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Friendly Stars

Introduce your little astronomer to the wonders of the sky with this gentle and interactive program for preschoolers. One of our staff astronomers, with some help from our friendly Sun character Sol and the chatty stars of the night sky, will guide you and your little ones on a journey from day to night and show you some of the exciting things you can find just by looking up. An excellent “first experience” program for children before coming on their first field trip with their kindergarten class.

Recommended: ages 6 and under, accompanied by an adult

Cost: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission.

The Future is Wild

Tyrannosaurus Rex…Velociraptors…Megalodon…the Earth’s past is filled with deadly predators on a fantastic scale.  But what does the future hold?  What hunters will stalk the planet in 5 million years?  Or 100 million?  Or even 200 million years in the future?

Based on a wildly successful international television series that has been broadcast in over 60 countries around the world, The Future is Wild will give you a glimpse at what might be the future of the animal kingdom on planet Earth. An international team of researchers has been looking into how animals and plants will change and evolve over the next 5 to 200 million years. And a team of over 100 animators and scholars has transformed their ideas into creatures that fly, walk and swim on the earth of the future.  You’ve seen the past…now imagine the future!  Produced in association with Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet and Evans and Sutherland Digital Theater.

Recommended: ages 8 and above.

Made possible by E&S Spitz

Cost: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission.

Virginia Skies

Explore the evening skies above Virginia in this classic planetarium presentation. A staff astronomer will discuss seasonal constellations as well as any planets visible. Additional topics may be explored depending on celestial happenings around the time of your visit.

Cost: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission.