The Virginia Discovery Museum is a dynamic educational setting which provides opportunities for hands-on learning for children ages 1 - 10.   The Museum has a small staff, limited financial resources and dedicated volunteers.  The Museum is open 6 days a week (Tuesday-Sunday) including days when schools are closed due to snow.  The most recent year’s admissions totaled a record 57,722.

The success of the Museum depends upon the ability of staff to work as a team, recruit and support volunteers, engage the community, and manage resources effectively. 

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The Virginia Discovery Museum is a dynamic, educational setting that provides opportunities for hands-on learning for children ages 1-10 and the adults who accompany them. We are a place where curiosity, exploration, creativity, and experimentation are encouraged and nurtured.

The Virginia Discovery Museum unites and expands our community of children by stimulating their imagination and by encouraging cooperative learning. It is a place where families learn together in creative ways through interaction with real objects.

Special emphasis is on developing a global perspective, a respect for the earth, an appreciation of the diversity of people and the power of technology in one's daily life. The Museum is widely viewed as a central resource in the community.

The Museum has 5 full-time and 3

part-time staff members, limited financial resources, over 150 volunteers, and a dedicated Board of Directors.

The Museum is open to the public six days a week. Visitation for FY 2009 was 59,395.

The success of the Museum depends on the ability of staff to support one another, to provide rewarding opportunities to volunteers, and to solicit the partnership of businesses, educational institutions, and community resources.

The Virginia Discovery Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer.