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Enter an indoor gallery through a massive shark jaw tunnel to experience a unique and never before seen Shark Zone exhibit, created by the Virginia Living Museum.  Enjoy the wonders of our vast oceans and learn more about our friends in the deep blue sea.  TOUR an amazing gallery of photos by National Geographic photographer, Brian Skerry and full scale replicas of 6 shark...

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This event occurs monthly, on the third Wednesday of June and July.

Dive into the depths of the wonder of Owls Creek during a 60-minute cruise with some magical visitors from under the sea: mermaids! Reservations required as space is limited for this enchanting excursion. 

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June 14–September 8, 2019 Eric Carle: Moonlit Nights & Other Illustrations will present more than 80 original works by the beloved picture book author and illustrator Eric Carle.

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Join us for an unforgettable 90 minute excursion aboard the Atlantic Explorer in search of Virginia's most common and charismatic marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin. Brown pelicans, bald eagles, and other sea birds are frequently sighted, along with sea turtles.

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Exhibition on view through July 28, 2019

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This event occurs weekly, on Wednesday.

Curious about what lives in our coastal ocean waters? Take this 75 minute cruise with Aquarium educators to collect a variety of local fish and marine invertebrates and observe them up close aboard the boat. Watch as they work the trawl net and pull up discoveries that may include seahorses, stingrays, blue crabs, keyhole urchins, and jellies, and then release the animals back into the ocean.

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This event occurs weekly, on Wednesday.

The theme of this project is to recreate the famous post-impressionism piece by artist Vincent van Gogh. Join Naomi as she guides young artists through this fun, creative project!The theme of this project is to recreate the famous post-impressionism piece by artist Vincent van Gogh. You will put our own twist on this iconic painting! #CREATE #IMPRESSIONISM #ARTThis is a two-week session so...

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This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

Join us for an unforgettable 90 minute excursion aboard the Atlantic Explorer in search of Virginia's most common and charismatic marine mammal, the bottlenose dolphin. Brown pelicans, bald eagles, and other sea birds are frequently sighted, along with sea turtles.

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This event occurs daily, every 1 day(s).

Every week during the summer, a different full-dome planetarium program will be featured at the Virginia Living Museum. This program will run Tuesday – Sunday at 3:30 p.m. (Mondays, the 3:30 p.m. show will be "Virginia Skies.") July 16-21, the program is "We Choose Space." Astronauts Scott Parazinsky, Tom Jones, Gene Cernan, and veteran space reporter Walter...

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