Destination: Discovery

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Election Day! November 3, 2009

Yesterday was Election Day and at the Virginia Discovery Museum, your vote matters!

On May 7, 2010 The Museum will be celebrating its 20th anniversary here on the Downtown Mall with birthday cake! What kind of cake should we get? This was the question kids were voting on yesterday. Their choices were:

• Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing
• White Cake with Chocolate Icing
• White Cake with White Icing

Which one would you have voted for? We had 52 children use their right to vote and the winner (by far) was chocolate with chocolate with 31 votes!

Be sure to join us on Friday, May 7th from 3:00 – 4:00 pm for our birthday celebration!

Check Out Our NEW Back Gallery Exhibition!

Freedom of Expression is open! Our new back gallery exhibit has several stations where you can express yourself in all kinds of ways! Protest with your own picket sign, give a speech on a soap-box, create your own t-shirt slogan, express yourself through music and instruments, or dance! Don’t forget about media – you can be on TV, write a headlining news article, or watch Arthur learn the lesson of free-speech! You can also learn how to express yourself through sign language or Braille.

Thank you to our sponsor The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression for all of your help, support, and assistance!

Freedom of Expression is open until January 10, 2010. Be sure to come check it out!

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Halloween Party 2009!

We had a terrific Halloween Party this last Friday. Over 60 party guests joined in the fun with face painting, cookie decorating, story telling, games, crafts and more! The creepy feel area was a huge hit as well as the spooky tattoos. Thank you to all of our volunteers, the Junior League of Charlottesville, and our helpful staff – we could not have had such an amazing party without your help!