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Thurman Charitable Foundation awards $5,000 grant to VMNH
May 15, 2025
The Edgar A. Thurman Charitable Foundation for Children has awarded the Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) a grant of $5,000 in support of the museum's Year of the Engineer initiative to provide need-based, STEM education programming to area K-6 students during the 2025-26 academic school year.
Museum mourns loss of BOT Chair Mark Buss
April 2, 2025
It is with profound sadness we announce the passing of Mark Buss, chair of the Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees.
The Age of Dinosaurs arrives
February 15, 2025
The Age of Dinosaurs has arrived at the Virginia Museum of Natural History.
VMNH awards $5,000 toward JMU research opportunity
December 4, 2024
The Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) has awarded Dr. Ángel A. García, Jr., Assistant Professor of Geology and Environmental Science at James Madison University, a grant of $5,000 in support of an undergraduate research opportunity aimed at answering key questions about cave shields.
Bonez & Booz is Saturday, October 26
October 11, 2024
Bonez & Booz, one of the region's premier Halloween and fall festivals, is set to return to the Virginia Museum of Natural History on Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 4 to 10 p.m.
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