Museum open Daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, last entry 4:00 pm.

While going on an expedition to search for fossils may sound glamorous, it involves a lot of hard work—sometimes in pretty extreme environments. Of course, it’s very rewarding when you find something, ...

Museum open Daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, last entry 4:00 pm.

Though SUE the T. rex’s fossils are a snapshot of life 67 million years ago, the science around extinct animals is rarely set in stone. Get an in-depth look at SUE's scientific updates and new home in ...

Without Sinclair Clark, taxidermy’s golden age would’ve shone less bright. After finding Carl Cotton (1918-1971), the Field’s first and only Black taxidermist, we searched for more stories like Carl’s ...

There are no woodpeckers on the Hawaiian islands, but a little yellow bird called the ‘akiapōlāʻau (Ah-key-ah-pole-ah-ow) has evolved a crazy beak in order to drill into branches to find food. A new ...

Last week, the Field Museum Bird Collection received a batch of specimens from Willowbrook Wildlife Center, a wildlife rehabilitation facility in the Chicago suburbs that has been a long-time partner ...

4.5 billion years. 27,000 square feet of evolutionary exploration. In the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet, get to know the many creatures that have roamed the earth throughout history, from ...

Hear from Native American and Indigenous people as they tell their own stories—through words, music, dance, and art. In Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories, you are invited to connect with diverse ...

Museum open Daily 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, last entry 4:00 pm.

Gift unlimited visits and unlimited wonder to the explorer in your life. Looking for the perfect gift for the explorer in your life? Give the timeless gift of discovery! Field Museum memberships ...

Explore the rich history of Ayurveda, a traditional system of medicine rooted in South Asia, and its unique connection to Diwali. The festival's opening observance, Dhanteras, honors Dhanvantari, the ...