You don't need to leave Chicago to explore the world. At the Field Museum, you can experience 4.5+ billion years of history and more than 40 million specimens and cultural items under one roof!

This week's session features the talk From Shallow Waters to the Deep: Revealing Hidden Invertebrate Biology by Tauana Cunha Medeiros.

This week's session features Carlton Shield Chief Gover of University of Kansas and the talk Seeds of Ethnogenesis: Tracing Pawnee Histories through Oral Traditions and Radiocarbon.

Discover how Chicago’s African-inspired design scene connects global traditions with local creativity in Connecting Threads: Africa Fashion in Chicago. Featuring stunning garments, jewelry, and ...

Celebrate with events and stories about African Americans’ contributions to science and museums. Throughout February, hear from Field staff, collaborators, and guest speakers about their lived ...

The Field Museum aims to inspire Chicagoland area teens and pre-teens to explore and protect the natural world. Our youth programs connect them to natural history and world cultures while helping them ...

A visitor favorite since the museum opened in 1921, the Grainger Hall of Gems has a history older than the Field Museum itself. At the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, Tiffany & Co.’s gem collection ...

Explore the world in our galleries, right here in Chicago—all year long. Supporters at every giving level, from members to Founders’ Council donors, receive: Ready to join other passionate, engaged ...

See the Field Museum in a whole new light! Families and groups with kids ages 6 to 12 can spend the night at the museum during Dozin’ with the Dinos. Stay up late with scientists as the Field Museum ...

On select evenings this winter, experience the Museum after hours with discounted All Access admission. Take advantage of this limited time opportunity to see it all after hours; select evenings this ...

More than 150 scientists are working every day in our labs and around the world, pursuing a healthier planet and studying the millions of objects in our collections, which span the full spectrum of ...

A buzzing cicada symphony will soon fill Illinois’s trees as periodical cicada broods XII and XIX are due to emerge from the ground in May and June. The simultaneous emergence of the Great Southern ...