Museum Holiday Hours

The museum will close at noon on Wednesday, November 25 and is closed all day Thursday, November 26. The museum will also be closed on Christmas Day and New Years Day.

Museum hosting Holiday Open House event December 1

Don't miss the exciting lineup of holiday events at VMNH. Enjoy FREE admission to VMNH during the museum's Holiday Open House event on Tuesday, December 1 from 3 to 6 p.m. Don't miss Santa's reading of the book "Dinosaurs' Night Before Christmas!

VMNH receives grant from DEQ

The Virginia Museum of Natural History has received a $3,000 Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences mini-grant from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to create a demonstration site for best watershed management practices and education in J. Frank Wilson Park in Martinsville.

Native American online exhibit now open

Visitors to the new online exhibit 'Three Cultures, Three Stories' will get a glimpse of diverse early American Indian life.

VMNH offering reduced admission, membership, museum rental rates

The Virginia Museum of Natural History is offering reduced admission rates, discounted new-membership fees, and discounts on museum rental rates through January 2010.

VMNH curator named chair of Geological Society of America division

Dr. James S. Beard was recently named chairman of the Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology, and Geochemistry Division of the Geological Society of America. Beard's appointment was announced during the Geological Society of America's annual meeting in Portland, Oregon.

VMNH curator elected to Archeological Society of Virginia Board

Dr. Elizabeth Moore, curator of archaeology at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Archeological Society of Virginia.

Wildlife Art Revealed exhibit now open

Visitors now have the opportunity to enjoy spectacular wildlife art in a variety of media, while also getting a rare glimpse into the fascinating processes artists use to create their work. Wildlife Art Revealed is open at VMNH from September 26, 2009 to January 9, 2010.