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A woman, Maritza Garcia, wearing a light blue dress and a headdress with a feather, performs a dance in front of onlookers at the land acknowledgment ceremony.

Making Room for Native American Voices

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Your Guide to Spring Break 

Miami annual lacrosse game, 2019

The Creator’s Game: Keeping Traditions Alive Through Lacrosse

The Relevance of Native America to Black History

Left: A mounted T. rex skeleton inside a museum gallery. Right: A long-necked titanosaur skeleton in a large classical hall.

Which Dinosaur Bones Are “Real”?

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Two large dinosaurs, one wearing a Cubs jersey

Why We Don’t Dress Up SUE (Or Any Other Real Skeletons)

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Why We Don't Dress Up SUE (Or Any Other Real Skeletons)

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

Must-See Selfie Spots other than SUE

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SUE's Holiday Gift Guide

A section of a rug with stylized depictions of blue sky with clouds, green and brown mountains, and farmland with cows

Native American Code Talkers: Language Diversity at Work

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View looking up of a long-necked dinosaur skeleton in the museum's main hall. Its head peeks over the second floor balcony.

Putting the “Titan” in Titanosaur

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Cape Fox totem unveiling ceremony

North American Anthropology

Culture

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Image above: Chinese rubbing in vermilion ink. Catalog Number 341389.

Anthropology

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Fossil Plants

Grainger Science Hub

View of the circular interior of the Pawnee Earth Lodge, with various replica objects displayed around the circular hearth in the center and on the walls.

Pawnee Earth Lodge

Woolly Dogs

Two young visitors reach down to touch the foot of Máximo, a cast of the largest dinosaur ever discovered. The foot is raised on a black platform and the two visitors learn forward to touch the front of the foot.

Máximo the Titanosaur

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Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories

Meet the Chicago Archaeopteryx

Once preparators complete their extractions, the finished fossils are examined and compared with related fossils, forming the data for a published study—the final step in the process.

McDonald’s Fossil Preparation Lab

SUE stands proudly in their suite located in the Field Museum’s Evolving Planet exhibition. An animated forest is visible in the background.

Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet & SUE the T. rex

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Field Museum Cultural Teaching Fellowship

A table is set for two in SUE's gallery. The table features two chairs, a blue table cloth, and floral center piece. SUE's fossil, illuminated by red lights overhead, is visible in the background.

SUE's Gallery

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SUE makes for a unique conversation starter as guests gather, dine, and mingle around the imposing fossil. Several tables are also placed throughout the gallery.

Numerous Ice Age mammal skeletons are mounted for display including a Mammoth and Irish Elk.

Dinosaurs and Evolution

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(Left) Woolly Dogs is now open in Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories, 2025 (Right) Eliot White-Hill Kwulasultun, co-curator of Woolly Dogs.

Gone, but not forgotten: How an extinct dog breed still lives on through memory and tradition in Coast Salish communities

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The Field Museum

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Field Favorites in ASL

See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

What lies within the silky webs of spiders? Join Thomas Marchese as he reveals a hidden world at an unimaginable scale through the use of a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Explore the micro-verse of spiders as Marchese showcases how this powerful tool can be used to closely examine a spider web and uncover the mysterious contents trapped within it.&nbsp;
Presented by&nbsp;Thomas S. Marchese, NSF Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering.

Meet a Scientist: Spooky Spider Webs

Meet a Scientist: Neotropical Bats

Observational Drawing Using Unusual Specimens

Threads Tell Stories: How Archaeologists Read Andean Textiles

See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

Meet a Scientist

Young visitors and a museum educator examine a teaching specimen together in the Grainger Science Hub

Meet a Scientist in the Grainger Science Hub

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/halls-and-galleries/grainger-science-hub">Grainger&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the&nbsp;Science Hub&nbsp;on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

Celebrate Bat Week at the Field Museum! &nbsp;Meet Beatriz Dybas da Natividade and Dr Amanda Grunwald, and hear about their field seasons in the Dominican Republic and Peru, while you examine bat specimens and learn about their diversity in the Neotropics. Discover why bats are not something to be feared, but are instead&nbsp;amazing creatures vital to the health of the natural world and economy.
Presented by&nbsp;Beatriz Dybas da Natividade, PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Dr Amanda Grunwald, Post-doc researcher at the Field Museum.

