News Articles

February 27, 2017

Over a dozen Boy Scouts from Troop 130 out of Smith Mountain Lake attended the "Science in Action" sleepover at the museum this past weekend. Scouts had the opportunity to participate in a variety of science-themed activities, enjoy a pizza dinner, and sleep among life-size dinosaur casts! Museum sleepovers aren't just limited to Scouts! If you and your group would like to schedule a museum sleepover, contact us at discover@vmnh.virginia.gov or visit www.vmnh.net to learn more.

February 27, 2017

Dr. Elizabeth Moore, VMNH Curator of Archaeology, attending a meeting of the Council of Virginia Archaeologists at George Washington's Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm, was pleased to announce the publication of "The Historical Archaeology of Virginia From Initial Settlement to the Present:Overview and New Directions" edited by Dr. Clarence Geier. This joint project with the Archeological Society of Virginia provides valuable information for researchers, students, Virginia land managers, municipal planners, and archaeologists.

February 27, 2017

The Virginia Museum of Natural History was recently honored with a resolution by the Virginia House of Delegates commending the museum on "The Year of Discovery", a year-long celebration of significant milestones, anniversaries and special events throughout 2017. Thank you to the resolution's patrons: Delegate Les Adams, Delegate Danny Marshall, and Delegate Charles Poindexter.

February 25, 2017

Dr. Kal Ivanov, assistant curator of recent invertebrates, is attending the Ohio Natural History Conference in Columbus, where he presented a poster on his scientific research at VMNH.

February 24, 2017

Dr. Nancy Moncrief, curator of mammalogy at VMNH, is attending the annual meeting of the Virginia chapter of The Wildlife Society this week in Blacksburg. She presented results of some of her work with VMNH Research Associates Ray Dueser and John Porter. They are studying the ecology and genetics of mammals that live on the Virginia barrier islands.

February 23, 2017

The Virginia Museum of Natural History in partnership with Piedmont Arts and VisitMartinsville has received a Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage grant for collaborative regional marketing in support of "The Year of Discovery", a year-long celebration throughout 2017.

February 18, 2017

Sydney Brown from the education department will be at Piedmont Arts Salt Marsh Family Day from 11-1 pm. Stop by and see a small part of VMNH's collection!

February 18, 2017

The VMNH paleo team is all set for the Fossil Fair at the Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, NC

February 17, 2017

VMNH at Darwin Days at Roanoke College, showing off some great pieces from the collections!

February 17, 2017

This is a great video by The Field Museum. #DayofFacts

February 14, 2017

VMNH paleontologists Alex Hastings & Ray Vodden visited Brooke Haiar at Lynchburg College today to work with PVCC student Jennifer Yates! Glad to have her working on VMNH dinosaurs!

February 13, 2017

Don' miss your chance to see woolly rhino at VMNH! The life-size, cast skeleton debuted during the Ice Age Festival in January and will be ending its run at the museum on February 28.

February 13, 2017

Mark your calendars for the Piedmont Kite Festival on Saturday, March 18 in Henry County, Virginia!

February 11, 2017

Ready for #DarwinDay at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences! Should be a good time!

February 9, 2017

"The E-files: specimens, pins, and spirits" Dr. Kal Ivanov, Assistant Curator of Recent Invertebrates, VMNH Biological collections are not only indispensable resources for studying Earth's biodiversity, but they also provide direct financial and social benefits to society. In this presentation, Dr. Ivanov focused on the building, maintenance, and uses of modern invertebrate collections and the crucial role they play in solving our society's most pressing needs – from public health issues to global environmental change.

February 8, 2017

Tickets are now available online for the 30th Annual Thomas Jefferson Awards and the 10th Annual Grapes & Grains fundraising event. To learn more about the Thomas Jefferson Awards, visit www.vmnh.net/thomas-jefferson-awards. To learn more about Grapes & Grains, visit www.vmnh.net/grapes-and-grains.

February 6, 2017

Visitors to the Ice Age festival on Saturday, January 28 had the opportunity to take their picture in front of a green screen and an Ice Age scene with a woolly mammoth!

February 3, 2017

Visitors to the Ice Age festival on Saturday, January 28 had the opportunity to take their picture in front of a green screen and an Ice Age scene with a woolly mammoth!

February 1, 2017

Have you been inside the museum's Suzanne M. Lacy Education Center lately? The Claude Moore Charitable Foundation Classroom and the Charity League of Martinsville-Henry County Classroom recently received a facelift thanks to the artistic skills of the museum's educators! Big changes and additions are coming to the museum this year as we celebrate "The Year of Discovery 2017", marking 10 years in the current museum facility.