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• Wednesday, March 26, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    3/26, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Advanced reservations for IL Free Day tickets are at capacity for Wednesday, 3/26. A limited number of tickets may be available onsite day-of, but we suggest you plan to visit another time.

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday

    • Families
    • Adults
  • Meet a Scientist: Women Ichthyologists
    

    3/26, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet some of the women who work in the Fishes division and see unique specimens from the collections.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: Women Ichthyologists

    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Fish
    • Women in Science
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Fishes
    • Fish Collections
    • Gantz Family Collections Center
  • Armour Seminar: Tauana Cunha Medeiros
    

    3/26, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Join us for an Armour Seminar celebrating Women's History Month .

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

    Tags for Armour Seminar: Tauana Cunha Medeiros

    • Adults
    • Invertebrates

• Thursday, March 27, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: Typewriter Poets in the Field
    

    3/27, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join Eric and Special Guest Poet Chirskira Caillouet in the Main Hall for Specialized Poems just for you!

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Typewriter Poets in the Field

    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Art
    • Poetry

• Friday, March 28, 2025

  • Meet a Scientist: Using Science to Support Animal Wellbeing
    

    3/28, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    In celebration of Women's History Month, meet a scientist from Lincoln Park Zoo whose work focuses on animal welfare.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: Using Science to Support Animal Wellbeing

    • Kids & Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Animals
    • Women in Science
    • Grainger Science Hub

• Wednesday, April 2, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    4/2, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • PlayLab PlayDate: Science Rocks! Storytime & Craft
    

    4/2, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Science Rocks! Storytime & Craft

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Science
    • Art
    • Crown Family PlayLab
  • Armour Seminar: Oliver Keyhani
    

    4/2, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Our weekly seminar series features speakers and their research related to the study of natural history and culture.

    Part of the series: A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

    Tags for Armour Seminar: Oliver Keyhani

    • Adults
    • Activity
    • Plants & Fungi
    • Insects

• Thursday, April 3, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: Strange Creatures
    

    4/3, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Use a poem to describe your own, strange creature of the Cambrian! Join Eric in the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet, Cambrian Sea area.

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Strange Creatures

    • Kids & Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Paleontology

• Friday, April 4, 2025

  • Meet a Scientist: A Litter Bit of Feline Facts and Fun
    

    4/4, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet team members from World's Best Cat Litter® during this interactive educational program.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: A Litter Bit of Feline Facts and Fun

    • Kids & Families
    • Families
    • Activity
    • Cats
    • Mammals
  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Apr 4, 5:30 PM CDT to Apr 5, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

    Tags for Dozin' with the Dinos

    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Saturday, April 5, 2025

  • Meet a Scientist: A Litter Bit of Feline Facts and Fun
    

    4/5, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Meet team members from World's Best Cat Litter® during this interactive educational program.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: A Litter Bit of Feline Facts and Fun

    • Kids & Families
    • Families
    • Activity
    • Cats
    • Mammals

• Tuesday, April 8, 2025

  • SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms
    

    4/8, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    

    Online

    Learn about this famous fossil’s history, complete with trivia and an interactive 3D model.

    Part of the series: SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    Tags for SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    • Educators
    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Education
    • Fossils
    • Paleontology

• Wednesday, April 9, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    4/9, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • PlayLab PlayDate: Storytime with Librarian Megan
    

    4/9, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Storytime with Librarian Megan

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab

• Thursday, April 10, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: Cat-Strophes
    

    4/10, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join Eric in the Cats: Predators to Pets exhibition to discover how purr-fect cats are to inspire poems.

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Cat-Strophes

    • Adults
    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Animals
    • Mammals
    • Art
    • Poetry

• Monday, April 14, 2025

  • Rooted in Story: AANHPI Voices & Oral Histories for Educators
    

    4/14, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

    Tags for Rooted in Story: AANHPI Voices & Oral Histories for Educators

    • Educators
    • AANHPI Stories
    • Education
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Program
  • AWE Festival Chicago: Gateway
    

    4/14, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

    Join us for a powerful cultural exchange through the prism of chamber music.

    Tags for AWE Festival Chicago: Gateway

    • Families
    • Activity
    • Cultural Understanding
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Anthropology

• Wednesday, April 16, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    4/16, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • PlayLab PlayDate: Arab American Heritage Month Storytime & Craft
    

    4/16, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Arab American Heritage Month Storytime & Craft

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Cultural History Month

• Thursday, April 17, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: On the Wings of Pterosaurs
    

    4/17, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Let your poems soar with our pterosaurs. Eric will be on the upper level near the perching quetzalcoatlus replica.

