Special Events and Activities
First Flight Butterfly Release
Daily at 2 p.m.
Level 2, Judy Istock Butterfly Haven
Live Animal Feedings
Level 1, Istock Family Look-in Animal Lab in Mysteries of the Marsh
(Catfish feeding in RiverWorks)
The Museum recommends that caregivers accompany children to the animal feedings.
Catfish
Mondays at 1 p.m.
Frogs and Toads
Tuesdays at 1 p.m.
Blanding’s Turtles
Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.
Watersnakes
Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Catfish
Fridays at 1 p.m.
Rats
Saturdays at 1 p.m.
Cockroaches
Sunday at 1 p.m.
Critter Connections
Level 1, Mysteries of the Marsh
Tarantulas, toads and turtles…more than 40 animal species live in our lab. Which one will you connect with today?
Discovery Time
Level 1, Hands on Habitat
Young learners and their caregivers engage their natural curiosity through books, puppets and games in this guided play program.
Please Note: Program days and times are subject to change.
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The Works of Amy Lowry
Chicago artist Amy Lowry’s Results is a series of paintings done in ink and gouache on Japanese paper. The images represent species directly endangered by changes in our global climate and are on display in the Museum’s third floor conference room. To see them, ask a representative at the front desk.
The Fragile Polar Bear is a mosaic made from glass, tile, ceramic, and coral. A polar bear is one of the fiercest mammals in North American, yet as global warming melts its icy habitat the species’ continued survival hangs in a delicate balance. Lowry’s sculpture of a polar bear is on display on Level 2, next to the elevator.
