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Board hears updates on Douglas Avenue storage, traveling exhibit repairs and education programs

Virginia Museum of Natural History Board of Trustees · November 16, 2025
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Summary

Staff reported that the Douglas Avenue building is being restored with state support and may provide temporary or longer-term collections storage; the museum’s travelling exhibit trailer needs structural work with a contractor targeting a May return, and education programs including homeschool sessions and VA250 activities are expanding.

Board members on Nov. 15 received operational updates covering collections storage, the traveling exhibit trailer and a busy education calendar.

Research and Collections (S4) said the Douglas Avenue building — the museum’s original natural history site — has seen dramatic improvement under state commitment and is being considered for temporary collections…

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