The Chicago Academy of Sciences (CAS) and its Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum would like to offer a behind the scenes tour of its museum collections for ESCONI members as a thank you to members (Dianna, Elaine, Jack, Joan, Joe) who contributed their time this past year with an inventory of our paleontology collection.
The tour, given by Dawn Roberts, a geologist herself, and the Collections Manager, will focus on the Academy's natural history collection. The Collections Facility houses 11,000 specimens in the geology collection and 14,000 specimens in the the paleontology collection. The facility contains 250,000 objects in the total collection, including photos, artwork, a natural history collection, etc.
Parking is available in front and up and down Ravenswood Road, at 4001 North Ravensood Avenue, Suite 201, Chicago, IL. If parking in the adjacent neighborhood, check for "permit parking only" signs and parking meters. Several restaurants are nearby in case you are hungry after the tour.
The tour is restricted to 12 people and you must reserve in advance. Any age is welcome, although the tour is not recommended for children under 10 years of age.
Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00
Location: Chicago Academy of Science Facility & Office, 4001 N. Ravenswood, Suite 201
To reserve your place on this field trip, please contact Joe Kubal, via phone (630) 983-6159 or e-mail SMKubal0712@aol.com.
