Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Wonder is in our Nature
11:30am – Critter Connection | 12pm – Animal Feeding | 2pm – Butterfly Release
Join us for a rejuvenating Butterfly Haven Yoga class. Practice your tree pose and more in the midst of hundreds of fluttering butterflies in the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. Students will leave class feeling energized, balanced, and ready to take their practice off the mat and out into the world. BYO mat. Class takes place […]
Join us for a rejuvenating Butterfly Haven Yoga class. Practice your tree pose and more in the midst of hundreds of fluttering butterflies in the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. Students will leave class feeling energized, balanced, and ready to take their practice off the mat and out into the world. BYO mat. Class takes place […]
Join us for a rejuvenating Butterfly Haven Yoga class. Practice your tree pose and more in the midst of hundreds of fluttering butterflies in the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven. Students will leave class feeling energized, balanced, and ready to take their practice off the mat and out into the world. BYO mat. Class takes place […]
Take a piece of tropical nature home with you from our workshop led by our associate curator of entomology! Learn the ins and outs of insect pinning with a demonstration and guided instruction on pinning procedure and techniques, using giant butterflies and cockroaches. Leave this workshop with your very own pinned specimens for display. All […]
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 165 years, the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has served a unique role in the city of Chicago connecting children 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.