We know monarch butterflies for their striking orange and black wings and impressive migratory journey from Canada to Mexico. They also play an important role as pollinators in ecosystems. But monarch ...

Join an international team of scientists on a dramatic adventure to uncover fossils in one of the world’s harshest environments: Antarctica. The only exhibition of its kind to showcase holotypes of ...

Come face-to-face with one of the world’s most famous predators and experience the life of SUE the T. rex as never before.

A fossil called Tanystropheus was first described in 1852, and it’s been puzzling scientists ever since. At one point, paleontologists thought it was a flying pterosaur, like a pterodactyl, and that ...

Although treatment of an object may sometimes be necessary, treatment alone is not sufficient to preserve collections for future. Objects inevitably deteriorate, but our objective as preservers of ...

Leading the next generation The Field Associates Young Professionals' Board is are a group of dynamic young professionals passionate about the Field Museum’s mission to connect all of us to the ...

What was once known as the nine-banded armadillo is actually four different species Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day ...

The Chicago Archaeopteryx is a rare fossil that reveals the evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds. The fossil is on display inside the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet.

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

Bring science learning to life through lesson plans, activities, games, and more. Bring the Field Museum’s learning resources to your school or home to support learners engaging with science, nature, ...

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