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The Crown Family PlayLab offers PlayLab PlayDates on select Wednesdays and Saturdays. PlayLab PlayDates are drop-in activities, free to museum guests with children ages 2-6, featuring storytime sessions, music, crafts, science experiments, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pre-registration is not required! Sessions take place in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/halls-and-galleries/crown-family-playlab">Crown Family PlayLab</a>.&nbsp;

Program length varies, usually from 20 minutes to 1 hour.

For more information, please see the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.datocms-assets.com/44232/1771856923-general-playlab-programs-policies-faqs-updated.pdf">PlayLab Programs FAQs</a>. Still have questions? Contact the PlayLab team at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org</a>.

Families with children ages 2–6 are invited to a free, drop-in PlayDate to celebrate <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/disability-pride-month">Disability Pride Month</a>. This PlayDate will feature activities hosted by our local volunteer partners from Park Lawn. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate!
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PlayLab PlayDate: Disability Pride Month Celebration featuring Park Lawn

PlayLab PlayDate: Diwali Storytime and Craft

PlayLab PlayDate: Space Storytime with Local Youth Author Jaiyen Bhandari

PlayLab PlayDate: Tully Monster Celebration with Paul Mayer

Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activities for 2-6 year olds!

PlayLab PlayDates

Illinois Free Wednesday 

Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents! 

Illinois Free Wednesdays

On select Legendary Late Hours dates, the Museum is open 9am to 9pm (last entry at 8pm).

The Field Museum and Riot Fest are partnering up for a righteous Museum takeover from 5pm-9pm on August 11th, complete with music and some seriously sick specimens, to get you geared up for Riot Fest 2026.
Our fossils are older than dirt and larger than life. Come dig in with the scientists that dig up our fossils.
This event is part of our Legendary Late Hours series, included in general admission. During our Legendary Late Hours, catch SUE the T.rex, the Chicago Archaeopteryx, Tsavo Lions, priceless gems and jade, and more! And be sure to add the Pokémon Fossil Museum and After the Age of Dinosaurs to your itinerary for the full Field experience.
Come after work, after school, or start when we open and stay until we close.
Get legendary at the Field Museum.

Legendary Late Hours

Enjoy extended museum hours from 9am to 9pm, last entry at 8pm.

Enjoy extended museum hours from 9am to 9pm, last entry at 8pm

Legendary Late Hours: Open until 9pm on select dates

Please carefully review our updated policy regarding age requirements for Dozin' with the Dinos attendees.

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<li>Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted into a Dozin' with the Dinos event. Families and groups with children under the age of 6 may be asked to leave the event without a refund.</li>
<li>Adults may not attend Dozin' with the Dinos without a child between the ages of 6-12. If you attend the event and do not have children in your party, you will be asked to leave the event without a refund.</li>
<li>If you've purchased tickets incorrectly by mistake, you have until 2 weeks prior to the event to request a refund. After the two week period no refunds will be given, and you will not be admitted to the event.</li>
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If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out via email: overnights@fieldmuseum.org or give us a call at 312-665-7525.

Age Policy

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 comes to life in games, challenges, and stories throughout the night. Will you dissect owl pellets and identify animal tracks to become the next great wildlife detective? Or, will you embark on a paleontologist's expedition to learn how fossils form? Take on these adventures and more with the Dozin’ Institute for Nocturnal Observations (DINO) on our late-night mission of discovery. Then, grab your flashlight and explore the halls as the lights go out. This is a night at the museum you won't forget!
Tickets to Dozin’ with the Dinos scheduled for September 18th and November 6th will include admission to the Pokémon Fossil Museum. Timed tickets will be assigned to all Dozin’ ticketholders prior to the event. All sales are final.

Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos is supported by Utz Brands&nbsp;

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The smallest of museum visitors can get up close and personal with the largest dinos at our special events.

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Settle in for a snooze next to your favorite species at Dozin' with the Dinos!

Science is more fun in your pajamas.

