Speed

Now Open!

Speed, the Science Museum of Virginia’s newest permanent exhibition, features over 50 exhibits that immerse you into hundreds of unique experiences highlighting demonstrations of the superfast to the incredibly slow. Featuring the SR-71 Blackbird, Speed unveils the mind-blowing intersection of motion and time across a world of science and technology. Guests encounter interactive experiences, priceless artifacts and interpretive content on topics ranging from climate change and evolution to special relativity and technological advancements.

Exhibit hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 9:30 am–5 pm and Sunday, 11:30 am–5 pm.

Speed is a permanent exhibition and part of the Museum’s Inspire the World Campaign, which is rapidly transforming the Museum into a national destination. Speed is funded in part by the Garland & Agnes Taylor Gray Foundation, the Richard and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust and Roller-Bottimore Foundation.

 Speed is included with Museum admission. Exhibit admission is $14 for adults, with a $1 discount for youth and seniors. For more information, visit www.smv.org or call 804.864.1400.

Purchase tickets online by visiting Science Museum of Virginia online at http://tickets.smv.org/public/.