Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Wonder is in Our Nature®
FREE WITH ADMISSION DAILY PROGRAMMING
11:30am – Critter Connection | 12pm – Animal Feeding | 2pm – Butterfly Release
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Drop By: World Turtle Day
May 23 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Celebrate World Turtle Day with us!Visitors will have the chance to learn and chat to the Living Collections team about our conservation efforts with the Blanding’s turtles. They’ll also have the opportunity to take a closer look at a few turtle specimens from Collections and take part in a Blanding’s feeding! They can also create a turtle-y awesome craft to take home.
This drop-by program is included with museum admission.
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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.