Dr Lieberman will sign copies of his book, Fed Up, following the lecture.&nbsp;

How many times a day do you ask the question, “What should I eat?” Are you confused and overwhelmed by the thousands of factory-made foods supermarkets sell? Or the abundance of diets (paleo, Mediterranean, low-fat, low-carb, low-calorie, intermittent fasting, vegan, vegetarian, carnivore) claimed to optimize your health and manage your weight?&nbsp;
In this talk and his new book, Fed Up, best-selling author and Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman tackles this confusion. Drawing on evolutionary biology, anthropology, physiology, and medical science, he explores how our ancestors never evolved to choose their food to lose weight or live to 100. Instead, we evolved to eat almost anything in order to survive.&nbsp;
By telling the fascinating story of diets from seven million years ago to the present and using myth-busting science to evaluate today’s most popular diets, Lieberman explains what everyone needs to know to make wiser, kinder choices about what to eat. This talk will help you understand why no diet is flawless, though some are better than others.
This event will be presented in-person at the Field Museum and live-streamed to pre-registered guests. Please fill out the registration form below to reserve your spot. Only pre-registered guests receive free basic admission to the Field Museum.&nbsp;

Presented in partnership with

The Leakey Foundation

Additional support provided by

C2ST 

Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well 

Join us for author events and discussions!

Author Talk and Book Signing

Left, book cover for Fed Up; What Evolution Reveals About Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well; Right, the author, Daniel E. Lieberman.

<h3 dir="ltr">About the Author</h3>

Daniel Lieberman is the Edwin M Lerner II Professor of Biological Science, founding Chair of Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, and a member of The Leakey Foundation’s Scientific Executive Committee. He studies and teaches how and why the human body is the way it is, and the relevance of human evolution to contemporary health. He is best known for his research on the evolution and biology of long-distance running (including barefoot running) and the evolution of the highly unusual human head. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and four books: Fed Up:&nbsp; What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well (Knopf, 2026), Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding (Pantheon, 2021), The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease (Pantheon, 2013), and The Evolution of the Human Head (Harvard University Press, 2011). He is an avid runner and loves to cook.&nbsp;

Join us at our annual paleontology event celebrating all things fossils! See rarely displayed specimens from the collections, meet scientists, and take part in hands-on activities exploring prehistoric life on Earth.&nbsp;
The Field Museum is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents.

National Fossil Day

Celebrate National Fossil Day at the Field Museum!

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Research Scholarships and Grants

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Join us for a talk by Rudiger Bieler from the Field Museum.
This session will take place in Ward Hall on the lower level.
The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.
Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org.

Armour Seminar: Rudiger Bieler

Armour Seminar: Patrícia Rodrigues-Niu

Armour Seminar: Steve Kessel

Armour Seminar: Bernard Goffinet

A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

This event is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/latin-american-heritage-month">Latin American Heritage Month</a>.&nbsp;

Thank you to all the Field Museum staff who helped organize LAHM programming.

Join us for a talk by Patrícia Rodrigues-Niu, University of Notre Dame, Department of Anthropology.
This session will take place in Ward Hall on the lower level.
The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum’s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.
Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org.

Join us for an afternoon of diasporic sounds as we celebrate the opening of Soul of the Stone, an exhibit about telling stories of history through handcrafted visual art. &nbsp;
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Sounds of Diaspora

Living Cultures: Global Sounds, Shared Stories

Details coming soon! 