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All Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos tickets include a sleeping spot in the&nbsp;exhibitions, discounted parking, admission to select ticketed exhibits,&nbsp;general admission to the Museum the following day, an evening snack, and a&nbsp;continental breakfast. Upgrade to sleep near the dinos in&nbsp;Evolving Planet, or SUE with the Ultimate SUE package!

Groups of 15 or more can get discounted tickets with all standard amenities&mdash;learn more and register via the&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjoMYuxAVCgGvcpVOEwSKU7AfaHKvPlLU2Erv3h50mrp2Lcw/viewform">Group Info Form.</a>

All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.

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Field Museum Gala

Celebrate and support the Field Museum at our annual Gala!

Purchase a meal voucher ahead of time for a discounted rate of $20. Meal vouchers include a main dish, side, and dessert. Menu will be provided closer to the event date. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available upon request.

All ticket sales are final. For the safety of all guests, please do not wear costumes that cover your face or include prop weapons of any kind.

Please email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:adults@fieldmuseum.org">adults@fieldmuseum.org</a> or call 312.665.7303 with any questions.

Huzzah, and may fortune favor thy order.

For one enchanted evening, the hallowed halls of the Field Museum will transform into a realm of myth, merriment, and discovery for a 21+ Renaissance-inspired celebration unlike any other.
Upon arrival, guests shall join one of four noble orders — Science, Record, Research, or the Dissemination of Knowledge — the founding muses upon which the museum was built, and rally behind their Champion of Discovery throughout the evening’s festivities. By participating in activities, demonstrations, and challenges across the museum, guests will earn tokens for their order in a friendly competition to determine who shall be crowned Master of the Sciences at evening’s end.
From mead and brewing to medicinal herbs, metallurgy, and the study of mythical creatures through history and folklore, each corner of the museum offers new wonders rooted in science and history to uncover.
Gather your friends, dress for the occasion, and prepare for a night of merriment, mystery, and discovery throughout the museum.&nbsp;
All permanent exhibitions will be open for the duration of the event. Tickets include light snacks, beer and wine. Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.&nbsp;

Field Faire: A Knight at the Museum 

Game Night: The Scientist’s Secret

Museum After Hours

Hear ye, seekers of wonder, scholars of the arts, and revelers of science and sorcery—

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Families with children ages 2–6 are invited to a free, drop-in PlayDate celebrating space! Young author Jaiyen L. Bhandari will share his book inspired by his love for space. Join us for an author read-aloud as we celebrate the cosmos with stories, creativity, and fun!

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a free, drop-in PlayDate celebrating the official designation of the Tully Monster as the Illinois State Fossil on Aug 31, 1989.
Families with 2-6 year olds are invited to a free, drop-in, storytime session hosted by the Field Museum Geology Collections team to honor this unique creature. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories and more!

Tully Monster Reconstruction

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&nbsp;Purchase a meal voucher ahead of time for a discounted rate of $20. Meal vouchers include a main dish, side and dessert. Menu will be provided closer to the event date.&nbsp;

All ticket sales are final. Please email us at adults@fieldmuseum.org or call 312.665.7303 with any questions.&nbsp;

Join us for a 21+ evening celebrating games around the world, woven together with a museum-wide mystery.&nbsp;
Try your hand playing ancient board games from around the world - The Royal Game of Ur, Nine Men’s Morris, and more! From games tied to ritual and the afterlife to those built on strategy and chance, discover how play has connected people across civilizations for thousands of years and influenced games we still play today.
But this game night comes with a mystery.&nbsp;
As the evening unfolds, you'll uncover clues left behind by an anonymous scientist who believed a hidden secret was concealed within the museum. Follow the trail, solve puzzles hidden throughout the exhibits and game lounges, and piece together the mystery.&nbsp;
Will you uncover the truth behind the scientist's secret?
All permanent exhibitions will be open for the duration of the event. The Pokémon Fossil Museum and After the Age of Dinosaurs will not be open. Tickets include light snacks, beer and wine. Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.&nbsp;

