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December 14, 2014

VMNH staff continue to process a large collection of animal mounts recently donated to the museum by a private collector in New York.

December 11, 2014

Dr. Thomas R. Benzing, professor at James Madison University in the Integrated Science and Technology Department, is presenting "Stream Temperatures as a Guide to Restoring Habitat for Virginia's State Fish" right now at the museum! The presentation is part of the museum's "2nd Thursday Science Talks" program, designed to highlight the research of VMNH curators, researchers, VMNH research associates, and colleagues. Visit www.vmnh.net/science-talks for a list of upcoming presenters!

December 10, 2014

Don't miss this fascinating presentation on Thursday, December 11 at VMNH. Dr. Thomas Benzing of James Madison University will present "Stream Temperatures as a Guide to Restoring Habitat for Virginia's State Fish". The hour-long presentation is free and open to the public thanks to generous donations to the VMNH Foundation Discovery Fund http://www.vmnh.net/discovery-fund.

December 9, 2014

Help the museum make the holidays special for less fortunate children in our community! For every toy donated to the museum now through Wednesday, December 17, the museum will give you one free pass to VMNH to be used at any time through December 31, 2014! For more information, contact us at information@vmnh.virginia.gov!

December 9, 2014

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December 3, 2014

Don't miss the Dino Day festival on Saturday, January 24, 2015. Learn more at http://www.vmnh.net/dino-day-festival.

December 3, 2014

The Virginia Museum of Natural History's new casting and molding program, led by Research Technician Ray Vodden, is making possible multiple new displays both at VMNH and at partnering museums across the U.S. thanks to support from the Patterson Charitable Foundation Trust, the Hermes Family Foundation, and generous donations to the VMNH Foundation Discovery Fund https://www.vmnh.net/forms/donate. The process involves creating molds of fossils and other specimens that can then be used to create scientifically accurate casts for use in research, exhibits and education programs. Upcoming exhibits will include casts of Castoroides (an extinct giant beaver), and Smilodon fatalis (Saber-toothed cat). Both creatures lived in ...