Museum Mixer Series Continues at the Virginia Living Museum Boos & Brews featured in October 31st Happy Hour Event Newport News, VA (October 28, 2019) – The Virginia Living Museum wants guests to treat themselves to a night filled with drinks, food and Halloween fun! Boos &…
Written by: Kortney Jaworski, Senior Herpetology Keeper With Halloween fast approaching, the VLM Herpetology Team wanted to share some our favorite not-so-scary animals that often get a bad reputation (especially at this time of year). Eastern Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus), a Virginia native 1. Snakes: Venomous (not…
Written by: Kyrie Rowell, Herpetology Keeper September 28th our Piedmont Gallery box turtle, whom herpetology staff affectionately call Barney or Michael (depending on who you ask), turned ten! So naturally we threw him a birthday party. His party had a banner, streamers, a HUGE birthday…
Virginia Living Museum welcomes Homeschool Families September 27 Homeschool Day will feature natural science and environmental lab programs Newport News, VA (September 13, 2019) – The Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, Virginia will open its classroom doors to homeschoolers, grades K through 12, on Friday, September…
Ready. Set. Build! at the Virginia Living Museum beginning Sept. 28 New ‘Building Wild with Nature’ features 7 build zones Newport News, VA (September 12, 2019) – Join the Virginia Living Museum for Building Wild with Nature, coming to outdoor spaces September 28 to December…
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 Virginia Living Museum Nursery Populated Native Plants for Sale September 26-October 6, 2019 Fall Native Plant Sale Encourages Benefits of Native Gardening Newport News, VA (September 9, 2019) – The Virginia Living Museum will…
Virginia Living Museum Introduces Two Red Fox Kits Special programming ‘Meet our Fox Kits’ Sept. 21 Newport News, VA (September 9, 2019) –The Virginia Living Museum welcomed two red fox kits, one male and one female, to the…
Virginia Living Museum Introduces New Female American Red Wolf Museum committed to conservation of endangered species Newport News, VA (August 20, 2019) – The Virginia Living Museum has acquired an eleven-year-old female AmericanRed Wolf from the Brevard Zoo in Florida. The endangered wolf was born…
James C. Burnett re-elected as President to Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees Seven New Representatives also Appointed Newport News, VA (July 25, 2019) –James C. Burnett was re-elected for a second term as president to the Virginia Living Museum’s (VLM) Board of Trustees for…
Naturally Speaking Series at the Virginia Living Museum Take a quick journey through space with NASA’s Pat Troutman Newport News, VA (July 2, 2019) – Virginia Living Museum’s Naturally Speaking Series welcomes Pat Troutman, space exploration researcher for NASA Langley. Troutman will present his talk “Moon to Mars-Back to the…