Excavation is one of the most valuable methods that archaeologists use to learn about the past, but it is also irreversibly destructive. Researchers have been shifting away from using destructive techniques in recognition of the harm done to indigenous communities. So, what can be discovered without digging?
Hear about the innovative geophysical technologies scientists at Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville, Indiana, have used to study a fortified Mississippian city (1150 - 1450 CE) that served as the center of a vast network of settlements in the Lower Ohio River Valley. Discover how two non-invasive archaeological approaches–magnetic gradiometry and ground penetrating radar–were combined to create an image of what lies beneath the surface without disturbing the site.
See instruments used for fieldwork, including a magnetic gradiometer, and learn how this research is a combination of detective work and storytelling, where various disciplines and methods work together to unearth the history of Angel Mounds.
Presenters include&nbsp;Sabrina Yeahia, Scientific Affiliate and Intern, and&nbsp;Christina Friberg, Assistant Curator, North American Anthropology.

Groundbreaking! (Without Breaking Ground) Archaeological Geophysics at Angel Mounds State Historic Site

See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

Meet a Scientist

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry Lives Here

Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

Poetry Pop-up

A group gathers at the corner of a diorama case. One man sits a desk with a typerwriter. He looks up to a family of three standing over him. The man in the middle stands with arms around the other two individuals. Both are smiling down at the man seated at the desk. A black box with a glass front holds a rock specimen and is propped up against the leg of the desk.

Poetry Pop-Up

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Ask our poet-in-residence to compose a poem for you about your favorite scientific objects or ideas. Find Eric in Stanley Field Hall.

Educator Open House

Join us for an exciting professional development opportunity for Pre-K-12th grade educators.

Educator Open House 2026

Early Morning: The Pokémon Fossil Museum 

Early Mornings

Early Morning events

Join us at the Field Museum on&nbsp;Tuesday, August 11, 2026, from 10am-12pm for Teaching Through Storytelling: Coast Salish Weaving and Woolly Dogs.
In this session created especially for Early Childhood teachers, hear from Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun (Snuneymuxw) about storytelling and the importance of the woolly dogs for the Coast Salish people. Then, learn more about Coast Salish weaving by experiencing our new Early Childhood <a href="https://fieldmuseum.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaf2429b25c9bd9768bfd6a32&amp;id=739ff71d70&amp;e=380e3ff4ac">Woolly Dogs field trip class</a> for yourself!
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<li dir="ltr">Understand: That weaving tells a story and that storytelling in the Coast Salish community is a powerful means of conveying knowledge and preserving culture.</li>
<li dir="ltr">Do: Practice weaving and listen to a story about the woolly dogs and their importance to Coast Salish people.</li>
<li dir="ltr">Feel: Prepared to utilize best practices in early childhood learning to make the unfamiliar familiar.</li>
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Registration is open to formal and informal educators of all levels, though activities for this session are most applicable for PreK-Grade 1 teachers.&nbsp;
Illinois Educators will earn 2 hours of Professional Development for attending this two-day training.
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Looking to be more environmentally-friendly? You can find public transit options <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/page/directions-parking">here</a>.
Registration will remain open until Tuesday, August 4, 2026, or until full.
Program questions? Contact Samantha Chapleau, <a href="mailto:schapleau@fieldmuseum.org">schapleau@fieldmuseum.org</a>.

Windows, Mirrors, and Stories: Exploring Filipino Literature to Teach Identity and Culture

Teaching Through Storytelling: Coast Salish Weaving and Woolly Dogs

Join us in person at the Field Museum for a professional learning experience and workshop!

Professional Development for Educators

Learn about the Coast Salish woolly dogs and how storytelling is a powerful means of conveying knowledge and preserving culture.

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Illinois Social Studies Standards Geography: SS.1.G.3. Compare how people in different types of communities use local and worldwide environments to meet their daily needs.
Illinois Social Studies Standards History: SS.K.H.1. Compare life in the past to life today, including the points of view of diverse groups of people
Illinois Social/Emotional Development Standards: 31.A.ECa show empathy, sympathy, and caring for others.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Social Justice Standards Diversity 8: DI.K-2.8I want to know about other people and how our lives and experiences are the same and different.

