Press Releases

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2025 Press Releases

• Weather Cooling Down; Science Experiences Heating Up! - September 4, 2025
• The Ultimate Summer Awaits! - May 5, 2025
• Meta Becomes Museum's First Environmental Sustainer Partner - April 24, 2025
• Northern Virginia Science Center Construction Begins - March 11, 2025
• Newsweek Ranks Science Museum of Virginia as One of Nation's Best - March 7, 2025
• Anticipation Building for New Science Museum Exhibition - January 29, 2025
• Science Museum Announces 2025 Programming Schedule - January 16, 2025
• “MathAlive!” Days are Numbered - January 2, 2025

2024 Press Releases

• Science Museum Lights up with New Offering - September 16, 2024
• New Exhibition Adds Sum Fun to Exploring Math - September 12, 2024
• Popular BODY WORLDS Exhibition Closing Soon - August 23, 2024
• Steampunk Exhibition Winding Down Its Gears - August 5, 2024
• Science Museum Recognized for Inclusiveness Efforts - July 30, 2024
• Popular Touring Exhibition Debuts New Version at the Science Museum of Virginia - May 21, 2024
• Science Museum Revives Adult Evening Event - March 15, 2024
• Sea Story Makes a Big Splash during Opening Weekend - March 1, 2024
• Science Museum Receives Grant to Study Broad Street Station - February 26, 2024
• Science Museum Taking Guests on Fantastical Hands-On Adventure - February 6, 2024
• Science Museum's Glow Event Expanded for 2024 - January 25, 2024

2023 Press Releases

• Model Railroad Show Returns to Science Museum - November 15, 2023
• Fuel Up with New Morning Speaker Series - October 26, 2023
• Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Returns to Science Museum - September 25, 2023
• Opening Celebration of Wild Kratts Exhibition with Animal-Themed Event - September 19, 2023
• Summer Experience Blasting Off from Science Museum - August 25, 2023
• Summer of Space for Long Holiday Weekend - June 30, 2023
• Richmond Community Gets New Greenspace - May 22, 2023
• Science Museum Launches Space Exhibition Memorial Day Weekend - May 15, 2023
• Science Museum Offers Special $10 Admission Days - May 4, 2023
• Going Green: Science Museum Hosts Earth Day Celebration - April 17, 2023
• Playing With Light Touring Exhibition Opening - February 6, 2023
• Touring Exhibition About Skin Closing Soon - January 6, 2023

2022 Press Releases

• Science Museum Heats Up Winter Break With Sizzling STEM Activities - December 19, 2022
• Science Museum on Track for Another Model Railroad Show - November 1, 2022
• Join the ¡Virginia Fiesta! - October 11, 2022
• Science Museum Welcomes First-Ever COO - September 9, 2022
• New Features Showing at Science Museum This Fall - September 6, 2022
• Last Chance to Dive In! “Planet Shark: Predator or Prey” Sails Toward Closing Date - August 17, 2022
• Science Museum Offers State Employees Membership Discount - August 1, 2022
• Science Museum Offers Supersized Shark Week Programming - July 20, 2022
• Science Museum Highlights Prehistoric Creatures from Land and Sea - July 1, 2022
• Gift Moves The Green Closer to Fundraising Goal - June 8, 2022
• Dive In and Take a Bite Out of Shark Science This Summer - May 16, 2022
• “Parking to Park…” GRTC Bus Wrap Unveiled at Science Museum of Virginia - May 10, 2022
• Science Museum Has Skin in the Game - April 20, 2022
• Guests Will Enjoy New Film at the Science Museum Beary Much - April 7, 2022
• Order Up! Science Museum Serving Up In-Person STEM Snack Again - March 22, 2022
• Science Museum of Virginia Opens Science After Dark Events to the Public Starting in April - March 15, 2022
• Brain Games: Teen Girls Invited to Think About Attending Neuroscience Workshop - March 3, 2022
• Last Lap: Science Museum Waves White Flag So Guests Can Race In Before Hot Wheels Exhibition Closes - January 11, 2022

2021 Press Releases

• Zoom to the Science Museum for a Wheely Fun Week of STEM - December 9, 2021
• Science Museum of Virginia Parking Deck Now Open - November 10, 2021
• Trains Are Rolling Back Into the Station - November 8, 2021
• Middle School Environmentalists Invited to Attend Green Workshop - October 26, 2021
• Science Museum Hosts Spooky Science Halloween Weekend - October 19, 2021
• Science Museum Debuts Two New Features in The Dome - October 10, 2021
• State Agencies Team Up to Answer Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines for Children - September 29, 2021
• Two Virginia Scientists Selected for Prestigious Federal Role - September 27, 2021
• All Roads Lead to New Hot Wheels® Exhibition - September 23, 2021
• Virginia Employees Eligible for Museum Discount - August 30, 2021
• Science Museum of Virginia Names Position After Long-Time Supporter - August 27, 2021
• Community Scientists Enable Science Museum of Virginia to Reach RVAir Project Milestone - August 25, 2021
• Science Museum of Virginia End-of-Summer Updates - August 18, 2021
• New Endowment Establishes David and Jane Cohn Scientist Position at Science Museum of Virginia - July 14, 2021
• Branch Out the Family Tree and Bite into Dinosaur Science with Science Museum of Virginia’s New Tyrannosaur Exhibition - May 27, 2021
• After Viral TikTok Video Success, Science Museum of Virginia Decides to Rename Museum - April 1, 2021
• Science Museum of Virginia Arousing Excitement with Science on Tap: Mate Night! - February 5, 2021
• It’s OK to Talk About Mental Health - February 1, 2021

2020 Press Releases

• Winter Break is Going to Be Cool at the Science Museum of Virginia - December 14, 2020
• All Aboard! Make Sure You Have Your Tickets Prior to the Model Railroad Show - November 10, 2020
• ‘Tis the Season for Spooky Science! - October 21, 2020
• Richmond Nonprofit Collaboration Awarded Federal Grant to Continue Community-Driven Climate Action Efforts - October 15, 2020
• It’s Not Time to Squash Big Bugs Yet! - October 6, 2020
• Science Museum of Virginia Reopening Labor Day Weekend - August 27, 2020
• Science Museum of Virginia Highlights Next Mission to Mars - July 2, 2020
• Don’t You, Forget About Science … Don’t, Don’t, Don’t, Don’t - June 29, 2020
• Science Museum of Virginia Helps Adults Tropic Like It’s Hot - June 17, 2020
• Science Museum of Virginia Hosts First Scientist in Residence - June 8, 2020
• Science on Tap is Going Viral - May 21, 2020
• See Outer Space Without Leaving Your Place - May 19, 2020
• Let Them Go … to the Science Museum of Virginia for Science After Dark - February 14, 2020
• Science Museum of Virginia Pulls Heart Strings this Valentine’s Day - February 10, 2020
• New Research Finds Limited-Resource, “Redlined” Communities of Color Disproportionally Impacted by Extreme Heat - January 27, 2020
• Miss America Visits Science Museum of Virginia - January 13, 2020
• I Like Big Bugs and I Can Not Lie - January 10, 2020
• Science Museum of Virginia Welcomes Richmond’s Lords and Ladies to Medieval Time - January 8, 2020