Pteranodon skeleton now on display at VMNH

Visitors to the Virginia Museum of Natural History are now greeted by the museum's newest resident, a skeleton of a Pteranodon suspended from the towering ceiling of the museum's Harvest Foundation Great Hall.

VMNH appoints Dr. Lauck Ward as first curator emeritus

Dr. Lauck "Buck" Ward has been appointed by the Virginia Museum of Natural History as its first curator emeritus. Ward recently retired from the museum after having served as curator of invertebrate paleontology for 19 years.

VMNH hosts Conservation Forum of The Garden Club of Virginia

The Virginia Museum of Natural History hosted The 50th Annual Conservation Forum of The Garden Club of Virginia on November 6 and November 7, drawing over 150 participants to the museum and region.

TUSKS! exhibit now open, lecture set for November 22

Visitors can appreciate and enjoy the fascinating world of prehistoric elephants and their relatives through the new temporary exhibition "TUSKS! Ice Age Mammoths & Mastodons", open at VMNH from September 27, 2008 to January 4, 2009. Sponsored by Virginia Uranium, Inc.

Virginia Museum of Natural History wins prestigious exhibits award

The Virginia Museum of Natural History's special exhibit Wonders of the Deep: Marine Mollusks is a 2008 winner of the Southeastern Museums Conference Exhibition Awards for best exhibit with a budget of up to $25,000.

Pre-Columbian effigies, other archaeological artifacts now on display

Visitors to VMNH now have the opportunity to view effigies - figural representations of gods, rulers, important mythical figures, animals, or just individuals - carved over 1,400 years ago.

Museum closed Sundays, Mondays, and all state holidays

As part of recent Commonwealth of Virginia budget cuts, the Museum is closed to the public on Sundays and Mondays, as well as all state holidays. The Museum will close at noon on November 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday, and will be closed November 27 and 28.