Latest Department of Museums & Historic Resources News Releases
Monday, October 22, 2012 · 02:30 pm
The Friends of Virginia Beach Historic Houses will host the 27th Annual Christmas Craft Faire from Friday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Francis Land House. The event provides an opportunity to get a jump on the holiday shopping season with nearly two dozen crafters...
Wednesday, October 03, 2012 · 12:00 pm
Have you noticed the stunning floral arrangements in both lobbies at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center? Chances are that if you have a love of flowers you did notice them and wondered who created these weekly floral tributes to the sea or the season. To f...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 · 01:00 pm
The Virginia Beach Historic Houses will be presenting an exhibit “Work of Hand and Heart: Spinning and Weaving in Early Virginia” at the Lynnhaven House The exhibit opens Saturday, October 6 and will be on display through November 25, 2012. The exhibit will feature antique...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 · 09:30 am
The historic Francis Land House will be closed to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 12, and Thursday, Sept. 13, for construction work. The Francis Land House will reopen on Friday, Sept. 14, for its regular hours of operation.
The scheduled project will replace a circa ...
Wednesday, September 05, 2012 · 02:00 pm
(Virginia Beach, VA) – This week children return to school and the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center welcomes preschoolers to the new Children’s Corner in the Marsh Pavilion. Just opened last week, the Children’s Corner was designed to engage children age 6 and u...
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Thursday, August 23, 2012 · 08:30 am
Regular Hours ResumeVirginia Aquarium extended summer hours (9 a.m. – 6 p.m.) end Labor Day, September 3. Normal operating hours (9 a.m. – 5 p.m.) resume, September 4. The Aquarium is open daily except for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
International Vulture Awareness Day, S...
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 · 04:20 pm
(Virginia Beach, VA) –Recent reports from the Virginia Aquarium Dolphin Watching Boat Trip staff and guests reveal that the beloved, seasonal Atlantic bottlenose dolphins are providing quite a show. The boats depart several times daily, weather permitting, from the Virginia ...
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Friday, August 03, 2012 · 09:30 am
The City of Virginia Beach on Thursday bought 2.57 acres from the Navy as the first step toward creating a new Virginia Aquarium Marine Animal Care Center. The property is near the end of Bells Road off Owls Creek, across from the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Cent...
Friday, July 13, 2012 · 08:00 am
It’s not unusual for dolphins to flock to the Virginia Beach coastline in the summer but the warmer waters may also attract another marine mammal - manatees. These rotund, vegetarian, slow-moving creatures, who have earned the name of sea cows, are currently migrating up t...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 · 05:00 pm
Everyone enjoys a good story, and the Virginia Beach Historical Houses newest program is full of them. The Spirits, Myths,& Mysteries Tour, offered on Saturdays only, is a three-hour adventure discovering some of the ghosts, witches, myths, and mysteries that are part ...