Our Exhibits
Shoulders of Giants staircase
The Butterfly Garden
The crowning jewel of the reinvented Science Museum, the Butterfly Garden offers the opportunity to interact with live butterflies from around the world – some with wingspans of 8 inches! – in an enclosed picturesque setting of lush plants and more than 20 species of orchids.
Healthy Bodies Gallery
Follow the journey your food takes in our Walk Thru Digestion (coming June 2013). See what lies under our skin through a one-of-a-kind “plastinated” human specimen. Feel the effects on your heart if you gained 30 pounds. Discover how medications interact with our bodies in our Virtual Medicine Cabinet. Leave with a new appreciation for nature’s most complex being: You!
Healthy Earth Gallery
Healthy lives depend on healthy environments. Journey Underground (coming June 2013) to interact with Virginia geological specimens. Study our soil and follow the production of food. Explore our world through the wonder of OmniGlobe. Become an on-air meteorologist in our Weather Studio. Experience environmental stewardship along our Living River Boardwalk and live animal touch tank.
How it Works Gallery
OmniGlobe
Feel the rumble and heat of recycling steel in Renewed by Fire. Operate the fiber-optic controls of our Butter-FLY CAM. Discover how your auto has advanced in Under the Hood. These interactive exhibits feature technologies that were developed or are in use in western Virginia, and enable us to live healthy and more productive lives while being better stewards of our environment.
Open Lab
Choose from two dozen science experiments that you can perform with your friends or family in an inviting, safe and controlled environment.
Children’s Curiosity Corner
Your preschooler will love Little Big Mouth, Crawl Thru Digestion and a fun fossil dig — all designed for kids five and younger.
