The mobile display unit for the Virginia Museum of Natural History will be delivered to its new location in Constitution Park in Waynesboro on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m.
The unit will be located at the site of the future Waynesboro campus of VMNH until the building is constructed.
The mobile unit is from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The unit will be rebranded and outfitted with the displays from VNMH.
“Receiving this mobile display unit is an exciting development that will allow VMNH to create temporary, indoor exhibit space directly on the site of the soon-to-be constructed museum campus in downtown Waynesboro,” said VMNH Executive Director Dr. Joe Keiper. “Museum staff are currently hard at work designing exhibit displays for the unit, which we plan to open to the public in the coming months. We are incredibly grateful to VMFA for providing us with this exceptional exhibit venue and to Senator Emmett Hanger for his key role in facilitating the transfer of the unit to VMNH.”
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta County) said the new exhibit will help the museum establish a presence in Waynesboro.
“I am pleased this arrangement could be worked out so the Museum of Natural History can establish a presence in Waynesboro immediately, while we continue the process of planning and funding for the establishment of a state-of-the-art branch location for the museum here in Waynesboro,” said Hanger.
In addition to the mobile display unit, city and VMNH staff have updated the “future site sign” located in the parking lot with new graphics and updated information.
For more information on the Waynesboro campus, visit https://www.vmnh.net/projects/waynesboro-campus
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