Please note that the Museum will be closing at noon on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 for a staff appreciation event. (Art Institute classes are not affected by the closure.)

The usual sunny winter weather is interrupted a few times per month by frontal storms that bring gentle rain and cooler temperatures for a day or two. During El Ni�o winters such storms are much more frequent, and rarer during La Ni�a winters.


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