Join us for a wild after-hours adventure at the Field Museum, where we’ll explore the dramatic end of the age of dinosaurs—and the astonishing world that came next. In this exclusive 21+ evening, discover how a colossal asteroid ended the dinosaurs’ reign and helped pave the way for the world we know today.
Get up close with incredible specimens and meet the experts who study them. Interact with Field scientists and put your prehistoric knowledge to the test with hands-on activities. Plus, enjoy rare after-hours access to the After the Age of Dinosaurs exhibition before it closes.
Whether you’re a lifelong dinosaur enthusiast, a curious fossil hunter, or simply looking for a fun night out, Last Call: After the Age of Dinosaurs delivers an evening packed with discovery, interaction, and prehistoric surprises.
Tickets include access to select exhibitions and special programming, snacks, and an open bar of beer, wine and our specialty cocktail.

Last Call: After the Age of Dinosaurs

Enjoy an evening at the museum, with access to the latest special exhibition!

Last Call

See After the Age of Dinosaurs before it closes!

Price

Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.

All ticket sales are final. Please email us at <a href="mailto:adults@fieldmuseum.org">adults@fieldmuseum.org</a> or call 312.665.7303 with any questions.&nbsp;

Please carefully review our updated policy regarding age requirements for Dozin' with the Dinos attendees.

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<li>Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted into a Dozin' with the Dinos event. Families and groups with children under the age of 6 may be asked to leave the event without a refund.</li>
<li>Adults may not attend Dozin' with the Dinos without a child between the ages of 6-12. If you attend the event and do not have children in your party, you will be asked to leave the event without a refund.</li>
<li>If you've purchased tickets incorrectly by mistake, you have until 2 weeks prior to the event to request a refund. After the two week period no refunds will be given, and you will not be admitted to the event.</li>
</ul>

If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out via email: overnights@fieldmuseum.org or give us a call at 312-665-7525.

Age Policy

See the Field Museum in a whole new light! Families and groups with kids ages 6 to 14 can spend the night at the museum during Dozin’ with the Dinos.
Stay up late with scientists as the Field Museum comes to life in games, challenges, and stories throughout the night. Will you dissect owl pellets and identify animal tracks to become the next great wildlife detective? Or, will you embark on a paleontologist’s expedition to learn how fossils form? Choose from these challenges and more as the night unfolds. No two nights at the museum are the same, but each is an adventure!
<h3>Tickets for 2027 Dozin' events go on sale soon!</h3>
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<li>Monday, August 17th - Members</li>
<li>Monday, August 24th - General Public</li>
</ul>
Tickets to Dozin’ with the Dinos scheduled for January, February, and March will include admission to the Pokémon Fossil Museum. Timed tickets will be assigned to all Dozin’ ticketholders prior to the event. All sales are final.

Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos is supported by Utz Brands&nbsp;

Acknowledgments

Utz Brands

Dozin' with the Dinos

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An adult and two children standing at the skull of SUE the T. rex in it's glass display case..

The smallest of museum visitors can get up close and personal with the largest dinos at our special events.

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Settle in for a snooze next to your favorite species at Dozin' with the Dinos!

Science is more fun in your pajamas.

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Dozin' with the Dinos 2027 Info Packet

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Ultimate SUE Sleepover 

All Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos tickets include a sleeping spot in the&nbsp;exhibitions, discounted parking, admission to select ticketed exhibits,&nbsp;general admission to the Museum the following day, an evening snack, and a&nbsp;continental breakfast. Upgrade to sleep near the dinos in&nbsp;Evolving Planet,&nbsp;or SUE with the Ultimate SUE package!

Groups of 15 or more can get discounted tickets with all standard amenities&mdash;learn more and register via the&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjoMYuxAVCgGvcpVOEwSKU7AfaHKvPlLU2Erv3h50mrp2Lcw/viewform">Group Info Form.</a>

All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.

