VMNH will have a delayed public opening on Tuesday, March 19 at 1 p.m. due to a museum maintenance project. Thank you for your understanding!

Huge congratulations to VMNH Fiscal Supervisor Bobbie Dillon, who recently earned Virginia Contracting Officer certification!

Congrats, Bobbie and thank you for admirable dedication to the museum and public service!

Mark your calendar for the 2024 Dino Festival, July 26-27! Learn more at Dino Festival - Virginia Museum of Natural History (vmnh.net) #VMNHDinoFestival

The museum is currently experiencing a power outage, which we hope to have resolved soon. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Thank you for your patience as we paint our Special Exhibit Hall today in preparation for our next special exhibit, “Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats', opening Saturday, February 10! Learn more at vmnh.net/events/masters…!

Please note that the museum will open to the public at noon on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 due to anticipated icy conditions.

Due to expected hazardous winter weather conditions Saturday morning, the museum will open to the public at noon on Saturday, January 6.

VMNH Assistant Curator of Herpetology Dr. Arianna Kuhn is currently participating in a biological survey of the Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Protected Area in Northern Madagascar. One of the targeted groups of the survey included the leaf-tailed gecko pictured here!

VMNH Assistant Curator of Herpetology Dr. Arianna Kuhn is currently participating in a biological survey of the Andrafiamena-Andavakoera Protected Area in Northern Madagascar. Here, the reptile and amphibian expert is holding the blonde hognose snake (Leioheterodon modestus).

Being closed to visitors on Mondays gives the museum's Buildings & Grounds team the opportunity to make repairs inside the exhibit galleries!
Today, technician Joel Clifton is hard at work on an overhead projector that's an integral part of the 'Wild Watersheds' exhibit.

Friday, July 21 & Saturday, July 22, 2023! Life-size dinosaur cast skeletons, an awesome variety of fossils, dino-themed activities & crafts, expert paleontologists, & the museum's newest special exhibit 'Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas'! vmnh.net/events/dino-fe…

🇺🇸We're open today, July 4!!!

Whether you're going solo or bringing the fam, a trip to the Virginia Museum of Natural History makes for an amazing adventure!

Now through Labor Day weekend, the museum is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sundays from Noon to 4pm!

A recent report on damage to the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum, co-authored by the PennCHC with the Smithsonian|CRI, Virginia Museum of Natural History's Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab, and Gov't & Politics UMD, was cited in this illuminating New York Times article by Abdul Latif Dahir.

nytimes.com/2023/05/28/wor…

Congrats to Arianna Kuhn for her recent appointment as Research Adjunct w/ NC Museum of Natural Sciences! The appointment provides Dr. Kuhn w/ collaboration opportunities & even greater access to the herpetology collections/resources of NCMNS, while she leads & builds the VMNH herp program!

The work of @SmithsonianaCRI, the Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab (which is headquartered here at VMNH), and other partners continues in the effort to protect Ukraine's history and to document attempts to erase it.

smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-in…

The Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab (CHML) is a partnership between Virginia Museum of Natural History and @smithsoniancri. It uses open-source research, remote sensing and commercial satellite imagery to identify and monitor cultural heritage sites that are threatened by armed conflict or natural disaster.

VMNH Curator of Mammals Dr. Nancy Moncrief was awarded today by The VA Chapter of the Wildlife Society with the Dr. Henry S. Mosby Professional Award for significant professional contributions to wildlife species, their habitat & to the citizens of VA!

Congrats, Dr. Moncrief!

❄️ Please note that the museum will be CLOSED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2022 due to expected inclement weather conditions.

Please also note that the museum will be closed Friday, December 23 through Monday, December 26 in observance of Christmas. Happy Holidays, everyone!

Virginia's volcanic past takes center stage in WDBJ7's latest 'Slight Chance of Science' podcast episode w/ VMNH Curator Emeritus of Earth Science Dr. Jim Beard!

Thanks to Brent Watts WDBJ for highlighting the geological forces that helped shape the Virginia we know & love today!

The VMNH paleontology team is hard at work prepping the fossil remains of 'Petra', an ancient cave cat (likely from the last Ice Age) that was discovered in SW Virginia. When prep work is complete, 'Petra' will be on display inside the museum's exhibit galleries!

Alex Hastings