The Library of Virginia “Virginia Roots Music: Creating and Conserving Tradition” features rare photographs, sheet music and recordings from 1865-1940. Through March 22. 800 E. Broad St. 692-3592.
Science Museum of Virginia Ride roller coasters without leaving your seat during the IMAX film “Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun.” Through Sept. 27. “Bioscape” life-sciences exhibit on permanent display. Learn about the lost world of Tikal by watching “Lost Worlds: Life in Balance” in the IMAX Dome. Through Dec. 31. 2500 W. Broad St. 864-1400.
The Valentine Museum/Richmond History Center Watch art conservators work on materials from the Edward V. Valentine Sculpture Studio in “Conservators at Work: Preserving Valentine’s Sculpture.” Through Dec. 30. “The Business of Segregation,” an exploration of African-American-owned businesses in Richmond during segregation. Through Oct. 7. “Fashion Stores of the South,” 50 years of Richmond fashion. Through April. 1015 E. Clay St. 649-0711.
Virginia Aviation Museum SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, vintage aircraft, aviation history exhibits, World War II diorama, and Admiral Byrd’s 1927 Fairchild on permanent display at the Richmond International Airport. 236-3622.
Virginia Historical Society “Virginia Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery.” Through January. “FDR in Virginia,” a photographic exhibit that documents Roosevelt’s visits to Virginia. Through September. “Picturing the Century: One Hundred Years of Photography from the National Archives,” a Smithsonian exhibit of 20th-century images of major events. Through Sept. 29. “Missing,” 81 photographs by Martha Cooper documents the impromptu memorials erected in New York City in the wake of the Sept. 11 tragedy. Through Sept. 29. “September 11, 2001, in Virginia” commemorates the lives of those lost in the attack on the Pentagon, documents the rescue efforts conducted and Virginian’s responses to the event. Through Nov. 25. 428 N. Boulevard. 342-9665.
Virginia Holocaust Museum “The Ipson Saga” and “Through Our Survivors’ Eyes,” on permanent display. 213 Roseneath Road. 257-5400.
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts “Gone Away: Gifts from the Estate of Paul Mellon.” Through Sept. 29. ” ‘We Are With You America’: Children of Kosovo Respond to September 11, 2001″ features 24 drawings on loan form the Christian Children’s Fund. Through Sept. 27. 2800 Grove Ave. 340-1400.
Wilton House “Portraits, Paintings and Prints at Wilton: The Nancy Gatewood Brown Memorial Exhibit.” 215 S. Wilton Road.
