Recent News Releases
Deep Sea Sharks: the Real Story
Duh-dm. Duh-dm. Bet you’re already thinking of the shark made famous in Steven Spielberg’s popular movie “Jaws.” But how much do you really know about sharks and how they live? Best way to find out is to consult an expert — like Sweet Briar Associate Professor Dr. John Morrissey. Catch up with him when he presents The Biology of Deep Sea Sharks at the Danville Science Center, Thursday, August 14 at 7 p.m. Full News Release
Celebrate Fourth of July
Launch a water bottle rocket. Stroll through a butterfly garden. It’s all at the Fourth of July Bottle Rocket Day at the Danville Science Center on Friday, July 4. Come back in the early evening for a Fourth of July Celebration. Full News Release
Butterfly Thyme! for the Butterfly Station and Garden
The weather is warm. Plants are blooming. And butterflies are flitting from bush to flower in the Danville Science Center’s Butterfly Station and Garden. Celebrate the season by planting a seedling and purchasing herbs at a sale supporting the Butterfly Station and Garden. It’s all at Butterfly Thyme! at the Butterfly Station and Garden and the Community Market at the Crossing at the Dan Saturday, June 14, 8 a.m.-noon. Full News Release
Totally Random Science Opens on Family Night
Shoot an air cannon. Serve your head on a platter. Build a bridge. Test your reaction time. It’s all at the Danville Science Center’s new exhibit Totally Random Science opening during Family Night, Friday, June 6, 5:30-7 p.m. Full News Release (PDF 17 kB)
Summer Science Day Camps and Adventure Camps
Explore the Dan River. Get to know some hermit crabs. Make a kaleidoscope. Team up to compete in a series of challenges. Improve your soccer kick using science. It’s all at the Danville Science Center Summer Science Day Camps and Adventure Camps in July and August. Full News Release (PDF 17 kB)
Butterfly Station and Garden Opening
Have your camera ready when this year’s first butterflies are released into their new home. Keep an eye out for those butterflies as you walk through a garden designed to meet the small creatures’ every need. Explore Native American plants and the Westbrook Garden. It’s all at the opening of the Danville Science Center’s Butterfly Station and Garden on Saturday, April 19, 11:00 am–3:00 pm. The butterfly release is at noon. Full News Release (PDF 17 kB)
Too Small To See
Visit a world of the very small - the nano-world. See atoms 100 million times their actual size. Pull apart the ends of a virtual RNA molecule. Arrange moving atoms into a pattern. How does that work when the atoms keep moving? Walk through a huge model crystal where the atoms seem to go on forever. Climb on carbon tubes. Build molecules. Use the same tools that scientists do to make nano-sized structures. It’s all in the visiting exhibition Too Small to See at the Danville Science Center, Saturday, Jan. 26-Sunday, May 4.
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New Science Museum of Virginia Director Is Chosen
The Science Museum of Virginia Board of Trustees has selected Richard Conti to become the next Science Museum director. Conti is currently executive director at Nauticus in Norfolk. Full News Release