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Carl Akeley’s winter scene from the iconic diorama, Four Seasons of the White-tailed Deer

Must-See Selfie Spots other than SUE

an building engulfed in flames, with orange-glowing smoke billowing up to the sky.

Rising from the ashes of Brazil's Museu Nacional fire

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What should museums do with their dead? (w/ Caitlin Doughty!)

Exhibit Halls

Kids in the PlayLab make music (or joyful noise) with instruments from around the world.

Crown Family PlayLab

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Grainger Science Hub

People

Opale Coutant

Opale Coutant

Farah Carrasco in front of mountains

Farah Carrasco Rueda

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Kimberly Hansen

A woman sitting at a table looks up at an overhead camera. On the table are several dinosaur fossils, one that the woman is comparing her arm size to.

Jingmai O'Connor

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Field Museum’s VP of Science joins prestigious Royal Academy of Sciences academic staff, lauded for transformative work on lichens

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Events & Announcements

Get Your Mystery Objects Identified at the Field Museum

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Events & Announcements

Field Museum’s Thorsten Lumbsch Elected as AAAS Fellow for Scientific Achievements

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Wood-eating clams use their poop to dominate their habitat

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African Anthropology

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Mammals

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Botany and Mycology

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Rare Book Room

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GIS in Science and Education: About Us

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Science Visiting Scholarships

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GIS in Science and Education

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Field Museum Soirèe at the Gala

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After 5 at the Field

Field Museum Gala, 10-17-2026

Field Museum Gala

Promo for Legendary Late Hours with the SUE fossil lit up with colored lighting, surrounded by a starry night sky.

Legendary Late Hours