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VMNH Receives Highest National Recognition

August 4, 2025

The Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) has received reaccreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). AAM accreditation is the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums and a status that VMNH has maintained since 1994.


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