The Field Museum aims to inspire Chicagoland area teens and pre-teens to explore and protect the natural world. Our youth ...

Field trips are just the beginning—learn more about how the museum provides programs and resources for educators.

All groups can enjoy special ticketed exhibitions, behind-the-scenes tours, and other limited-access activities. Select the experience your group would like to participate in as you fill out the ...

Spend the summer making discoveries at the Field Museum! Field Explorers Summer Camps are perfect for curious minds in grades K-8. Campers get the chance to join museum experts and scientists on ...

Our work studying the past is all in pursuit of creating a better world—whether we’re discovering or analyzing new objects for our collections, or actively engaging in conservation or curation work ...

Located on Chicago’s iconic Lake Michigan shore, the Field Museum opened its current building to the public in 1921—but our story began years earlier.

The Field Museum is in the heart of Chicago’s Museum Campus, at 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

See African Fashion hit the runway with Chicago style, celebrating Africa Fashion and Connecting Threads exhibitions Samantha Lampkin is an Emmy-winning Journalist, Multiplatform Creator, and Media ...

Juneteenth marks the celebration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union forces declared victory over the Confederacy and announced that all formerly enslaved ...

Use a poem to speculate about our early hominid relatives. Look for Eric in the Hominid Room of the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a T. rex. Ponder ...

Pre-Registered Illinois field trips are FREE everyday of the week! Free Wednesdays are the perfect opportunity for you to explore our basic admission exhibitions with your family or a group of science ...

Give students a fresh spin on science and social studies lessons with a day outside the classroom.