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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?

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?

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?

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?

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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 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.

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 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>

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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?

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As part of Native American Heritage Month, join us for an evening conversation with James Johnson. James will discuss his artistic practice, the importance of preserving traditional Tlingit ways of creating, and how he draws on the knowledge and work of his ancestors in his contemporary practice.
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James Johnson is an award-winning Tlingit Artist and Carver, born and raised in Juneau, AK. He belongs to the Tlingit Ch’áak’ Dakl’aweidi Clan (Eagle Killerwhale). James is a multi-disciplinary artist but specializes in Tlingit formline design, with a focus on traditional wood carving. Carving is an integral part of the preservation of Tlingit history and culture. “Carving is our visual language that represents who the Tlingit people are, and how we live in balance with all things.” James’s contemporary practice builds upon an indigenous artistic continuum while honoring the culture and its rich traditions.&nbsp;
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This event takes place on a <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/our-events/legendary-late-hours/legendary-late-hours-2026-11-10">Legendary Late Hours</a> day and is included with admission. The event takes place in the Montgomery Ward Lecture Hall, on the lower level.

Tlingit Artist James Johnson: Haa Shagoon—The Path Forward 

The Field Museum is thrilled to announce the acquisition of James Johnson’s Bear Tunic, the winner of four prizes from the 2026 Sealaska Celebration Juried Art Show, including Best of Show. The piece, a hand sewn garment made from black bear hide and hand painted formline design, was originally inspired by a Tlingit bear tunic in the Field Museum collections, acquired from James’ ancestral village in 1902. The work represents both James’ talent and his commitment to the study and teaching of traditional formline design. As he puts it “To be a Tlingit artist is a gift. This gift was given to me by my ancestors. They placed this in my hands for a reason. I’m carrying this gift throughout my lifetime, then when it’s my time, I’ll pass it on to the next…The youth are such a driving force, they are powerful, they are our future.” The tunic will remain on display at the Sealaska Heritage Institute through December 2026. &nbsp;

Join the Field Museum for&nbsp;Talk Story: Pacific and Filipino Voices in the Museum, a conversation with Field Museum staff and Filipino American community partners about the importance of collaboration, shared knowledge, and community voices in museum work.&nbsp;
Drawing from partnerships connected to the Museum’s Pacific and Filipino collections, panelists will explore what collaboration looks like in practice—from collections care and interpretation to education and community engagement—and how these relationships can create new opportunities for people to connect with their histories and heritage.
The conversation will also reflect on lessons learned, unexpected discoveries, and how museums can continue building trust and creating meaningful ways for communities to engage with collections.
This event will take place in Ward Hall on the lower level and is part of our celebration of <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/filipino-american-history-month">Filipino American Heritage Month</a>.

Talk Story: Pacific and Filipino Voices in the Museum

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Top, l-r, Ria Pretekin, Christopher Philip, RJ Silva; bottom, l-r, Jamie Kelly, Cecilia L. Salvatore

<h3>Panelists include</h3>

Ria Pretekin (Moderator), Cyrus Tang Learning Resources Educator Ria Pretekin (she/her/siya) is a Filipina American, born and raised in Los Angeles currently living in Chicago with her husband, two children, parents, and goldendoodle. She is an educator, equity coach, facilitator, speaker and has spent much of her career as a school counselor in public high schools from Santa Ana, CA to Chicago, IL. In her last role at the University of Chicago, Ria provided coaching and professional development to educators to help build the capacity of school leaders to understand adolescent development as it relates to improving postsecondary outcomes. Ria currently serves as a Museum Educator at the Field Museum, co-creating learning experiences and learning resources with AANHPI communities to equip educators to meet the TEAACH (Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History) Act. Ria earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and social behavior from the University of California, Irvine, and earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Southern California.&nbsp;

Jamie Kelly, Collections Manager, African Archaeology; and the Ethnography and Archaeology of Europe; the Middle East; South, Central, and East Asia; and Mainland and Island Southeast Asia As part of a museum collections and curation team, Jamie’s role is not only to help care for the roughly 1.5 million cultural items at the museum, but also to connect descendant communities, researchers, educators, and the general public to these collections through community partnerships, behind-the-scenes visits and tours, community-driven programs, museum education initiatives, public events, loans, and exhibitions. Since 2011, he has been part of a team at the Museum engaging and working with Filipino-American and Filipino partners to help in the care of the roughly 13,000 cultural items that make up the Philippine collections at the Field Museum. During this time, community partners and museum staff have hosted community-driven programs centered around the collections, digitized and photographed aspects of the collection, hosted Indigenous visitors and researchers from the Philippines, and added contemporary pieces to the collection through donations and purchases with community guidance. Between 2013 and 2024, he served as Head of the Anthropology Collections.&nbsp;

Christopher Philipp, Collections Manager, African Ethnography and the Ethnography and Archaeology of Middle America, South America, and the Pacific Christopher Philipp works as a collections manager in the Gantz Family Collections Center at the Field Museum.&nbsp; He is responsible for assisting with the care of and providing access to the Anthropology collections, including those originating from the continent of Africa (historic and contemporary cultures), the Pacific Islands, and Latin America (Meso, Central, and South America).

Cecilia L. Salvatore, C.A., MLS, PhD Cecilia Lizama Salvatore is an archivist/educator who advances and advocates for co-curation of museum collections. She was professor and coordinator of the Archives and Cultural Heritage Program at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois for 17 years. &nbsp;She is a Co-PI in a Mellon Foundation grant that supports students and communities in their community archives. Professor Salvatore grew up on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Western Pacific. She has collaborated with the Field Museum on the museum's Pacific Islands collection.

RJ Silva, CIRCA Pintig Artistic Director RJ is the Artistic Director of CIRCA Pintig, Chicago's Filipino theatre and community arts organization. A playwright, director, producer, and community arts leader, RJ has extensive experience using storytelling, performance, and collaborative arts practices to amplify Filipino American voices and histories. Through his leadership, CIRCA Pintig launched the Chicago Filipino American Theatre Festival and continues to create original works that center community narratives, cultural memory, and belonging. RJ Silva was born and raised in Manila, and moved to America when he was thirteen, and is a graduate at Loyola University Chicago’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts. He and husband Adam founded Nova Entertainment, a production company that was created from the success of their popular podcast “Boys Love Boys Love.”

This event takes place in Ward Hall on the lower level and is included with general admission.

The Field Museum is committed to welcoming all into our space. We strive to create programs that promote diversity, connect with communities, and enhance social well-being by offering culturally relevant experiences that challenge stereotypes. Whether part of a cultural heritage month, or a local community event, our range of offerings invites everyone to feel valued and understood.&nbsp;
Join us throughout the year as we celebrate heritage, identity, and community through various performances, events and activities for all ages.
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Hear stories behind some of the cultural materials in our North American anthropological collections.

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