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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Exhibit Opening: GROUNDED
August 26 | 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Based in Evanston, Illinois, Nina Weiss has been painting and drawing the landscape for over 40 years. GROUNDED brings together paintings from her most recent work and research into endangered Prairies throughout the US, emphasizing those here in Illinois.
Explore this new exhibit and meet the artist herself during this opening event.
Learn more about GROUNDED here.
Free with 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.