We have even more exciting transformations planned for our historic home. Take a look at the habitats of the future and when they are expected to be completed.
The fully reimagined Rivers experience provides a participatory journey to explore the unseen and often overlooked animals that thrive in continually moving water systems. Sights, sounds and sensations of moving water crash and splash throughout these interactive habitats. Find yourself in freshwater river systems from around the world, featuring animals from Myanmar, Madagascar, India and here in Illinois.
Spring 2027
Living Lakes
From Africa to Australia and right here at home, life in lakes is dynamic and diverse. See how species beneath these still waters hunt, reproduce, forage and support our blue planet. Making up nearly one-fifth of the Earth’s surface, lakes provide a critical ecosystem for animal and human life. Interact with a living fossil at the sturgeon touch habitat and come eye-to-eye with cichlids, paddlefish, ancient lungfish and animals like sturgeon that can be found in Lake Michigan in Shedd’s backyard.
Spring 2027
Grand Hall
This elegant and breathtaking hall has awed and invited guests since 1930. A reimagined design celebrates the historic art and contributions that make this space unique while creating a more welcoming and interactive atmosphere through spotting scopes, clusters of comfortable seating, touchable artifacts, surprise animal encounters and more.