Field Favorites in ASL  

See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

After the Age of Dinosaurs

Pokémon Fossil Museum

VR Transporter at the Field Museum

Drop in the Ocean

Adult Rex Sunset Burst: UNLEASHING THE GREATEST OF ALL TYRANTS: The GOAT roars to life again in the epic new documentary T. REX

T.REX: The Story of SUE 3D

Penguin Island 3D

Black-eyed Susans in the foreground with the North side of the Field Museum in the background.

Rice Native Gardens

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June 10th marks the Field Museum’s Annual Giving Day!

Science

Cyrus Tang Hall of China 99 (Hewett 2018)

Culture

Native Seed Harvesting

Community

McDonald's Prep Lab staff at microscopes.

Discovery

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Baby crocodile-like early tetrapods called embolomeres. New fossil evidence suggests that these embolomeres did not undergo a metamorphosis the way that modern amphibians do when growing up, which challenges a long-standing scientific belief that amphibians, reptiles, and mammals evolved from animals that had a tadpole stage. Illustration by Berit Goding.

Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot scientists’ understanding of how animals adapted to the land

The new microraptor dinosaur Jian changmaensis (left) attacks the early bird Gansus yumenensis (right) in what is now the Changma Basin of northwestern China approximately 120 million years ago. Credits: illustration by Lewis LaRosa, colorized by Jão Canola.

New species of dinosaur, a cousin of Velociraptor, probably glided on four “wings” and hunted early birds

The new species of octopus, 5,800 feet deep in the ocean near Isla Darwin. Photo credit: Charles Darwin Foundation.

This newly-discovered blue octopus from the Galápagos Islands could curl up in the palm of your hand

Left: Crystals growing inside a bone found at the Lingjing archaeological site; these crystals were used to date the site, and the tools found there, to an ice age 146,000 years ago. Photo by Zhanyang Li. Right: One of the 146,000-year-old stone cores used to make butcher’s tools found in Lingjing, China. Photo by Yuchao Zhao.

Ice Age butcher’s tools are a sign of ancient humans’ creativity during hard times

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Danielle R.

You get to get up close to all of the exhibits, which is super cool for kids and adults.

You get to get up close to all of the exhibits, which is super cool for kids and adults.

David

Whether you&rsquo;re an expert or just a casual enthusiast, there&rsquo;s something for everyone here.

Whether you’re an expert or just a casual enthusiast, there’s something for everyone here.

Tanner C.

The upper level is great, and the dinosaur and China exhibits were particular standouts.

The upper level is great, and the dinosaur and China exhibits were particular standouts.

Ram R.

The museum is full of amazing facts and provides a fantastic educational experience.

The museum is full of amazing facts and provides a fantastic educational experience.

Michael B.

Simply one of the best natural history museums anywhere.

View of Full Circle/Omani Wakan exhibition, showing multiple display cases, each housing intricately detailed figures.

Full Circle/Omani Wakan: Lakota Artist Rhonda Holy Bear

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Simply one of the best natural history museums anywhere.

The amount of beautiful taxidermy is insane and I had the time of my life.

The amount of beautiful taxidermy is insane and I had the time of my life.

Visitor services helping a guest in Stanley Field Hall

Tickets & Pricing

Entrance to Soldier Field parking garage with Field Museum visible in background

Directions & Parking

Native Truths Opening (Young 2022)

Accessibility

Excavator Pikachu

Pokémon Fossil Museum Programming

Welcome to the Field

What's on

Sobek the Spinosaurus

View of the Grainger Hall of Gems from the entrance, with many display cases visible. A stained glass window featuring a mermaid is visible in the center.

Grainger Hall of Gems

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Hall of Gems Photograph

A woman holds up a little boy as they look into a taxidermy case filled with snakes, squirrels, and another small mammal.

What Is an Animal? & Animal Biology

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Inside Ancient Egypt

Visitors explore a bird’s-eye view replica of Teotihuacan, the largest city in the Americas (and one of the largest in the world) between AD 100 and 700.

