Sturgeon have prowled Virginia waters for millions of years. These prehistoric leviathans thrived throughout the Bay and its tributaries until the arrival of colonists, but they now teeter on the brink of extinction. There are two sturgeon species native to Virginia, the shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum and the much larger Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrhynchus.
Heads Up!
The Virginia Living Museum staff will begin setting up for an after hours event around 3PM on the main floor.
This should not interfere with your experience and we will not be closing early.
Heads Up! The Changing Exhibit Gallery, where our Wild Explorations exhibit lives, will close at 3PM today in preparation for an after hours event!
