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2024 Press Releases and Media Alerts
- 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 and Media Alerts
- 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 and Media Alerts
- 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 and Media Alerts
- 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 and Media Alerts
- 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