Virginia Living Museum
Recent Press Releases 

August 23, 2010

Volunteers Sought for biological Survey at Ft. Monroe - September 25

August 18, 2010

Sculpture donated to Virginia Living Museum

July 6, 2010

Charles Wornom elected president of Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees

June 7, 2010

Virginia Living Museum to help collect funds to rescue sea turtles from the gulf oil spill

May 19, 2010

It's a dinosaur summer at the Virginia Living Museum

April 28, 2010

Tede Johnson receives national award for volunteer work at the Virginia Living Museum

January 4, 2010

First exhibit in Virginia of Charley Harper artwork to open Feb. 27 at Virginia Living Museum

December 31, 2009
Virginia Living Museum meets goal, pays off $9 million construction loan

December 22, 2009
Virginia Living Museum has $50,000 left to raise to meet $6 million challenge grant

December 8, 2009
Virginia Living Museum has $200,000 left to raise to meet $6 million challenge grant

November 30, 2009
Virginia Living Museum has $250,000 left to raise to meet $6 million challenge grant

September 17, 2009
John Lawson receives 2009 Golden Paw Award

September 17, 2009
"Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived" exhibit comes to Virginia Living Museum Oct. 3

September 11, 2009
Virginia Living Museum to hold fall native plant sale Sept. 19-20, 26-27


July 22, 2009
Virginia Living Museum wins second national award for "Survivor: Jamestown" exhibition


June 19, 2009
Virginia Living Museum dedicates Conservation Garden

 

June 12, 2009
Conway Sheild elected president of Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees  

May 28, 2009
Virginia Living Museum receives $6 million challenge grant

May 23, 2009
Take a voyage on the Amazon – without leaving Virginia, all at the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News

March 24, 2009
Virginia Living Museum accredited by Association of Zoos and Aquariums

February 24, 2009
Virginia Living Museum director attended national forum on living collections

Nov. 20, 2008
Virginia Living Museum to present two holiday programs in renovated Abbitt Planetarium

Nov. 20, 2008
Virginia Living Museum reopens renovated planetarium, names it for the Abbitt family

Nov. 4, 2008
Virginia Living Museum wins national award for "Survivor: Jamestown" exhibition

Oct. 27, 2008
Virginia Living Museum offers half price to military Nov. 1 - Dec. 15, 2008 
 
Oct. 13 , 2008
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Banks III receive Golden Paw Award from Virginia Living Museum 
 
Sept. 19, 2008
"Wild Music" opens Oct. 4 at the Virginia Living Museum 
 
Sept. 9 , 2008
Virginia Living Museum dedicates amphitheater, announces $5 million capital campaign  
 
July 29, 2008
Hear a paleontologist discuss his dinosaur research Aug. 21 at the Virginia Living Museum 
 
June 30 , 2008
Randy Abbitt, Kathy Howell elected to Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees  
 
June 10, 2008
Virginia Living Museum named a Virginia Green attraction
 
April 11, 2008
Virginia Living Museum receives 4-star rating from Charity Navigator 
 
Oct. 10 , 2007
City of Newport News receives Golden Paw Award from Virginia Living Museum

Sept. 27 , 2007
Virginia Living Museum receives federal grant for green initiative
 
Aug. 17 , 2007
Virginia Living Museum receives 4-star rating from Charity Navigator

Aug. 3 , 2007
Home schoolers: move your education to the community when you volunteer at the Virginia Living Museum 
 
July 1 , 2007
Virginia Living Museum names development director

May 18, 2007
Joe Witt of Ferguson Enterprises named president of Virginia Living Museum board of trustees
 
May 16, 2007
6 pack of red wolf pups born at Virginia Living Museum  
 
Jan. 31, 2007
Challenge the Survivor Maze and explore Virginia's flora history, all at the Virginia Living Museum in 2007  
 
Jan. 30, 2007
"Follow the Drinking Gourd" planetarium show celebrates African-American heritage 
 
Jan. 22, 2007
Smithsonian cave photography exhibition opens Feb. 3 at the Virginia Living Museum 
 
Jan. 22, 2007
Celebrate groundhog day with a family fun evening at the Virginia Living Museum  
 
Jan. 19, 2007
Virginia Living Museum to hold Third Annual Bacchus Wine and Food Festival Friday, Feb. 9  
 
Jan. 5, 2007
Reptiles! Bizarre and Beautiful at the Virginia Living Museum Feb. 17-19  
 
Jan. 4, 2007
Homechoolers invited Feb. 27 for special day at the Virginia Living Museum  

Nov. 6, 2006
Ferguson Enterprises receives Golden Paw Award from Virginia Living Museum  
 
Oct. 30, 2006
Planetarium closed for renovations 
 
Oct. 13, 2006
Virginia Living Museum thanks its volunteers  

Oct. 9, 2006
Turners to hold sculpture show and sale at Virginia Living Museum Nov. 4-5  
 

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