Universe Exploration

10:00 am

Wild Africa

11:00 am

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Wild Africa

12:00 pm

Great White Shark

1:00 pm

Radical Reactions

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

12

April 12

Museum Exhibits

Great White Shark

11:00 am

National Parks Adventure

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:30 pm

Bobsled Challenge

3:00 pm

Close

13

April 13

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Cardboard City

5:00 pm

Ready Row Homes

5:00 pm

Cardboard Pinball

5:30 pm

Cosmic Expedition

6:30 pm

Cosmic Expedition

7:15 pm

Science on a Sphere

8:00 pm

Wall-E

8:00 pm

Close

14

April 14

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Carl the Crab Goes Golfing

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Bulls Eye! Cow Eye Dissection

1:30 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Cooking Demonstration

2:30 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Supercool

3:30 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

15

April 15

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Science on a Sphere

12:00 pm

Scientific Method

1:00 pm

Soaring Satellites

1:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Meet a Beekeeper

1:30 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Supercool

2:30 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Science on a Sphere

4:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

16
17

April 17

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

10:00 am

National Parks Adventure

11:00 am

Humpback Whales

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Bulls Eye! Cow Eye Dissection

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Science on a Sphere

3:30 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

18

April 18

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

National Parks Adventure

10:00 am

Wild Africa

11:00 am

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Wild Africa

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Scientific Method

1:30 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

19

April 19

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Twyla Meets a Monster

10:30 am

National Parks Adventure

11:00 am

Rat Basketball

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Twyla Meets a Monster

12:00 pm

Blackbird: Legacy of Innovation

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

Science on a Sphere

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Rat Basketball

2:00 pm

Twyla Meets a Monster

2:30 pm

Soaring Satellites

3:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Planet Nine

4:00 pm

Blackbird: Legacy of Innovation

4:00 pm

Close

20

April 20

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

National Parks Adventure

11:00 am

Great White Shark

12:00 pm

Great White Shark

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

21

April 21

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

22

April 22

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

23
24

April 24

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Live Universe Exploration

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

25

April 25

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

10:00 am

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

11:00 am

Lunch Break Science

12:00 pm

Humpback Whales

12:00 pm

Dream Big: Engineering Our World

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

26

April 26

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Live Universe Exploration

10:00 am

Humpback Whales

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Wild Africa

1:00 pm

Humpback Whales

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

27

April 27

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Back to the Moon for Good

11:00 am

Wild Africa

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Live Universe Exploration

3:00 pm

Back to the Moon for Good

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

28

April 28

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Cosmic Climate Cookbook

11:00 am

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Rocky Mountain Express

5:00 pm

Close

29

April 29

Museum Exhibits

Eco Lab

Art Lab

Animal Lab

Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk

12:00 pm

Planet Nine

1:00 pm

National Parks Adventure

2:00 pm

Phantom of the Universe

3:00 pm

Flight of the Butterflies

4:00 pm

Close

30

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