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Welcome to the Virginia Living Museum
Virginia’s Animal Attraction & Dino Destination
The Virginia Living Museum is a successful public-private partnership, since 1966, between the City of Newport News and the Virginia Living Museum, a 501 (c)(3) organization. Together we connect people to nature through educational experiences that promote conservation.
BUILT by the Community, BELOVED by the Community and SUSTAINED by the Community, the Museum depends on private donations to succeed. We appreciate your financial contribution to support engaging education, animal welfare and conservation experiences for you and your family. Please consider a gift to our Annual Fund or a planned gift to our Endowment for future sustainability.
What You’ll See
Animals in Action
The Virginia Living Museum is home to more than 250 species of animals found in Virginia including reptiles, mammals, birds and fish. We provide a sanctuary for orphaned, non-releasable or injured animals.
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Living Otter Ball Featured Team of the Week: The Green Teens!
These teens have engaged in nearly 1,000 hours of service and are continuously reaching younger people in the community who are passionate about conservation and nature! Their service projects have been recognized by the VA Green Travel Star Award as the 2021 VA Innovative Green Project!
Want to become an ambassador, like the Green Teens, for the VLM during the Living Otter Ball? Click here to make a donation: give.classy.org/livingotterball
A special thank you to TowneBank, the Presenting Sponsor of the Living Otter Ball, and supporting sponsors Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Bowditch Ford, and Cell Phone Zone.
The Museum invites you to join the Naturally Speaking Series on Thursday, May 20th virtually on Zoom at 6:30 pm. Register here to attend: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2MR9_poIToS7NPVSImMF6A
Dr. Matthew Lamanna, National Geographic Explorer, will present "Bigger, Stranger, and (Maybe) Scarier than T. rex: Meat-Eating Dinosaurs from the Southern Continents".
Dr. Lamanna will explain his research about dinosaurs in the Southern Hemisphere that are even larger and weirder than T. rex, several of which are featured in the Virginia Living Museum's upcoming exhibit Jurassic Giants.