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!

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!

What a cute pirate playing the Flip-Flop Organ!

That looks like a yummy cookie!

Inside the Kaleidoscope

Love the face painting!

Witch Hat Ring Toss

Gallery Volunteer Kara and our UIP Intern, Jenny are getting ready for the party!

Spooky Mini-Golf

Holiday Wreath Sale - Buy a wreath, help the Museum!

(picture of actual wreath - 22" diameter)

Did you know the Virginia Discovery Museum sells holiday wreaths? Did you know our annual wreath sale is an important fundraising project for the Museum? In addition to being a convenient way to send gifts to friends, family, clients, or business associates, this sale is an important source of revenue for the work we do with children and families.

As part of our commitment to quality, we work with a cottage industry in Maine which creates fresh balsam fir wreaths. Send us your gift list and we take care of the rest. Wreaths can be sent to ANY location in the continental United States. Shipping & handling are included! We also offer discounts for Museum members and those purchasing more than 10 wreaths. You may also choose a pre- or post-Thanksgiving delivery schedule.

$40.75 ($38.50 for members) includes boxing, shipping, taxes, as well as a hand-signed gift card.

Compare! They don't include shipping:
Pottery Barn = $49.99
LL Bean - $55.00
Plow & Hearth - $59.95
Williams-Sonoma - $99.00

$10 PER WREATH IS A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO VDM.

For Order Forms:

• Download at Virginia Discovery Museum website
• Stop by the Museum, East End of the Downtown Mall, Charlottesville
• Call (434) 977-1025, ext. 9

Celebrate the season and at the same time support the Museum's programs for children and their families

Ordering Deadline:
Friday, November 20