Press Release

La Escuelita Bombera de Corazon (pictured above during a 2022 event) will return to the Field Museum to perform during Latinx Heritage Month.

The Field Museum will recognize Latinx Heritage Month with a variety of programs celebrating the culture and honoring contributions to science, according to organizers.

Now in its third year, we're excited that celebrating Latinx Heritage Month has become a Field Museum tradition, says Vicky Sanchez, the Museum's Annual Fund and Membership Director and one of the organizers of Latinx Heritage Month events. “We think it's important to highlight the work our scientists and scholars do with Latinx communities and to celebrate our culture.

Public events include:

• Museum guests can visit Grainger Science Hub to learn about the work Museum scientists, researchers, and staff are doing with Latinx communities, our rapid inventories in Latin America, and see items from our collection pertaining to these regions through Meet a Scientist events
• Dates: September 19, 22, and 26
• Bilingual storytime with Los Amigos Books
• Performances
• La Escuelita Bombera de Corazón - Saturday, Sept. 23  
• Gingarte Capoeira Chicago - Oct. 7
• Comunidad Kichwa Runa -  Oct. 9 - Indigenous Peoples’ Day
• Danza Azteca - Nahui Ollin Huehuecoyotl - Oct. 9  
• Ballet Folklorico de Chicago - Oct. 14

A full calendar of in-person and digital programming is available on the museum’s website. Please click here for b-roll of past performances; still photos available by emailing press@fieldmuseum.org.

Field Museum Latinx Heritage Month is sponsored by La Michoacána Premium-Pilsen, and Montenegro, Inc.