Whether you’re touring the wild and exciting underground insect world or examining soil samples as a scientist, Underground Adventure shows how important this ubiquitous organic material is to human ...

What does this recommendation mean for the future of North America’s most beloved butterfly and their protected status in the United States? Left: Graphic courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Discover specimens that are usually under lock and key. Get up close and personal with the Field Museum’s collection. With nearly 40 million items in our collections, less than one percent is on ...

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 ...

Built in 1881 on Tokomaru Bay, this wharenui (FAH-reh-new-EE) is one of only three such Maori meeting houses now outside of New Zealand. Structural elements of the house form the body of Ruatepupuke ...

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 ...

Catch Spinosaurus as it prowls overhead at the Field Museum. This fish-eating dinosaur lived during the Cretaceous Period, about 95 million years ago. Spinosaurus swam in rivers thanks to its ...

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 ...

Explore cultures present and past, find the latest scientific discoveries, and travel the world right here in Chicago.

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 ...