The Virginia Museum of Natural History and six other nationally renowned research and ...

The Virginia Museum of Natural History and six other nationally renowned research and educational institutions were recently awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation! Together with the American Museum of Natural History, the Yale Peabody Museum, the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard, the University of Colorado, the University of Illinois, and the University of Kansas, VMNH is creating a state-of-the-art digital database of all the major fossil insect collections in the United States.

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Please Visit Us Soon

Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: Noon to 4pm (Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend only)
Monday: Closed

Admission:

$12 for ages 18-59
$6 for ages 3-17, seniors 60+, and college students
FREE for children under 3, museum members, members of ASTC Passport participating institutions, and EBT cardholders

My 4 year old son loves going to the museum. The exhibits are educational, interactive and kid-friendly.

Beth Deathrage

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