Events
Times, locations and availability are subject to change. Visit the Information Desk on Main Level 2 to check out the programs and times offered during your visit.
you! lab or genetics lab
See Your DNA
Learn how to isolate life’s blueprint in your own kitchen!
- Daily (see Information Desk for time and location)
Rotunda (Main Level 2)
Strawberry DNA
Discover how DNA is in all living things ... even strawberries!
- April 25 (see Information Desk for times)
genetics (main level 2)
Science Connections
Join our volunteers for fun DNA themed activities and learnings!
- Daily from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m.
you! lab (balcony level 3)
Ask a Scientist
Talk with a scientist from the University of Chicago about the latest in DNA research.
- April 21–23 from 10 to 11 a.m.
- April 25–26 from 10 to 11 am.
- April 27 from 10 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m.
- April 29 from 10 to 11 a.m.
main level 2
Fab Lab: 3D Printing
Design and create using a 3D printer—and get a cool DNA Day take away—during this ticketed workshop.
- April 21, 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Requires separate timed-entry ticket.