CODE OF VIRGINIA (EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2016) SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA ESTABLISHED (§ 23.1-3210) The Science Museum of Virginia (the Museum) is established as an educational institution of the Commonwealth and a public body and instrumentality for the dissemination of education. The exercise by the Museum of the powers conferred by this article is the performance of an essential governmental function. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 9-65.1, § 23-239; 1970, c. 466; 1977, c. 597; 2016, c. 588.