Early facade design for natural history museum in Waynesboro reflects mountain colors
- BOB STUART The (Waynesboro) News-Virginian
- Dec 10, 2022
An early rendering of what the Virginia Museum of Natural History would look like features a façade reflecting the blue and green of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
The façade designs for the future downtown Waynesboro museum are the work of museum architects Verner Johnson of Boston and the main project architect, Glave & Holmes of Richmond.
“When it (the museum design) starts to look real, it motivates you to keep working hard,” said Joe Keiper, executive director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville.
Architects are now in the detailed planning phase of the 28,000-square foot facility. The museum will be built in the parking area between Broad Street, Main Street and Arch Avenue at the trailhead of the South River Greenway. When built, more than half of the museum will feature exhibits, with the remainder including classrooms, laboratory space, mechanical rooms and a box office.
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