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Hours

Regular Hours – Labor Day to Memorial Day
Sept. 4, 2007 – May 26, 2008 
Weekdays  9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Weekends  9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Admission tickets sold up to 45 minutes before closing.

Closed Christmas Day.

Check below for early closings, extended hours and special schedules.
 


Summer Hours – Memorial Day to Labor Day
May 26 – Sept. 1
Daily  9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Thursdays June 19 – Aug. 28
9 a.m. – 10 p.m.  (The Oceanarium closes at 8 p.m. Wild Reef closes at 9 p.m.)


Early Closings, Extended Hours and Special Schedules

On Saturday, May 31, the building will close at 3 p.m.   


Presentation Schedules

Marine Mammal Presentations
Caribbean Reef Dives

 

 
FYI
"Lizards" closing temporarily

June 2 through 14
"Lizards and the Komodo King" will be closed two weeks for maintenance.

TRAFFIC ALERT
Plan ahead

Whether you drive or take the CTA, check for high-traffic days on the Museum Campus. 

DID YOU KNOW?
When Shedd opened for a preview in December 1929, the only exhibit was a tropical pool in the rotunda. But people turned out in record numbers just to see the building.

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