
Join us on Friday, May 6, at 6pm CDT for the free virtual Butterfly Ball.
Tune in, chat with fellow Nature Museum lovers, and get a look behind the scenes with our educators, scientists, and more through the video and chat box below.


Experience nature and science up close with a trip to the Nature Museum.
Do you ever wonder how a butterfly gets its colors? Or how turtles hibernate? Do you wonder how birds know where to migrate each year? For over 165 years, the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has served a unique role in the city of Chicago connecting people of all ages to nature and science through immersive exhibits, fun family events, important conservation research and in-depth education programs, inspiring the wonder in all of us.