VLM | Excitement is BUILDING for LEGO BRICK Sculptures!

Nature Connects: Art With LEGO ^® Bricks - Opens Saturday, July 22 through Nov. 26

Summer Thursdays - Stay Late 'til 8 pm | Thursdays through Aug 31

Virginia Living Museum e-newsletter 7-20-17

Nature Connects: Art with LEGO^® Bricks

Member Preview - Friday, July 21 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Open Daily July 22 - November 26

Join us for Giant LEGO^® brick sculptures, designed by Brooklyn artist and children's author Sean Kenney, t hat brings nature to life with a six-foot hummingbird hovering over a trumpet flower, a deer family made from 48,000 bricks, a giant tortoise, a seven-foot long dragonfly, and much more. This spectacular combination of nature and art is an award-winning, record-breaking exhibition created with over a half million LEGO^® bricks.

The exhibit will be located in the Conservation Garden where visitors can view the 16 amazing sculptures, as well as, enter a "castle themed" Big Block Build Zone . A LEGO^® Brick Creation Station will put guests' creativity to the test along with the VLM's own Make Your Own Creation Contest available for LEGO enthusiasts of all ages.

Cost: Included in Museum admission.

Presenting sponsor:

Sculpture Sponsors: Wild Birds Unlimited-Yorktown , Consumer Litigation Associates, P.C. , Newport News Arts Commission , York County Arts Commission, Newport News Cultural Attractions , and Gately Communication Co ., and BrickHeadZ LLC .

LEGO® Brick Creation Station Sponsor: PMA Architecture

Naturally Speaking:

Beautiful Butterflies!

July 20 - 6-7pm

Reserve your spot now!

Speaker: Butterfly Society of VA

The Butterfly Society of Virginia will help your family learn about some of our most beautiful butterfly species, their life cycles, and which kinds of flowers they like to visit for their meals! Bring your curiosity and questions to this evening that will celebrate color on the wing - and take home a butterfly craft!

Cost: Included in Museum admission Sponsored by:

Summer Amphitheater Program

Through Aug 13

This Children's Theater production held in the

museum's outdoor amphitheater answers the question "Is My Sandwich a Dinosaur?" Children learn all about dinosaurs and what fossils (and chicken sandwiches) can teach us about them. Six shows daily with lots of audience participation! Weather permitting: 11:00am,

11:30am, 12:00pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30pm, and 2:00pm in the outdoor Wason Amphitheater.

Cost: Included in Museum admission. Sponsored by:

Summer Thursdays - Stay Late 'til 8

Our doors are open until 8pm (outdoor trail open until 7:30pm) every Thursday through August 31.

Stay late until 8pm with added activities including:

Human Hamster Balls - come play inside small inflatable balls ($1 fee)
Animal Encounters
Outdoor Trail Open Until 7:30pm

Wild Side Café Family Dining Options - enjoy grab-and-go dinners and sit in the garden
LIVE music by DJ Big L, 5:30-7:30pm
Planetarium Shows: Kaluoka'hina 4:30pm and Virginia Skies at 5:30pm Cost: VLM members free, non-members $4 plus Museum admission
Stop by the Wild Things Museum Store for a featured 30% item from 5-8 pm.

See the website for weekly activity details and pricing.

Diary of a Hammerhead

Open through September 4

If you thought you knew everything about sharks, think again! Experience the epic life of Harriet Hammerhead - take a peek inside her diary in this traveling exhibit that highlights shark biology and conservation.

The panels of Harriet's diary are on display on the upper main level of the Museum t hrough Sept 4.

Cost: Included in Museum admission.