It's easy to plan your group's visit!
- Come by the museum or read this guide. Group leaders planning a visit are always admitted free, so come explore the museum. If that's not convenient, just read through the descriptions in this guide. It's a great overview of all of your options and it includes Virginia Standards of Learning correlations.
- Decide what you want to do. Along with our amazing exhibits, consider adding a lab or demonstration, a giant-screen movie or maybe a play, Identify two or three possible dates and remember to include time for check-in and departure, and 20 minutes for your group to visit the museum store, Shop 4 Science.
- Make your reservation! Call the Group Reservations Center at 804-864-1400 or 800-659-1727 or complete the online reservation form. Our friendly and knowledgeable reservation specialists are ready to help you plan the perfect trip.
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Hours
We're open 363 days a year, seven days a week! Closed Thanksgiving Day (fourth
Thursday in November) and Christmas Day (December 25). See our hours below.
| Science Museum Galleries |
Monday–Saturday, 9:30 am–5:00 pm
Sunday, 11:30 am–5:00 pm |
Shop 4 Science
(the museum's gift shop) |
Monday–Saturday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm
Sunday, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm |
| Café Portico |
Monday–Friday, 8:00 am–4:00 pm
Saturday, 9:30 am–4:00 pm
Sunday, 11:30 am–4:00 pm |
| IMAX®DOME Theater |
See our Theater Schedule for show times. |
Group Admission Prices
| For groups of 10 or more with at least two weeks notice. |
Youth (under 18) |
Adult (18–59) |
Senior |
| Exhibits Only |
$7.00 |
$8.00 |
$7.00 |
| IMAX® DOME films |
$8.00 |
$8.00 |
$8.00 |
| Feature-length film Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa |
$9.00 |
$9.00 |
$9.00 |
| Exhibits + IMAX® DOME films(Best Value) |
$14.00 |
$15.00 |
$14.00 |
| Exhibits + Lab OR Demonstration |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
$10.00 |
| Exhibits + Film + Lab OR Demonstration |
$18.00 |
$18.00 |
$18.00 |
| Carpenter Science Theatre Company MainStage performance |
$8.00 |
$8.00 |
$8.00 |
| Carpenter Science Theatre Company MainStage perfomance+ Exhibits |
$14.00 |
$15.00 |
$14.00 |
| Carpenter Science Theatre Company MainStage performance + Exhibits + Film |
$19.00 |
$20.00 |
$19.00 |
Notes
DIGISTAR® planetarium shows are free with all admission tickets. Prices and hours are subject to change and may not apply to special features.
Because groups enjoy a discounted admission fee, individual membership passes and other discounts and coupons are not valid toward group admission fees.
Required adult chaperones are admitted free.
A limited number of need-based grants for group visits and Science Museum of Virginia programs are available. Please call 804-864-1400 or 800-659-1727 for further information. |
