June 2, 2017 The Virginia Living Museum (VLM) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the 2017 Otter Ball Conservation Gala which was held May 19. The elegant affair was presented by TowneBank, and with approximately 200 guests in attendance, the museum raised an…
May 18, 2017 The Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, WATER|WAYS will make a splash at the Virginia Living Museum May 27 through July 9. The exhibit comes to the museum’s changing exhibit gallery with support from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH), in cooperation with the…
March 15, 2017 The Virginia Living Museum (VLM) is slated to host their annual Reptiles! Bizarre and Beautiful event March 25-26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum, located at 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News. To some, reptiles are strange and…
February 17, 2017 Charles Banks III, retired businessman, gifted a bronze sculpture titled, The Great Blue Heron Pair to the Virginia Living Museum (VLM) in honor of his wife Mari Ann Banks during a reception February 17. The Banks are members of the VLM Board…
February 13, 2017 The Virginia Living Museum’s 13th annual Bacchus Wine & Food Festival, presented by Old Point National Bank, successfully concluded February 3. With more than 680 guests in attendance and raising approximately $73,000, it was truly a night for the gods. From top…
February 10, 2017 The Virginia Living Museum (VLM) honored Larry and Patty Riddick for their volunteer service during a ceremony at the museum Tuesday, January 31. Together the duo dedicated more than 34 years of volunteer services to the museum. “Their dedication and passion for…
January 30, 2017 The Virginia Living Museum’s (VLM) resident groundhog, Chesapeake Chuck, is slated to foretell the Hampton Roads prolonged winter or early spring forecast, Thursday, February 2, from 12 to 12:30 p.m. at the Virginia Living Museum, 524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News….
January 27, 2017 The Virginia Living Museum’s 13th annual Bacchus Wine & Food Festival will be an elegant evening full of fine wines, local food, entertainment, and a silent auction Friday, February 3 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Virginia Living Museum, 524 J….
January 6, 2017 The Virginia Living Museum (VLM) concluded their year-long celebration in honor of the museum’s 50th anniversary during the Noon Year’s Eve event Dec. 31, 2016. In honor of the museum’s golden anniversary and mission to connect people to nature, they kicked-off their…
Today, dogs enhance the lives of millions in countless ways, but they are also some of humans’ oldest friends. Ancient clues like cave paintings and burials reveal that dogs and people have lived together for thousands of years. But why have humans formed such close…
