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The Science Museum of Virginia resides in Historic Broad Street Station – built nearly 100 years ago.Once an active railroad station that transported people all over the country, now a gateway to the universe.

Our Mission: Inspiring Virginians to enrich their lives through science.

We believe that we can create a better world by igniting the wonder that inspires learning.

400,000 guests

3 floors of interactive exhibits

SR-71 Blackbird jet

29-ton Grand Kugel

5-story Dome theater

235-pound Foucault Pendulum

Car ONE

400 community events50 guest speakers Reynolds Aluminaut

10-story Rotunda

Question your world.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.-Albert Einstein

The Museum is a catalyst for inspiration, a place that sparks curiosity and generates ideas in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. From tinkering in our labs to training rats to play basketball, we encourage our guests to explore the science all around us – the possibilities are infinite!

Unearth your world.

So you’re made of detritus from exploded stars. Get over it. Or better yet, celebrate it. After all, what nobler thought can one cherish than that the universe lives within us all? – Neil DeGrasse Tyson

The Dome houses the most technologically advanced fulldome digital dome projection system in the world. Guests depart on daily Cosmic Expeditions with our astronomer to explore the known universe with stunning clarity and brilliance.

Move your world.

The Museum’s most ambitious gallery in its history, Speed, features the SR-71 Blackbird and unveils the mind-blowing intersection of motion and time. The exhibition displays audacious demonstrations of the superfast to the incredibly slow, with topics ranging from climate change to anatomy to physics and beyond.

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” – Carl Sagan

Science and play collide to spark inspiration and wonder.

“A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.” – John Locke

A new approach to wellness and self-improvement, Boost! presents interactive physical and mental challenges. Activities include walking a tightrope, practicing yoga and composing music, encouraging guests to bolster their creativity, memory, strength and more.

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To inspire the next generation, we create larger than life learning experiences that make science relevant, meaningful and fun.

The Dewey Gottwald Center will strengthen the Museum’s position as a world class destination for STEM learning and community engagement. – Richard C. Conti

The newest addition to the Museum’s campus, the Dewey Gottwald Center, expands our role as a community gathering space. The sleek, multi-purpose facility hosts large-scale traveling exhibitions during the summer months and acts as a venue for community events, large and small, the rest of the year.

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