Everyone knows that Tyrannosaurus rex was the biggest and baddest thing around during the age of the dinosaurs. But what else was out there? What was the biggest thing before the T. rex? Scientists at ...

As you walk through the doors at our East Entrance, you may notice a western lowland gorilla seemingly standing guard. He’s pretty hard to miss. Bushman was the first gorilla to live in Chicago, ...

Home to more than 40 million items—from the towering, 28-foot-long Titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum to the delicately spiraled shell of the miniscule sea snail Alvania microglypta, only about 1% of our ...

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 ...

Examination under visible light is the first and foremost technique for investigating the surface of objects. Typically, conservators will spend from minutes to hours examining an object before they ...

Museum open today 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, last entry 8:00 pm.

Field Explorer Camps invite curious kids to step into the role of scientist for a week of hands-on discovery inside the Field Museum. Guided by our museum educators, campers explore exhibitions, ...

Imagine an anteater with a long, thick tail, huge, curling claws, and an armored body covered by overlapping, pinecone-like scales. What you get is a pangolin, a mid-sized mammal found only in Africa ...

Takapsicapi, Peekitahaminki, and Caabnąįkiisik are just a few names of the game played in North America long before French settlers arrived and gave it their own name: “lacrosse.” Lacrosse is the ...

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

Use our interactive mobile map to find your way to your favorite exhibits and follow the one-way paths throughout the museum. Find restrooms, hand sanitizing stations, eating areas, accessible ...