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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 public non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (54-6055922). 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.
Plants in Action
The Virginia Living Museum has one of the largest displays of native plants in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Geology in Action
The Virginia Living Museum’s Underground Gallery is a journey back through Virginia’s ancient past, a past that has created a rich and colorful present.
Planetarium in Action
Travel the universe in the digital state-of-the-art Abbitt Planetarium Theater. The 71-seat planetarium theater, renovated and upgraded in 2008, offers a fully digital simulation of the sky.
Conservation in Action
The Virginia Living Museum is a certified Virginia Green attraction committed to minimizing its environmental impacts by preventing pollution wherever feasible in its operations.
Happening Today
Animal Feedings
Museum Public Events
Happening Now on Social Media
I used to love volunteering for this event back in college. Sadly I now live 8 hours away, but it has always been enjoyable.
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As the final chapter of "Destination Dinosaurs" closes, we couldn't let this moment pass without expressing our deepest gratitude to the incredible sponsors who made this awe-inspiring exhibition possible!
Kinder Morgan
PRA Group
W.M. Jordan Company
Perdue Chicken
Virginia is for Lovers
Waterway Surveys and Engineering
Special thanks to Hampton Roads Crane & Rigging Co. and Prillaman's Crane & Rigging, Inc. for going above and beyond to move the T-rex!
To all of our sponsors, your support has made this exhibit a roaring success! Through your generosity, we've ignited the imaginations of countless young paleontologists. Your dedication to fostering a love of science is truly appreciated.
Stay tuned for another exciting changing exhibit coming this winter!
#DestinationDinosaurs #ThankYouSponsors
It was an honor to provide Hampton Roads with the opportunity to step into a world teeming with life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs! 🦕 We are so thankful to the Virginia Living Museum for enriching the minds of the people in this community through STEM learning!
