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Science Museum of Western Virginia
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    1 Market Square SE
    4th Floor
    Roanoke, VA 24011
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    540-342-5710 (Visitor Services)
  • City
    Roanoke
    Locality
    Roanoke City
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The Science Museum is a fun place for adults and children to explore the wonders of science through active learning and play! Permanent galleries enable visitors to learn about weather, the physics of light and sound, geology, and the human body.

The Science Museum has undergone a dramatic renovation of its home in Center in the Square. The museum continues to reinvent not only the exhibit galleries, but also the entire museum and its connecting spaces, classrooms, and programs in order to transform the way visitors engage in learning science. The museum features the Healthy Bodies Gallery, Healthy Earth Gallery, an expanded How it Works Gallery, Living River & Touch Tank, Maker Lab/Open Lab, and The Bubble, a multisensory space for preschoolers.

The Butterfly Garden at the Science Museum of Western Virginia has transitioned from an exotic butterfly habitat to a native pollinator garden. The new Hidden Garden reflects the growing awareness of the importance of supporting pollinators in all stages of their life cycle. Visitors will be able to search for eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises, and adult butterflies within the garden.

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Last Updated: 09/18/2018

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