DINOSAURS

Experience towering dinosaur skeletons, a spectacular dinosaur-themed maze, and hands-on activities for all ages.

Uncovering Virginia

Walk through Virginia's natural history from beginning to present inside the museum's Uncovering Virginia exhibit gallery.

Hahn Hall of Biodiversity

The Hahn Hall of Biodiversity features spectacular African mammal collections, including antelopes, a lion, a hyena, a leopard and more.

Saturday, May 25
Take 25 Chld Safety Event at VMNH -

Take 25 is a national child safety campaign that encourages parents and guardians to take 25 minutes out of their day to talk to children about safety. As part of this effort, a child safety event will be held at VMNH on May 25.

Sunday, May 26 - Sunday, September 1
VMNH Summer Discovery 2013 -

Enjoy Sunday openings, discounted new VMNH Memberships, and behind-the-scenes tours during VMNH Summer Discovery 2013, from May 26 to September 1, 2013.

Friday, May 31
Youth Volunteer Summer Kick-Off -

The museum is looking for area youth to help us make our Summer Adventure Camps the most fun camps ever!

Saturday, July 20 - Saturday, May 10
Skeletons exhibit in the Hall of Ancient Life -

Don't miss the special exhibit "Stories from Skeletons: Hard Evidence," opening July 20 at the Virginia Museum of Natural History! This exhibit, featuring a variety of specimens from the VMNH collections, will be on display in the museum's Harvest Foundation Hall of Ancient Life.

VMNH helps lead way in Fossil Insect Collaborative

VMNH is teaming-up with six other nationally renowned research and educational institutions to provide a digital database of all the major fossil insect collections in the United States.

Online Grapes & Grains auction now live!

As part of the Grapes & Grains Gala, the museum is holding a silent auction with a large variety of items ranging from tickets to sporting events, to vacations. Ticket holders can bid on each item online.

Museum gains Cretaceous fossil collection

VMNH recently received a large collection of dinosaur fossils, including a Triceratops skull.

Museum extends Tuesday hours

The Virginia Museum of Natural History is now open to visitors until 7 p.m. on Tuesday evenings.

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