2027 Ticket Packages

Welcome to Dozin' with the Dinos at the Field Museum

Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park

All Dozin’ with the Dinos tickets include a sleeping spot in the&nbsp;exhibitions, discounted parking, admission to select ticketed exhibits,&nbsp;general admission to the Museum the following day, an evening snack, and a&nbsp;continental breakfast. Upgrade to sleep near the dinos in&nbsp;Evolving Planet,&nbsp;or SUE with the Ultimate SUE package!

Groups of 15 or more can get discounted tickets with all standard amenities—learn more and register via the&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqNYWa048zKci5SUk2zdf1kMi7j3SWUujH9UP2yysGv4Vm5Q/viewform">Group Info Form.</a>

All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.

Poetry Pop-up: What Is An Animal Poem?

Poetry Pop-up: Space Rock Poetry

Poetry Pop-up: Lives of Plants 

Poetry Pop-up: Typewriter Poets in the Field

Poetry Pop-up: On the Wings of Pterosaurs

Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

Poetry Pop-up

Find Eric at the entrance to What is an Animal? and ask him to compose a poem for you based on your thoughts and feelings about your favorite animal. 

A group gathers at the corner of a diorama case. One man sits a desk with a typerwriter. He looks up to a family of three standing over him. The man in the middle stands with arms around the other two individuals. Both are smiling down at the man seated at the desk. A black box with a glass front holds a rock specimen and is propped up against the leg of the desk.

Poetry Pop-Up

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Join Eric outside of the Grainger Gallery on the upper level to explore the heavens in poetry. 

Join Eric and green up your poetry--he will compose you a poem about your favorite fern, flower, or moss!

Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a T. rex. Ponder what flowers smelled like 30 million years ago. See what inspiration you'll find and start turning your ideas into poetry with Eric Elshtain, the Field Museum's first poet in residence.&nbsp;
Join us for a series of weekly events that change how you see the museum—whether you’ve visited once or dozens of times. Encounter objects from our collection. Tour an exhibition. Find our poet in residence at a typewriter station to craft your own poem!

Join Eric and Special Guest Poet Sam Bones, aka StreetPoetSam in the main hall for specialized poems written just for you on vintage typewriters! 

Illustration copyright (c) 2026 Kristen Balouch; Published in 2026 by Red Comet Press, LLC, Brooklyn, NY
Join us at the Field Museum for an inspiring professional learning experience exploring how children's literature can help educators create affirming, culturally responsive classroom libraries. Educators will examine how thoughtfully selected books can foster identity, belonging, empathy, and critical thinking while expanding students' understanding of different communities, cultures, and lived experiences.
The workshop will feature a keynote address by Dr. Taraneh Matloob, Associate Professor of Literacy Education and children's literature scholar, whose research and writing center on multicultural children's literature and its role in literacy education. Participants will explore practical strategies for evaluating and selecting books that serve as both windows into others' experiences and mirrors that reflect students' own identities.
Drawing on Dr. Matloob's expertise as both a scholar and picture book author, educators will engage in discussion around representation, perspective, and the power of storytelling in the elementary and middle grades. Participants will leave with tools and resources to thoughtfully build and evaluate classroom libraries that reflect a range of cultures, identities, experiences, and perspectives.
As part of this unique experience, attendees will enjoy a special viewing of items from the Field Museum's Iran Collection, offering an opportunity to connect literature with material culture and deepen understanding of Persian history and storytelling traditions. The day will conclude with a meet-and-greet and book signing with Dr. Matloob for her picture books <a href="https://www.redcometpress.com/picturebooks/invisible">An Invisible River to Cross</a> and <a href="https://www.redcometpress.com/picturebooks/dearnewfriend">My Dear Friend</a>.
Whether you are building a new classroom library or reexamining the books already on your shelves, this workshop will provide practical strategies, meaningful dialogue, and museum-based resources to support thoughtful and culturally responsive literacy instruction.