Robert R. McCormick Halls of the Ancient Americas

A group of young visitors enjoy an exhibit in The Machine Inside exhibition.

The Machine Inside: Biomechanics

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The Brooker Gallery

Entrance to the Africa Hall  permenant exhibition

Africa

View of the inside of the Malott Hall of Jades. A prominent sign with the Chinese character for “jade” is visible in the foreground.

Elizabeth Hubert Malott Hall of Jades

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Amerika Samoa exhibition co-curator, Reggie Meredith Fitiao works on a community-made siapo (painted cloth) featured in the temporary exhibition located in the Regenstein Halls of the Pacific.

Amerika Samoa

SUE stands proudly in their suite located in the Field Museum’s Evolving Planet exhibition. An animated forest is visible in the background.

Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet & SUE the T. rex

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Once preparators complete their extractions, the finished fossils are examined and compared with related fossils, forming the data for a published study—the final step in the process.

McDonald’s Fossil Preparation Lab

View of the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice DNA Discovery Center, prominently showing a large model of a DNA double helix and an interactive touchscreen table. Windows in the background look into the Pritzker Laboratory for Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Sy

DNA Discovery Center

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A three-quarter view of the front of the Maori Meeting HouseCarvings decorate the house’s walls and beams. At the apex of the gabled roof are two carved faces. One is Ruatepupuke, for whom this house is named.

Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II

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Maori Meeting House Ruatepupuke II

A kid stands in the middle of a gallery, looking at an interactive screen outside a display case full of large flightless birds. There are four other display cases with taxidermied birds in the room. In the right foreground, another visitor can be seen through the glass of a display, looking at the specimens inside.

Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Hall of Birds

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Two young visitors reach down to touch the foot of Máximo, a cast of the largest dinosaur ever discovered. The foot is raised on a black platform and the two visitors learn forward to touch the front of the foot.

Máximo the Titanosaur

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View of the circular interior of the Pawnee Earth Lodge, with various replica objects displayed around the circular hearth in the center and on the walls.

Welcome to the Field

What's on

Pokémon Fossil Museum

After the Age of Dinosaurs

VR Transporter at the Field Museum

Drop in the Ocean

T.REX: The Story of SUE 3D

Penguin Island 3D

Plan your day at the Museum

Tickets & Pricing

Directions & Parking

Accessibility

Pokémon Fossil Museum Programming

Join us for an event

Friday, July 24

Friday, July 24

Sunday, July 26

Explore the Museum

Rice Native Gardens

Sobek the Spinosaurus

Grainger Hall of Gems

What Is an Animal? & Animal Biology

Experience more as a member

Our scientists at work

Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot scientists’ understanding of how animals adapted to the land

New species of dinosaur, a cousin of Velociraptor, probably glided on four “wings” and hunted early birds

This newly-discovered blue octopus from the Galápagos Islands could curl up in the palm of your hand

Ice Age butcher’s tools are a sign of ancient humans’ creativity during hard times

The Field Museum connects all of us to the natural world and the human story.

Welcome to the Field

What's on

Image slideshow

Pokémon Fossil Museum

After the Age of Dinosaurs

VR Transporter at the Field Museum

Drop in the Ocean

T.REX: The Story of SUE 3D

Penguin Island 3D

Plan your day at the Museum

Tickets & Pricing

Directions & Parking

Accessibility

Pokémon Fossil Museum Programming

Join us for an event

Friday, July 24

Friday, July 24

Sunday, July 26

Explore the Museum

Rice Native Gardens

Sobek the Spinosaurus

Grainger Hall of Gems

What Is an Animal? & Animal Biology

Experience more as a member

Our scientists at work

Fossilized babies of ancient crocodile-like predators uproot scientists’ understanding of how animals adapted to the land

New species of dinosaur, a cousin of Velociraptor, probably glided on four “wings” and hunted early birds

This newly-discovered blue octopus from the Galápagos Islands could curl up in the palm of your hand

Ice Age butcher’s tools are a sign of ancient humans’ creativity during hard times

The Field Museum connects all of us to the natural world and the human story.