Help Support the Children's Museum of Virginia

You've arrived…at the Children's Museum of Virginia Web site. Next stop? The inside of a bubble, or the controls of a construction site crane. With over 80 hands-on exhibits for kids of all ages, including an awesome toy train collection, a planetarium and tons more, the Children's Museum is your ticket to some truly amazing places and enlightening discoveries. So climb aboard and let's get going.

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September 15-November 18, 2008

ABC Art: Art for Preschoolers Ages 3-5
Children are introduced to the world of art and artists as they create their own masterpieces in this parent/child program. This ten-week session allows them to explore art and to develop their art-making skills.

Location: Courthouse Galleries Gift Shop
Times: Mondays, I - 10:00-11:00a.m. Tuesday, III - 9:30-10:30 a.m.
II - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Dates: September 15-November 18, 2008
Registration Deadline: September 10, 2008
Tuition: $45 / Student (members), $50 / Student (non-members)
Click here for the registration sheet.
For additional information, please contact the Education Department at 757-393-5397.

September 24-November 12, 2008

Atomic Art: Workshops for Home Schooled children
Ages: 7-12
Students continue to expand their art skills in drawing, painting and sculpture while looking at art throughout this eight-week session.

Location: Courthouse Galleries Gift Shop
Time: Wednesdays, Session I- 10am-12 noon or Session II - 1-3pm
Dates: September 24-November 12, 2008
Registration Deadline: September 1, 2008
Tuition: $55/Student (members), $60/Student (non-members)
Click here for the registration sheet.
For additional information, please contact the Education Department at 757-393-5397.

September 27, 2008

4th Annual Museum Day
Smithsonian Magazine and the Portsmouth Museums are celebrating the 4th annual National Museum Day on September 27. Bring a Museum Day Admission Card and the holder and one guest may enter the museum for free. Admission Cards can be obtained in the September issue of Smithsonian Magazine or from the web site at http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/. Be a part of the national celebration, get into the museums for free and celebrate the cultural offerings and other activities offered right here in Hampton Roads. See you there.

Summer Camp Offerings at the Museums

Click here for the registration form.

Camp Name: Made in the Shade
Address: Courthouse Galleries, 420 High St., Portsmouth, VA 23704
When: August 12-14, 2008, 10 a.m.-12 noon
Who: ages 3-6
Cost: $35
Description: Create a full body costume, mixed-media collage, and pop art in this parent-child program.
Call: John Grassmick, 757-393-5397, ext. 19

** Family Fun Saturdays - come and visit the Children’s Museum on our Family Fun Saturdays. Join in on hands-on activities, demonstrations, make and take discovery crafts and performances.