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Recent Press Releases

3.4.2013: Imagine Birmingham - Birmingham City Schools Student Artwork Exhibition

2.28.2013: Celebrate the final day of American Heart Month at Vulcan Park and Museum!

2.18.2013: Unwind with Vulcan After-Hours at Birmingham Revealed!

1.31.2013: Last Chance to Book Your Valentine’s Day 2013 Wedding or Vow Renewal Package

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Awards

Vulcan is proud to have received the following awards.

Restoration Efforts - Awards and Honors

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award 2006
  • Alabama Historical Commission Distinguished Service Award 2006
  • George G. Seibels, Jr. Jefferson County Beautification Award 2004
  • Thomas Jefferson Award for Historic Preservation 2004
  • Keep Birmingham Beautiful Mayor's Award 2003-2004
  • Save America's Treasures Grant Recipient 2001
  • Save Outdoor Sculpture! Conservation Assessment Award 1999 / Conservation Treatment Award 2000
  • Listed in the Historic American Engineering Record 1994
  • Named as a Historic Site of Jefferson County 1976
  • Listed in the National Register for Historic Places 1976

Excellence in Construction - Industry Awards and Honors

  • Birmingham Business Journal 2010 – Vulcan Park and Museum Named in Top Ten Commercial Real Estate Deals of the Decade; 2003 – Vulcan Park and Museum Named Commercial Real Estate Deal of the Year
  • George Campbell Award from the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) 2010 – Presented to Vulcan Painters, Inc and Vulcan park and Museum for outstanding achievement in the completion of a difficult or complex industrial project
  • Illumination Engineering Society / International Association of Lighting Designers Award of Merit 2006 - Presented to CRS Engineering for Vulcan Park and Museum Renovation
  • ABC Excellence in Construction National Eagle Award 2004 - Presented to Brice Building Company and Vulcan Park and Museum

Vulcan Park and Museum Accolades

  • 8th Annual Stevie® Awards for Women in Business 2011 "Best Executive - Non-Profit or Government - Up to 100 Employees" - Finalist Darlene Negrotto, President and CEO, Vulcan Park and Museum

  • Cox Media Group Best in Minority Business Award 2010 – Nonprofit Leadership Finalist Award Presented to Darlene Negrotto, President and CEO, Vulcan Park and Museum 
  • Birmingham Business Journal Inaugural Top CEO Award in Nonprofit 2010 - Presented to Darlene Negrotto, President and CEO, Vulcan Park and Museum
  • Birmingham Magazine's Best of Birmingham:
    2012 - Best View of the City, Best Place to Take an Out-of-Towner
    2011 - Best View of the City, First Place You Take Out-of-Town Guests
    2010 -  Best View, First Place to Take Out-of-Town Visitors
    2008 - Best Collaboration for Arts and Entertainment
    2007 - Tourist Attraction, Free Wi-Fi Hotspot, Best Local History Lesson
  • Birmingham Business Journal Best in Business in Non-Profit 2009 - Vulcan Park and Museum named a  “finalist”
  • Nickelodeon Parents’ Pick 2009 - Pick for Best Tourist Spot; 2008 - Best Museum
  • Birmingham News Readers Choice Awards 2009 – 2004 - Must See Spot for Visitors and Best View
  • Birmingham Parent Magazine Readers Choice Awards 2007 - Runner-up: "Favorite Place to Spend the Afternoon"
  • Rand McNally Best of the Road 2006 - Listed as First Stop in "A Drive Through the Deep South"
  • Birmingham News City Guide 2005 - #1 Place to Visit
  • Southern Living Magazine 2005 - "Best Spot for a Great Overlook"