When is the Museum open?

How can I purchase tickets?

Does the Field Museum have parking available?

What is there to eat at the Field?

Are there hotels near the Field?

Do you have lockers or storage?

Additional questions?

Are Collection Quest tickets transferable?

Are Family Night tickets transferable?

Are matching gifts and volunteer grants tax deductible?

Are there any other websites that sell Pokémon Fossil Museum special exhibition tickets?

Are there packages I can purchase to save money when visiting Chicago?

Are there programs that offer free or discounted admission?

Are tickets to the exhibition timed?

Are tickets transferable?

At what time should I arrive at the museum to see the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition? 

Can I bring a bag?

Can I bring a wheelchair or stroller?

Can I bring my own food and drinks?

Can I have my wedding, party, or other event at the Field?

Can I leave and come back later?

Can I purchase a meal voucher in person?

Can I purchase a ticket to Collection Quest upon arrival on the day of the event?

Can I purchase a ticket to Family Night upon arrival on the day of the event?

Can I purchase the Pokémon Fossil Museum merchandise outside of the Field Museum?

Can I purchase tickets for the exhibit on the day of my group’s visit? 

Can I receive a refund for students who missed the field trip?

Can I select my timed-entry ticket?

Can I select my timed-entry ticket to the exhibit?

Can I take pictures?

Can you accommodate dietary restrictions?

Can you help me with an online ticketing purchase?

Do active military personnel and Illinois teachers get in free?

Does a ticket to Collection Quest include access to other exhibits in the museum?

Does a ticket to Collection Quest include admission to the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit?

Does a ticket to Family Night include access to other exhibits in the museum?

Does a ticket to Family Night include admission to the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibit?

Does the Field Museum have an approved or preferred vendor list?

Does the Field Museum support fundraising events?

Do I have to be vaccinated to come to the Field?

Do I have to wear a mask?

Do the tickets required for the Member Preview Days count against my allotment of Pokémon Fossil Museum tickets?

Do you have a lost and found?

Do you have an adult-sized or universal changing space?

Do you have an area for nursing parents?

Do you have educational resources for students?

Do you have plans to restock Pokémon Fossil Museum merchandise should items sell out?

Do you have sensory-friendly hours?

Do you have wheelchairs or strollers to borrow or rent?

Do you offer free days for Illinois residents?

How can I access my digital membership card?

How can I donate an object or specimen to the Museum?

Bank: Northern Trust Company City, State: Chicago, Illinois Country: USA ABA Routing #: 071000152 Beneficiary: Field Museum Account #: 35172521 Account Type: Checking SWIFT Code: CNORUS44 Northern Trust Contact: Dan Carey, <a href="djc6@ntrs.com">djc6@ntrs.com </a>or (312) 444-4787

For standard USPS “snail mail,” send to:

Field Museum 75 Remittance Drive, Suite #1093 Chicago, IL 60675-1093

For FedEx, UPS, or Next Business Day Delivery, send to:

Field Museum Lockbox 1093 5503 N. Cumberland Avenue Chicago, IL 60656

How can I make a gift?

Starting March 3, Illinois field trip groups may register using our <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/page/register-your-field-trip-group">field trip registration form</a>. &nbsp;All field trips should be booked at least 2 weeks in advance. Limited tickets are reserved for Illinois field trip groups each day.&nbsp;

How can my group register for a field trip to see the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition?

How did SUE get to the Field Museum?

How do I book a group visit to the Museum? 

How do I get information on my company's matching gift and volunteer grant programs?

How do I get to the Field?

How do I include the Field Museum in my estate plans?

Pokémon trading Archeops card.

How do I obtain the Pokémon Trading Card Game promo card commemorating the Pokémon Fossil Museum?

How do I purchase a ticket to the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition? 

How do I renew my membership?

How do I request a matching gift or volunteer grant?

How do I schedule a field trip to the Museum?

After you submit your registration form, you will receive an email with an invoice PDF. You can submit that payment amount by mailing a check before the trip or calling our office at (312) 665-7500 with a credit card.

Payment must be received 2 weeks prior to your trip date. If payment is not received 2 weeks prior to the field trip date, tickets will be released to the general public.

How do I submit payment?

How do I update my contact information?

 How long should I plan to spend in the exhibition? 

 How long should my group plan to spend in the exhibition? 

How long will tickets be available for the Pokémon Fossil Museum? 

In order to ensure that groups have a great visit, pre-K through 5th-grade students must be accompanied by a minimum of one adult for every five students and a maximum of one adult for every child. Students in 6th through 12th grade must be accompanied by a minimum of one adult for every ten students and a maximum of one adult for every child.

How many chaperones can my Illinois School Group bring?

 How many Pokemon Fossil Museum special exhibition tickets are included with my membership?

Illinois groups registered at least 2 weeks in advance are allotted a discounted price of $7 per person to enter the &nbsp;Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum exhibition. Every person entering the exhibit will need a ticket.

Your group will still be able to enter all General Admission exhibits on your trip.Limited tickets are reserved for Illinois field trip groups each day.

How much are tickets for the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition for Illinois field trip groups?

How will I be able to make reservations for Pokémon Fossil Museum?

I didn’t receive an email confirmation for my tickets—who can help me? 

