360 Virtual Museum Tours

Experience stories told by Native people of self-determination, resilience, continuity, and the future. 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, we invite you to connect with diverse Native stories and the individuals who share them. Dive deeply into current issues, like threats to Native land and the rights of tribal nations to govern themselves. Celebrate the thriving, modern cultures of today's Native communities.

Meet Jingmai O’Connor, punk-rock paleontologist and the Field Museum’s Associate Curator of Fossil Reptiles— aka the dinosaur curator. Come along on Jingmai's journey to learn how her interest in science began, see real fossils unearthed by Jingmai, and visit her fossil prep workspace. Discover the ways personal passions can overlap with science to create your own path toward becoming a scientist.

Janet Voight, PhD and Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, is a leading researcher in the field of octopus studies and has delved deep into the ocean to uncover the mysteries of these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat. Learn about her unexpected journey to becoming a scientist that no one, not even herself, expected her to take. Join Janet on an expedition along with a mostly female-led scientific team to the depths of the ocean in The Changing Face of Science: Janet Voight and discover the secrets hiding beneath the surface.

Explore the diverse ecosystem of Chicago with Ylanda Wilhite. Through camping, kayaking along the Cal Sag River, and immersing yourself in the outdoors, discover how science is present all around you, wherever you go. Become an advocate for nature and the environment while learning about the positive impact of environmental action in your community. Plus, discover all the ways to connect with your community through nature and environmental action.

Explore how a small number of individuals established tremendous power and influence over others from 8,000 years ago during the Neolithic Period to 2,500 years ago in the world of Iron Age kings. In First Kings of Europe you will encounter archaeological finds that have never been shown in North America. Weapons, jewelry, and tools tell the story of how individuals gained power and influence by amassing wealth and controlling trade, technology, rituals, and warfare. This exhibition could not be possible without the collaboration of more than two dozen museums and archaeological institutes in the Balkan Peninsula of Europe.

Come explore the botanical collections at the Field Museum. Behind the scenes you will meet museum experts conducting research, volunteers preparing specimens, learn about ways to get involved as a community scientist, and see how the Field Museum stores our over 1,100,000 botanical specimens.