Virginia Living Museum receives Green Travel Leader Award You might smell French Fries when Virginia Living Museum staffers Robby Ackerman, Mike Behan and George Mathews, Jr. drive by. That’s because their cars are powered by used frying oil from the museum’s Wild Side Cafe. The…
Virginia Living Museum receives Green Travel Leader Award You might smell French Fries when Virginia Living Museum staffers Robby Ackerman, Mike Behan and George Mathews, Jr. drive by. That’s because their cars are powered by used frying oil from the museum’s Wild Side Cafe. The…
September 24, 2014 The Virginia Living Museum in Newport News has presented its highest honor, the Golden Paw Award, to Riverside Health System in recognition of years of strategic partnership between the two neighboring institutions on J. Clyde Morris Blvd. “Health initiatives…healthy diet, healthy body,…
Kathy Howell elected president of Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees June 19, 2014 Kathy Howell, president and creative director, Howell Creative Group, Williamsburg, was elected president of the Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees for 2014-15 at the annual meeting June 18. Rolf Bartschi,…
Calling future animal keepers and vets! Come play, learn and dream in the new permanent exhibit, “Wild & Well,” that is scheduled to open June 21, 2014 at the Virginia Living Museum. Designed primarily for preK to 3rd grade children, the Wild & Well exhibit…
AZA Grants Accreditation to the Virginia Living Museum March 31, 2014 The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) today announced that the Virginia Living Museum was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. “The Association of Zoos and Aquariums accredits only those zoos and aquariums…
Survey Says City Residents Believe the City Should Financially Support Arts and Culture Jan. 13, 2014 Newport News residents value the city’s broad range of arts and cultural attractions, and strongly believe the city should support them financially, according to a survey conducted for the…
Virginia Living Museum Presents Golden Paw Award to John Biagas and Bay Electric Co. Sept. 26, 2013 The Virginia Living Museum in Newport News has presented its highest honor, the Golden Paw Award, to John F. Biagas and Bay Electric Co. to recognize their exceptional…
Brian Skinner Elected President of Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees June 20, 2013 Brian K. Skinner, president TowneBank-Peninsula/Williamsburg, was been elected president of the Virginia Living Museum Board of Trustees for 2013-14 at the annual meeting June 19. Kathy Howell, president and creative director,…
Virginia Living Museum Receives Dominion Grant to Go Greener The Virginia Living Museum has received $150,000 from Dominion Virginia Power’s charitable foundation. The Dominion Foundation grant makes it possible for the museum to have one of the largest non-profit solar installations in Hampton Roads. The…
