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Stargazing/Laser Evening The Virginia Living Museum offers free stargazing beginning at sunset on the second Saturday of every month. Stargazing is weather dependent. Several telescopes are set up on the grounds and staff astronomers are available to help visitors identify objects in the night sky. The August 10 Stargazing Event will have an end of the summer bash! Come out after work and celebrate the summer with: – Food from Frank’s Monster Munchies Food Truck – Music from local artist Joe McMurray – Lawn Games Stargazing will begin approximately at 8:30pm. Music and Lawn games are free. Food will be available for purchase. The evening also includes a planetarium program and several laser shows. Shows are $3 for VLM members, $6 for non-members. Double features are $5 for VLM members and $10 for non-members. Choose among the following shows: 7:30pm Virginia Skies 8:30pm Laser Tribute 10pm Laser Rock 11:30pm The Wall For more information, and to purchase your non-refundable ticket, go here.
Shark Zone Enter an indoor gallery through a massive shark jaw tunnel to experience a unique and never before seen Shark Zone Exhibit, created by the Virginia Living Museum. Enjoy the wonders of our vast oceans and learn more about our friends in the deep blue sea. Learn more here.
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.
View the Sun from the Rooftop Observatory Take the elevator or stairs to the rooftop observatory and join us in viewing the sun safely every day! Cost: included in museum admission Weather permitting. In inclement weather there will be indoor UV light demonstrations.
Astronaut The exploration of space is the greatest endeavor that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut? Astronaut, the latest immersive planetarium show to be created by the National Space Center, takes you from Earth into space… and beyond. Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to maneuvering through microscopic regions of the human body. Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ‘Chad’, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him. Presented in stunning high definition 360 degree Full dome video and explosive surround sound, Astronaut is an experience like nothing on Earth. Cost: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission.
Otter Enrichment Enrichment activities are designed to elicit natural behaviors: to encourage the animals to forage and work for their food, patrol their territory on the lookout for other animals, and just be more active in general.
Kaluoka'hina: The Enchanted Reef The vastness of our planet’s oceans guards unimaginable secrets. One of its most precious is “Kaluoka’hina”, the enchanted reef whose magic protects it against humans finding it. Kaluoka’hina’s colorful inhabitants have thus always lived in peace… until the volcano erupts, and the spell is broken. Now it’s up to the young sawfish Jake and his paranoid pal Shorty to restore the magic of Kaluoka’hina. Their only lead: the ancient legend that tells of touching the moon. Tickets required. VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission.
Incoming! Explore the past, present, and future of our Solar System and the landmark discoveries scientists have made sending spacecraft to visit tiny worlds in this fulldome show narrated by George Takei Part of the Summer Fulldome Planetarium Series. Cost: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission.