About me
The Virginia Discovery Museum fosters intellectual curiosity and development for all children of our community by envisioning a future in which all children in our community are inspired to be lifelong learners. We seek to be a vital community resource where children from economically and culturally diverse backgrounds explore, imagine, and discover together. In all that we do, VDM aims to be educational, inclusive, child-focused, and community-based. Our Educational Advisory Committee, consisting of staff and board members, as well as local educators, drives all of our content creation, from exhibits, to events and programming. These are all designed to be scalable for all learning levels and styles, and corresponds to the Virginia Standards of Learning. We seek to meet the interests, needs and abilities of all the children we serve, and to create an environment in which differences are celebrated. We collaborate closely with local schools, social service agencies, cultural institutions and governing groups to ensure that we are meeting the needs of the children of our community. Through our Free Admission Program and Camp Scholarship Fund, we make the Museum and our programs accessible to all.
