Wonder Works, a Children’s Museum in Oak Park, Illinois, provides a hands-on, multi-generational learning environment intended to strengthen the social, emotional and intellectual development of children all over the Chicago area
A Children’s Museum in Oak Park, Illinois

Wonder Works has four permanent exhibits and several temporary exhibits. Each exhibit gives kids a chance to learn, explore and have fun. Age appropriate activities are incorporated into the museum. Click on an exhibit name at the right to learn more about Wonder Works.


Farm to Market

North Avenue Art Works

Lights, Camera, Action!

The Great Outdoors

Build It!

Picasso didn't have it this good. In this hands-on art studio, children surround themselves with paints and crayons to create the art project of the week or to let their inspiration be their muse. Children learn art-making skills, while parents and educators see how these skills relate to cognitive growth. Together, children and adults will recognize that creating art - the "process" not the "product" - unlocks a child’s potential for self-expression.

This studio is fully equipped for workshops, lectures, classes, public art projects, teacher and after-school programs that focus on child development for the whole community.