This Workshop provides a clear understanding of the NISP personnel security clearance requirements as presented in the NISP Operating Manual (NISPOM) necessary to provide you with the details of...
This exhibition dazzles with rich and colorful choices in table and tea wares available to 18th-century British and American consumers. Expanding world trade and strengthening industry put a teapot on...
Mayor Barton Myers transformed his city from a prosperous coastal town into a thriving modern metropolis. Thanks to a generous gift from T. Parker Host, the Moses Myers House honors this "first...
Your journey into life sciences begins with the five-story DNA strand and leads you into the Very Small Gallery and the amazing realm of cells and DNA. Investigate genes, traits and heredity. Find out...
Gunston Hall's collection of objects tells the story of the Mason family and 18th century life in colonial Virginia. Currently, the collection contains over 50 pieces owned by the Mason family in...
As the Girl Scouts of the USA look forward to their centennial in 2012, this exhibition, featuring historical photographs, artifacts and reflections, recalls the growth of Girl Scouting in Washington...
Highlighting the skills of master carvers and their sources of inspiration, 'Cameo Performances' explores the history of cameo glass carving beginning with ancient Roman examples, focusing on the...
Visitors can discover what sorts of money was in the pockets and wallets of our colonial ancestors in this exhibition. While most coins were foreign, images struck into them range from wild hogs to...
Looking beyond the authority of "experts," such as museums and professional historians, this exhibition illustrates how every person creates, through personal experience, his or her own usable...
This exhibition will explore the history of military training as part of the public education system, focusing specifically on the John Marshall High School military training course created in...
Explore Newton's laws, gravity, momentum, potential and kinetic energy in whole-body experiences! Walk, bounce and leap in the reduced gravity of the moon. Float on air. Test your astronaut skills as...
See life-size working reproductions of the Wright brothers' airplanes. The Wright brothers used the Wright Flyer in the world's first controlled, powered flight. The other three are experimental...
From the rivers to the Chesapeake Bay and finally, into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, this journey of water through Virginia introduces you to the many aquatic animals and plants that are native...
A special Valentine's display steams up the Conservatory, featuring tulips, daffodils and hyacinths in full bloom, while the tropical wing showcases exotic, fragrant orchids.
Learn more about the field of archaeology including the scientific processes, excavation methods, and methods for forming the resulting conclusions. The exhibit shows how scientists use clues from the...
When you visit Andalo's Clubhouse, some old friends will greet you. Thomas the Tank Engine and his Sodor neighbors will be waiting to take you on train adventures.
This exhibit features a variety of interactive displays that demonstrate how lift is created, how plane directions are controlled and how lift, thrust and drag work.
Get a close up look at the fastest, highest-flying aircraft on record -- the SR-17 Blackbird. It's a mysterious spy plane developed in secret and flown on missions that are just now beginning to be...
Investigate the amazing properties of aluminum-lithium alloy while experimenting with its strength and stability. Assemble part of the international space station. Study Virginia's moon rock. Witness...
This memorial, built in the 1920s by more than two million American Freemasons, honors and perpetuates the memory, character and virtues of George Washington.
Guided house tours are offered every half hour. These tours focus on the life of George Mason and his family; they tell of the slaves, servants, and others who worked for the Mason family and point...
Investigate and explore key concepts of electricity. Make electricity arc through the air, use your voice to make a laser beam dance and generate electricity. Discover the principles behind a simple...
In 1964, Reynolds Metals Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia., launched an extraordinary creation -- the Aluminaut, the world's first aluminum submarine. During its career, the Aluminaut set...
