Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Wonder is in our Nature
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Week of Events
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Identify Any Bird Anywhere: Advanced Skills For Beginning Birders
Identify Any Bird Anywhere: Advanced Skills For Beginning Birders
This innovative presentation will help you learn a unique approach to identifying and connecting with birds. You won’t just hear cool tips about backyard birds, you’ll actually learn HOW TO LEARN about birds. Kristi Dranginis will unveil the seven and a half questions to bird identification that will catapult your bird loving skills and confidence after […]
Free
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Turtle Takeover
Turtle Takeover
Celebrate World Turtle Day at the Nature Museum! Get up close and personal with all of our resident turtles as well as several special guest species. Meet reptile experts from the Nature Museum, the Chicago Herpetological Society, and the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, and ask them all about our cold-blooded pals. Learn how […]
$10 – $20
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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 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.