This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
Images
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![Image of the installed exhibition "On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly" inside the Chatham-Kent Museum. Many monarch butterfly decals are on the walls and some monarch butterfly shapes hang from the ceiling.]()
On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly installed at the Chatham-Kent Museum
On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly at the Chatham-Kent Museum
In-person
History & heritage Intercultural Museum Nature & outdoors Self-guided Tour Students KidsDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Chatham-Kent Museum (Chatham Cultural Centre)
75 William Street North
Chatham, ON
Directions: Please use Murray Street entrance. Open hours are 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday through Sunday with extended hours 10:00 am to 6:00 pm on Saturday.
Access
Free.
Offered in English, French, and Spanish.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
Attendant will be available to answer questions in English
About
On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly features breathtaking photographs taken by Francisco Gutiérrez. In August 2005, Mexican filmmaker and pilot, Francisco Gutiérrez, took off in his ultralight aircraft from Montreal to follow the monarch butterflies on their 6,000 km migration from Canada to the mountains of central Mexico. His objective was to raise awareness of the importance of preserving the butterflies’ habitat. In collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum has produced this panel exhibition from the material recorded by Gutiérrez on his journey.
Links
- For more information chatham-kent.ca
Organizer
Chatham-Kent Museum
The Chatham-Kent Museum was established primarily to collect and preserve artifacts and specimens significant to the area represented by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent and to use these to present and promote the history of this region.