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Community Foundation awards VMNH with $3,700 grant
November 9, 2023
Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia has awarded the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) a grant of $3,700 in support of the museum's initiative to provide free admission to EBT card holders and their families.

Monogram Foods Loves Kids Foundation Awards $5,000 grant to VMNH for education initiative
September 18, 2023
The Monogram Foods Loves Kids Foundation has awarded the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) a grant of $5,000 in support of the museum's 2023-2024 VMNH Science Outreach Initiative, a year-long science outreach program designed to provide STEM-based education programming to students in Martinsville and Henry County, as well as families throughout the region.

Nominations now open for Thomas Jefferson Awards
September 8, 2023
Nominations are now open for the 35th annual Virginia Museum of Natural History Foundation Thomas Jefferson Awards - Virginia's premier natural history, natural science, and conservation honors.

VMNH receives $25,000 grant
September 21, 2022
The Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) has received a $25,000 grant from the Helen S. and Charles G. Patterson, Jr. Charitable Foundation Trust in support of the 2022-23 Virginia Museum of Natural History Science Outreach Initiative.

VMNH and Boxley Renew Partnership
September 21, 2022
The Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) and Boxley Materials Company (Boxley) have announced the renewal of a year-long partnership in support of the museum's wide-ranging educational programming initiatives.
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