HONORING
Lisa Brown Tribbett
8th Annual Leadership in
Science and Education Award
5th Annual Butterfly Award
for exemplary leadership to the institution
Master of Ceremonies
Anne Thompson
Chief Environmental Affairs Correspondent, NBC News
Join us May 7, 2021 for the 23rd Annual Butterfly Ball supporting all the educational outreach initiatives of the Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
In keeping with current CDC guidelines, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is planning an exciting virtual gala – a chance to get up close with the animals, collections, and scientists in a more intimate way than they have ever been able to at the Butterfly Ball.
In the last 22 years the Butterfly Ball has raised $37 Million. The Museum is grateful for long time supporters and new supporters as we celebrate nature and science.
Education has been the hallmark of the Chicago Academy of Sciences for the past 160 years, and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum is the public face of those efforts today. Each year, the Nature Museum offers engaging educational programs for explorers of all ages. Plus, they are a leader in local wildlife conservation and restoration, a center for public engagement in ecology, and a forum for dynamic public programs for all ages.
During this past year of remote engagement all of that work has continued, and the museum has never been more connected to the city. In fact, they are the leading digital museum, providing more content, remote learning experiences, and online engagement than any other museum in the city.
The virtual format promises to capture the same excitement that is always achieved for the Butterfly Ball. Please make plans to participate in the experience!
Event Contact: Livia Kenney
About Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Nature Museum’s mission is to create a positive relationship between people and nature through collaborations, education, research and collections, exhibits and public forums that foster urban connections to our region’s nature and science.