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National Geographic Crittercam

Watch a great white shark capture its prey, follow penguins glide beneath the ice, and take an ocean voyage with seals through Crittercam. Crittercam is a scientific video- and data-gathering tool safely worn by wild animals, offering researchers insights into animal behavior and clues to protecting animals and the world we share. The exhibition focuses on Crittercam’s deployment on seals and sea lions, sharks, sea turtles, whales, penguins, bears and lions.

September 26, 2009-April 11, 2010




Paradise Lost?: Climate Change in the North Woods

Paradise Lost? is a thought-provoking environmental art exhibition featuring everything from paintings, quilts, puzzles and music to explore the roots of climate change. Each piece of artwork on display reflects a unique perspective on the effects of climate change, encouraging everyone to take action to preserve the environment.

May 30-August 16, 2009




Amazing Amphibians

Experience an interactive exhibition that offers a rare glimpse of frogs, salamanders, caecilians and other creatures that make up class Amphibia. Zipline through a make-shift tropical rainforest and learn how these cold-blooded species adapt to their surroundings. Travel through an interactive maze testing your knowledge on metamorphosis, extinction and everything else amphibian. Take one giant leap toward gaining a sense of familiarity with amphibians and understanding how they live.


February 7-May 3, 2009



In the Dark

Surround yourself with the sights, sounds, smells, and sensations of nature's night shift.  Explore the intriguing and often unseen elements of a cave, the ocean, and a forest and even beneath the soil of your own back yard.  Combining sophisticated computer games, mechanical displays, and interactive elements, In the Dark proves there is more than meets the eye!


October 3, 2008-January 11, 2009



Lawn Nation

For the summer of 2008, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum brought photographs, art installations, films, furniture made from turf grass, altered garden gnomes, and more in an exhibition that explored American's most ubiquitous landscapes.


May 23-September 7, 2008