Rick Piccolo presents Comparison of Three Nuclear Plant Accidents: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima on May 29!
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Rich Conti presents The Science Museum of Virginia: The Next Five Years on June 5!
Join us for an eruptive evening of science fun. Unearth the science of volcanoes on June 7!
Dr. David E. Kitchen presents In the Shadow of Vesuvius: Living with Active Volcanoes on June 12!
Marla Morales presents Volcanic Eruptions: The Aftermath on June 19!
Dr. Erika Zimmermann Damer presents All About Pompeiian Graffiti on June 26!
Explore the hottest, messiest, and loudest traditions of summer - July 8 - 12!
Dr. Carol C. Mattusch presents The Afterlife of Pompeii on July 10!
Learn more about Ancient Roman science, volcanoes and earthquakes, all with a drink in hand, on July 11!
Celebrate the anniversary of the moon landing with some blast your socks off science - July 15 - 19!
Dr. Bryan Clark Green presents Roman and Greek Classical Influences on Virginia Architecture on July 17!
Join us as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon on July 19!
Your letter has arrived and you have been accepted to the Museum’s School of Wizardry - July 22 - 26!
James Blow presents Tombs, Trash, and Toilets: Sanitation in Pompeii on July 24!
Tap into your inner creator at the Museum’s new maker space, The Forge - July 29 - August 2!
Dr. Peter Schertz presents Making the Old New Again: New Technologies to Understand Ancient Art on July 31!
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! It’s a Superhero Scientist! Test our hero’s favorite powers - August 5 - 9!
Dr. Julie Laskaris presents Health and Disease in Pompeii on August 7!
Become a storm chaser as we revisit some of history’s most daunting natural disasters - August 12 - 16!
Gibson Worsham presents What Does Pompeii Tell Us About Ancient City Planning? on August 14!
See what you can create with hundreds of pounds of play dough on August 16!
Dr. Siddartha Roy presents Why the Water in Flint Michigan Will Never Be Safe on August 21!
Timshel Purdum and Dr. Jeremy Hoffman present Pop Culture Meets Ancient Rome on August 28!