Creating Classroom Libraries: Centering Representation in Children’s Literature

Experiential Learning with the Field Museum at the Pullman National Historical Park

Marshallese Storytelling in the Classroom 

Stories in Motion: Early Childhood, Identity, Movement, and Making

Native Knowledge 360° Teach In: Cultural Sovereignty and Solidarity on the 250th

Join us in person at the Field Museum for a professional learning experience and workshop!

Professional Development for Educators

Illustration copyright (c) 2026 Kristen Balouch; Published in 2026 by Red Comet Press, LLC, Brooklyn, NY

Illustration copyright (c) 2026 Kristen Balouch; Published in 2026 by Red Come Press, LLC, Brooklyn, NY

Thursday, October 1

Tickets

Registration will remain open until September 25 or until the program reaches capacity.

<h3>Registration Includes</h3>

<ul>
<li>Keynote presentation by Dr. Taraneh Matloob</li>
<li>Workshop materials and instructional resources</li>
<li>A signed copy of <a href="https://www.redcometpress.com/picturebooks/invisible">An Invisible River to Cross</a></li>
<li>A signed copy of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.redcometpress.com/picturebooks/dearnewfriend">My Dear Friend</a></li>
<li>Meet-and-greet and book signing with the author</li>
<li>Exclusive viewing of objects from the Field Museum's Iran Collection</li>
<li>Continental breakfast</li>
<li>Soldier Field parking</li>
<li>General admission to the Field Museum</li>
</ul>

Educators who complete the workshop series will receive 6 hours of Illinois Professional Development Credit (CPDUs).

Questions? Contact Ria Pretekin, <a href="mailto:rpretekin@fieldmuseum.org">rpretekin@fieldmuseum.org</a>&nbsp;

Legendary Late Hours

Enjoy extended museum hours from 9am to 9pm, last entry at 8pm.

Enjoy extended museum hours from 9am to 9pm, last entry at 8pm

Legendary Late Hours: Open until 9pm on select dates

Step into the shadows of science at this 21+ after-hours event where eerie tales meet evidence. Secrets and Specimens invites you to explore strange stories and unsettling legends from the Field’s collections—and uncover how science helps explain the unexplainable.
Explore pop-up storytelling sessions scattered throughout the galleries, where Field Museum staff and scientists bring chilling true stories to life. Hear how the museum and its collections have played a role in uncovering mysteries, investigating unusual cases, and revealing the unexpected connections between science, history, and the world around us.
Plus, put your own skills to the test with hands-on mystery-solving activities and observation-based challenges that explore how scientists use the tools of their trade to separate science from superstition.
Follow the clues, and you may even discover a hidden speakeasy tucked within the museum, offering a moody retreat for the curious.
Whether you’re a skeptic, a storyteller, or a science lover, Secrets and Specimens invites you to see the museum in a whole new light—where every strange tale hides a scientific truth waiting to be uncovered.
Tickets include light snacks, beer, and wine. Additional food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Halloween Candy Partner

Ferrara Candy Company

Secrets and Specimens

Museum After Hours

Purchase a meal voucher ahead of time for $20. Meal vouchers include a main dish, side dish and dessert. Menu will be shared closer to the event. Gluten free and vegan options will be available upon request. All meal vouchers must be purchased before the event.

Limited stations will be available at the Field Bistro for purchase at the event.

All ticket sales are final. 

Please email us at <a href="mailto:adults@fieldmuseum.org">adults@fieldmuseum.org</a> or call 312.665.7264 with any questions.&nbsp;

Come meet Field Museum Artist in Residence Peggy Macnamara as she discusses her technique to seeing - and sketching - the natural world. Visitors can try their hand at sketching "unusual" specimens from Field Museum collections while learning more about Macnamara's five tips for sketching natural specimens: squint, crawl, locate, measure, and correct.
Peggy Macnamara has been the Field Museum's Artist in Residence since 1990. She has traveled the world with Field Museum scientists to paint nature and illustrate conservation efforts. She is also an Adjunct Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is an exhibiting artist.