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: On the Wings of Pterosaurs

    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Amphibians & Reptiles
    • Paleontology

• Friday, April 18, 2025

  • Meet a Scientist: Monarchs and Other Pollinators in Chicago
    

    4/18, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    See monarch butterfly specimens and learn what you can do to support all pollinators.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: Monarchs and Other Pollinators in Chicago

    • Kids & Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Butterflies and Moths
    • Monarchs
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Insects
    • Keller Science Action Center
  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Apr 18, 5:30 PM CDT to Apr 19, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

    Tags for Dozin' with the Dinos

    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Tuesday, April 22, 2025

  • SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms
    

    4/22, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    

    Online

    Learn about this famous fossil’s history, complete with trivia and an interactive 3D model.

    Part of the series: SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    Tags for SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    • Educators
    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Education
    • Fossils
    • Paleontology

• Wednesday, April 23, 2025

  • illinois Free Wednesday
    

    4/23, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Tags for illinois Free Wednesday
  • PlayLab PlayDate: Monarch Migration Storytime & Craft
    

    4/23, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Monarch Migration Storytime & Craft

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Monarchs
    • Keller Science Action Center

• Thursday, April 24, 2025

  • Poetry Pop-up: Mechanics of Poetry
    

    4/24, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

    Join Eric in the Biomechanics exhibition and build your own poem using building blocks.

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

    Tags for Poetry Pop-up: Mechanics of Poetry

    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Poetry
    • Animals
  • Last Call-Cats: Predators to Pets
    

    4/24, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

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

    Tags for Last Call-Cats: Predators to Pets

    • Adults
    • Cats
    • Mammals

• Friday, April 25, 2025

  • Meet a Scientist: Armored Mammals
    

    4/25, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    Tags for Meet a Scientist: Armored Mammals

    • Adults
    • Kids & Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Animals
    • Grainger Science Hub
    • Mammals
    • Mammal Collections

• Saturday, April 26, 2025

  • Corporate Family Day
    

    4/26, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

    Gather your friends and family for an unforgettable day packed with adventure and discovery!

    Tags for Corporate Family Day

    • Families
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Institutional Advancement
  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    4/26, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Wednesday, April 30, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    4/30, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday
  • PlayLab PlayDate: Spring Storytime and Activity
    

    4/30, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Spring Storytime and Activity

    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Plants
    • Flowering Plants

• Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    5/7, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday

• Tuesday, May 13, 2025

  • SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms
    

    5/13, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    

    Online

    Learn about this famous fossil’s history, complete with trivia and an interactive 3D model.

    Part of the series: SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    Tags for SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    • Educators
    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Education
    • Fossils
    • Paleontology

• Wednesday, May 14, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    5/14, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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• Wednesday, May 21, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    5/21, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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  • Women in Science Luncheon
    

    5/21, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT

    The Field Museum Women’s Board is committed to supporting students and scientists at all stages of their careers through the annual Women in Science Luncheon event.

    Tags for Women in Science Luncheon

    • Adults
    • Women in Science

• Saturday, May 24, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    5/24, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Tuesday, May 27, 2025

  • SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms
    

    5/27, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    

    Online

    Learn about this famous fossil’s history, complete with trivia and an interactive 3D model.

    Part of the series: SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    Tags for SUE the T. rex Virtual Tour for Classrooms

    • Educators
    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Education
    • Fossils
    • Paleontology

• Wednesday, May 28, 2025

  • Illinois Free Wednesday
    

    5/28, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

    Beat the mid-week blues and come visit SUE— the Field is free on Wednesdays for Illinois Residents!

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

    Tags for Illinois Free Wednesday

• Sunday, June 8, 2025

  • Field Associates Brunch Cruise
    

    6/8, 11:45 AM - 2:30 PM CDT

    Set sail for an unforgettable day on Lake Michigan at the Field Associates' Brunch Cruise fundraiser.

    Tags for Field Associates Brunch Cruise

    • Adults
    • Activity
    • Institutional Advancement

• Saturday, June 28, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    6/28, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Saturday, July 26, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    7/26, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Saturday, August 23, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    8/23, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Friday, September 5, 2025

  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Sep 5, 5:30 PM CDT to Sep 6, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

    Tags for Dozin' with the Dinos

    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Saturday, September 27, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    9/27, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Saturday, October 25, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    10/25, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

• Saturday, November 22, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    11/22, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building
  • Dozin' with the Dinos
    

    Nov 22, 5:30 PM CST to Nov 23, 9:00 AM

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

    Tags for Dozin' with the Dinos

    • Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity

• Saturday, December 20, 2025

  • Field Favorites in ASL
    

    12/20, 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST

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

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building

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