Press Releases

Newport News, VA (April 2, 2024) The Virginia Living Museum proudly recognizes our community for  the resounding success of  the 20th Anniversary Bacchus Wine and Food Festival. Hosted on February 2 in grand style, this milestone event delighted over 600 distinguished guests with a sensory feast of fine wines, gourmet

Newport News, VA (March 6, 2024)  The Virginia Living Museum is excited to announce that it has been selected as a recipient of a grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation. Dominion Energy recently revealed $1.3 million in grants through its Environmental Education and Stewardship grants program, with the Virginia Living

Newport News, VA (February 27, 2024) The Virginia Living Museum is hosting its first STEM Career Day on Saturday, March 2, from  11:00 am – 3:00 pm. The one-day event will welcome young people and adults to discover a variety of science, technology, engineering, and math  (STEM) careers, as well

This winter, Discover Who’s Living In The Trees Newport News, VA (January 17, 2024) – The Virginia Living Museum announced today that TreeHouses will be a featured exhibit from January 27 through May 5, 2024. The TreeHouses exhibit includes fun, hands-on ways to explore the important roles that trees play in providing homes for

Newport News, VA (November 21, 2023) Join the Virginia Living Museum in welcoming the holiday season with events for the whole family. Experience the magic of Winter Nature Nights, find unique holiday gifts, and bring in the New Year with a blast! Thanks and Giving Date: November 22, Time: 11:00 pm

Newport News, VA (November 2, 2023) Today marked a significant milestone for the Virginia Living Museum as it broke ground on a new addition to its 23-acre campus: the Wild Care Center. The “Wild Breakthrough” ceremony included The Honorable Phillip D. Jones, Mayor of the City of Newport News, alongside key

Newport News, VA (July 28, 2023)  At 10:00 AM on July 27th, more than 450 butterflies and moths, as well as dozens of chrysalis, were released into the Butterfly Haven exhibit, where they will have access to a multitude of native plants that encourage butterflies, moths, and other pollinators healthy

On May 8, 2023, the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) awarded the Virginia Living Museum a $20,000 grant through its Marketing Leverage Program to support the Museum’s summer exhibition, Destination: Dinosaurs! From May 27 through September 4, Destination: Dinosaurs immerses guests in the prehistoric world where they discover life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs

NEWPORT NEWS (April 26, 2023) – A certified Virginia Green attraction, the Virginia Living Museum is dedicated to environmental sustainability in its daily operations, events, and programs. Recently, the Museum received recognition for its “green” efforts from the Virginia Green Travel Alliance. The Alliance presented the Museum with the 2023

NEWPORT NEWS (January 20, 2023) – Exercising the brain is an important component to human and animal lives, but what does this look like?  The Virginia Living Museum is pleased to present Mazes and Brain Games. An interactive exhibit to demonstrate how senses can be fooled and how the brain

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Museum founder, Harry Wason, cut the ribbon of a new Virginia Living Museum exhibit, the Conservation Command Center, on Thursday, December 2. The vibrant and engaging exhibit focuses on local and global environmental challenges and engages guests to get personally involved in conservation efforts. “What a relevant