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Former VMNH Executive Director Passes
July 11, 2025
It is with profound sadness we share the news of the passing of Timothy Gette, former executive director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History.
Dr. Melany R. Clark elected chair
May 23, 2025
The Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees has elected Dr. Melany R. Clark, of Ridgeway, as chair.
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.
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