Image: Pullman National Monument &amp; State Historic Park, Chicago, IL - Photo by Scott Shigley, courtesy Site Design Group
<h3>What Can We Learn from the Power of Solidarity?</h3>
This session explores a pivotal moment in African American, Filipino American, and Mexican American history that demonstrates the power of workers coming together to challenge unfair systems. Educators will examine how Filipino and African American workers built alliances in response to efforts to undermine the Pullman Porters’ Union, and how these connections contributed to broader movements for change.
<h4>Participants will</h4>
<ul>
<li>Examine how Filipino and African American workers worked together to address shared challenges.</li>
<li>Explore how collective action can create change.</li>
<li>Analyze primary and secondary sources through an inquiry-based approach.</li>
<li>Develop strategies for incorporating student questions and reflection into classroom inquiry.</li>
<li>Explore opportunities for experiential learning at Pullman National Historical Park.</li>
</ul>
Educators who complete the workshop series will receive 6 hours of Illinois Professional Development Credit (CPDUs).
Questions? Contact Ria Pretekin, <a href="mailto:rpretekin@fieldmuseum.org">rpretekin@fieldmuseum.org</a>&nbsp;

Field Museum Connections: AANHPI Stories &amp; the TEAACH Act programming is made possible with the generous support of the Cyrus Tang Foundation.

Cyrus Tang Foundation

Thursday, November 5

Illustration provided by Filmmakers
Join us for a special professional learning experience exploring Marshallese history and culture through the Field Museum’s refreshed Marshall Islands exhibit and new educator resources. Using UCLA’s Foundations and Futures multimedia textbook, educators will dive into the complex history between the United States and the Marshall Islands, examine the lasting impacts of U.S. nuclear testing and other historical events, and explore why Marshallese communities in the Midwest are growing and what these experiences mean for students and communities today.
Participants will see the newly unveiled exhibition, engage with classroom-ready resources, and screen 67 Bombs to Enid, followed by a panel discussion and Q&amp;A with the film’s director/producer and Marshallese cultural experts. Together, we’ll consider how museums, educators, and communities can center Marshallese voices and perspectives in the classroom.

Tuesday, December 15

<h3>Registration Includes</h3>

<ul>
<li>Screening of 67 Bombs to Enid</li>
<li>Meet-and-greet with filmmakers</li>
<li>Exclusive viewing of the Marshall Islands exhibition</li>
<li>Continental breakfast</li>
<li>Soldier Field parking</li>
<li>General admission to the Field Museum</li>
</ul>

Registration will remain open until December 10, or until the program reaches capacity.

Educators who complete the workshop series will receive&nbsp;6 hours of Illinois Professional Development Credit (CPDUs).

Questions? Contact Ria Pretekin, <a href="mailto:rpretekin@fieldmuseum.org">rpretekin@fieldmuseum.org</a>&nbsp;

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PlayLab PlayDate: Diwali Storytime and Craft

Drop in to the Crown Family PlayLab for free weekly activities for 2-6 year olds!

PlayLab PlayDates

The Crown Family PlayLab offers PlayLab PlayDates on select Wednesdays and Saturdays. PlayLab PlayDates are drop-in activities, free to museum guests with children ages 2-6, featuring storytime sessions, music, crafts, science experiments, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pre-registration is not required! Sessions take place in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/halls-and-galleries/crown-family-playlab">Crown Family PlayLab</a>.&nbsp;

Program length varies, usually from 20 minutes to 1 hour.

For more information, please see the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.datocms-assets.com/44232/1771856923-general-playlab-programs-policies-faqs-updated.pdf">PlayLab Programs FAQs</a>. Still have questions? Contact the PlayLab team at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org</a>.

Lost City Explorers will dive into a lost Egyptian city hidden beneath the sea. Explorers will search for hidden treasure, examine ancient artifacts, and discover the story they tell about the past. Through hands-on activities and imaginative play, we will explore like archaeologists, uncovering clues and bringing ancient Egypt to life.

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