The Insect Asylum
TIA is a non-profit vintage taxidermy & insect museum of over 4500 specimens ranging from 1910- now.
04/25/2026
Come by today for our 4 year anniversary fundraiser! It wouldn’t be a party without food and drinks and we are so thankful to our sponsors for the night 🥳🎉
Drinks provided by:
🍺Solemn Oath Brewery
🍻Lake Effect Brewing Company
🍷Second City Gaming
Tamales Provided by our team member Domingo’s family 🧡 .repurposed
Some of our favorite team members are performing for our 4 year Anniversary TRASH BASH this Saturday, April 25th
ALEX REMBOLD 😸
Professional Music Director and Founder of CAT JAM, a donation-based community jam session held every Tuesday at The Insect Asylum. 🐈 Remby will play an acoustic set from 6-6:25 pm
GRIMOIRE 🖤
Our team member Taylor is our lead animal caretaker and co-founder of - a Tome from a Tomb. Chicago makers of Noise & Doom 🪦 They’re set to play 8:10-8:40 pm
PUNK & FUNK 🎸
Our very own vet, Dr. Boyd is not only a talented vet who takes special care of our animals but she is a very skilled performer and musician! We’re excited to have her and Paul at our celebration 🎉 Punk & Funk will be closing the night from 9:30-10 pm
Our STUNNING Drag Artist Line-Up:
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Catch them all performing at TRASH BASH: 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FUNDRAISER 6-10 pm 🪲
Featuring music performances, sideshow, drag, a trash inspired outfit contest with prizes, a raffle, a pop-up market and so much fun! 🥳🎉
This Saturday, April 25th 6-10 pm
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Toshi wishes everyone good luck finding their Easter eggs today! 🥚💞
04/02/2026
Shout out to our amazing volunteers for supporting us with our Volunteer Bug Sorting Day! Our volunteers are foundational to the organization of our museum including our collection of insects. We are so grateful to have them on our team and look forward two more opportunities to bug out together 🪲
International Beaver Day is coming up 👀
Monday, April 6th 5-8 pm
Hear from local beaver experts and the Illinois Beaver Alliance .beaver.alliance , watch the new documentary Freelance Beaver Detective: Tracking Urban Wildlife, and learn how beavers are shaping Chicago’s urban waterways 🦫🪵🌊
Enjoy hands-on exhibits, explore beaver skulls and tracks, and compete in our dam-building challenge!
Suggested donation: $25 or pay what you can at the door. Every dollar raised helps The Insect Asylum rescue animals in need. With baby season approaching, we are fundraising for veterinary care, specialty formulas, and other essentials required for our wildlife rehabilitation work. Our goal this year is 10,000! We are so excited to celebrate four years of community, curiosity, and critters with you!
Come for a dam good time and celebrate nature’s original hydraulic engineers at BEAVER DREAM 2!
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| Wednesday | 3pm - 8pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 8pm |
| Friday | 11am - 8pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 8pm |
| Sunday | 11am - 8pm |