Newport News, VA (August 6, 2018) – Final days to vote for the name the Virginia Living Museum’s new juvenile loggerhead sea turtle will run for through August 8. Will its name be Gingersnap because of its “ginger” color and spunky “snapping” behavior? How about a name that rolls off the…
Newport News, VA (August 3, 2018) – Learn how the Virginia Living Museum keeps their cool during hot summer days with Keep it Cool Day on Saturday, August 11 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. See our otters enjoying a “fish-cicle” and witness special animal enrichment activities at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1 p.m. Next,…
Newport News, VA (July 20, 2018) – In June the Virginia Living Museum introduced a new loggerhead sea turtle into the 30,000-gallon Noland Chesapeake Bay Aquarium. The sea turtle joins a variety of other native Virginia species including a sandbar shark. The Museum is asking the community to assist in giving the sea turtle…
Newport News, VA (July 4, 2018) – Join the Virginia Living Museum for our 27th annual North American Butterfly Association Butterfly Count in the Blue Ridge Mountains on Saturday, July 21, 2018 from 7 am – 9 pm. Participants are part of this nationwide activity to…
Newport News, VA (July 3, 2018) – Shark Day is coming to the Virginia Living Museum Saturday, July 14, 2018 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Learn about these amazing animals and their relatives, and about the work being done to preserve their populations and habitats through educational…
Newport News, VA (June 27, 2018) – Save My Mascot teamed up with Winterpock Elementary School to help raise $750 for the red wolves at the Virginia Living Museum. Founded by 6-year-old Owen Riese and his dad, Brian, SaveMyMascot.org recruits elementary, middle and high schools with wolf mascots to help…
Newport News, VA (June 26, 2018) – A $9,500 grant from Dominion Energy will support a new initiative at the Virginia Living Museum to engage and educate people of all ages on the importance of environmental conservation. The funding will help the Museum develop five Pop-Up Discovery Stations, which are…
Newport News, VA (June 22, 2018) – For over 29 years the Virginia Living Museum has been bringing animatronic dinosaurs to Newport News but this summer promises the biggest experience yet! This exhibit made possible thanks to Bayport Credit Union and the City of Newport…
Newport News, VA (May 30, 2018) – The Virginia Living Museum is pleased to announce a successful 2018 Otter Ball Conservation Gala held on Friday, May 11. The elegant affair was presented by TowneBank, and with approximately 200 guests in attendance, the museum raised an impressive $120,000. Funds…
Newport News, VA (May 15, 2018) – The Virginia Living Museums welcomes Dr. Ryan Carney, Thursday, May 17 at 6:30 pm for the next Naturally Speaking Series (for adults). Dr. Carney will return on Saturday, May 19 at 1pm to deliver a family friendly version of his amazing demonstration, Digital Dinosaurs: Bringing Dinosaurs Back…
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