You can volunteer there. Just as long as you can pass a criminal background check. I worked in the seahorse exhibit, giving little qestions about the exhibit to kids and raising awareness. Another job was working the walkway by the whales....which was the most rewarding(building a relationship of sorts with the whales). I worked down in the new reef exhibit. Then I worked in water quality control(lab work)...was better for more connections and behind the scenes. You either work for a few hours every two weeks or every week. If you have chemistry background, I could get you in the lab probably...every other saturday morning for 2.5-3 hrs. They might have an age limit for lab, but I worked with high school students on my other jobs. You get free admission to all the museums in their group, and free admission for up to 4-5 people in your family to the shedd. I have brought friends also.