I have Chicago CityPASS®, Go City pass, or am eligible for discounted admission that I cannot reserve online—how can I secure tickets to the Pokémon Fossil Museum?

I have another question about visit Pokémon Fossil Museum—who can I reach out to? 

Have another question you need answered? Visit our expanded Giving FAQ for more answers, or contact our donor support teams at 312.665.7777 or <a href="mailto:supporters@fieldmuseum.org">supporters@fieldmuseum.org.</a>

I have a question not answered here.

I have more questions about Family Night. Who can I talk to?

I have more questions. Who can I talk to?

I’m a member—how can I redeem my member benefits for Pokémon Fossil Museum?

I'm a teacher, what should I expect in the exhibit?

I missed my group’s entry time. What should we do? 

Is a deposit required? Is my deposit refundable?

Is my gift tax-deductible?

Is there any special programming for my students?

Is there wheelchair-accessible parking? 

Unfortunately, there are no scholarships available for this special exhibition. All Illinois students, chaperones, and teachers on the field trip who are visiting the exhibit must pay $7 to enter. You can still book your <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/landing/field-trips">General Admission field trip</a> for free, and visit the Evolving Planet exhibition to learn about fossils.

My group can not pay the $7 per person fee to see the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition. Are there any scholarships or free programming?

My ticket to Pokémon Fossil Museum is for after 4:30pm. Don't you close at 5pm?

Tickets for the date I want to visit are not yet available. When will I be able to access those?

Tickets for the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition are not available for my field trip date. What can I do?

What are employee matching gift programs?

What are the purchase limits for Pokémon Fossil Museum merchandise? 

What are the venue rental fees for an event?

What are volunteer grant programs?

What counts as volunteer work?

What does Field Museum Women in Science (FMWIS) membership mean?

 What does my membership include?

What happens if I miss my scheduled entry time? 

What happens if I miss my scheduled entry time for Family Night?

The Field Museum

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Cultural Programming

Black Hawk Performance Company

Step into the shadows of science at this 21+ after-hours event where eerie tales meet evidence.

Museum After Hours

Secrets and Specimens

Professional Development for Educators

Exploring Indigenous Ingenuity in Ancient Americas

A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

Armour Seminar: Megan Baker

Tlingit Artist James Johnson: Haa Shagoon—The Path Forward 

PlayLab PlayDates

PlayLab PlayDate: Storytime with Jim Louderman and Rosie the Tarantula 

Get your poems into gear! Meet Eric in The Machine Inside: Biomechanics

Poetry Pop-up

Poetry Pop-up: Poetic Mechanics

Join Eric in the Ronald and Christina Gidwitz Hall of Birds and make poetry for the birds!

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry is the Thing with Feathers

Armour Seminar: Pia Viglietti

Last Call

Last Call: After the Age of Dinosaurs

Dozin' with the Dinos 

Meet a Scientist

Mongolian Fossil Plants

Field Family Nights

Family Field Nights: Boo with SUE

Join Us for an Exclusive After-Hours Adventure!

Members’ Nights

Members' Nights 

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

Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois

Escape the chill and unwind at the cozy Member Holiday Lounge! 

Members’ Holiday Lounge

Talk Story: Pacific and Filipino Voices in the Museum

Itty Bitty Explorers

Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails

Author Talk and Book Signing

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

WTTW First Wednesdays

WTTW First Wednesday

Illinois Free Wednesdays

Illinois Free Wednesday

WTTW First Wednesday  

Meet a Scientist: Neotropical Bats

Armour Seminar: Henry Hooghiemstra 

Armour Seminar: Rudiger Bieler

Dozin' with the Dinos

Poetry Pop-up: What Is An Animal Poem?

Legendary Late Hours

Marshallese Storytelling in the Classroom 

Itty Bitty Explorers: Lost City Explorers

Itty Bitty Explorers: T. rex Teeth & Tails 

Itty Bitty Explorers: Fossil Finder

Threads Tell Stories: How Archaeologists Read Andean Textiles

Learning from Coast Salish Weaving and Woolly Dogs

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

Illinois Free Wednesday  

Field Favorites in ASL

All Events for Kids & Families

Visiting the Field Museum with kids

Upcoming Events

Media

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

Crown Family PlayLab

Grainger Science Hub

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

A group of young visitors enjoy an exhibit in The Machine Inside exhibition.

The Machine Inside: Biomechanics

Check out these family-friendly favorites!

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Field Explorer exploring nature

Field Explorer Summer Camps

PlayLab Programs 

Camps & Classes

Visitor services helping a guest in Stanley Field Hall

Tickets & Pricing

Native Truths Opening (Young 2022)

Accessibility

We look forward to welcoming you back to the Field Bistro.

Amenities

When you arrive, enter at the museum's East entrance, which is wheelchair-accessible. There is also a passenger drop-off area at the East entrance.

Visiting with Kids

Get ready for your day at the Field!

Crown Family PlayLab

Grainger Science Hub

Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet & SUE the T. rex

The Machine Inside: Biomechanics

Ticketed and Temporary Exhibitions

Check out our Adventure Guides

Adventure Guide: Stanley Field Hall

Adventure Guide: Animals

Adventure Guide: Rocks and Gems

Upcoming Events

Unlimited Visits.

Looking for at-home activities and resources?

Pre-K to 8th Grade Programs