Northwest Coast Indians and Arctic Peoples
Discover a spectacular array of artifacts depicting two North American neighboring environments and cultures.

Gallery Tour
For All Ages
Wednesdays
11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Thursdays
11:30 a.m.
Free with Museum admission

Maori Meeting House Tour
Visit this authentic and stunning house and learn about its cultural significance and use.

Program
For All Ages
Weekdays
10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Weekends
10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Free with Museum admission

SUE
Museum docents will answer questions and share their in-depth knowledge, facts and figures.

Permanent Exhibition/ Temporary Exhibition
For All Ages
Year Round
Daily 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission

Interpretive Station Activities
Stop by an interpretive station for hand-on activities throughout the Museum. Find out what your name looks like in Egyptian hieroglyphs, put together a huge floor map of Africa, or dissect an owl pellet to find out what the bird ate. Check the information desk when you arrive for a list of the day’s activities.

Program
For All Ages
Year Round
Weekends
10 a.m. - noon & 1-3 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission

McDonald's Fossil Preparation Laboratory
Watch technicians chisel delicate fossils from layers of rock as you glimpse the scientific work that goes on behind the scenes at the Museum.

Demonstration
For All Ages
Daily
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free with Museum admission

Ancient Egypt Tour
Unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt. Learn about mummies, hieroglyphs, daily customs and the importance of the afterlife.

Gallery Tour
Adult/Family
Monday-Friday 1pm
Saturday and Sunday, noon
Free with Museum admission

Interpretive Station Activities
Stop by an interpretive station for hand-on activities throughout the Museum. Find out what your name looks like in Egyptian hieroglyphs, put together a huge floor map of Africa, or dissect an owl pellet to find out what the bird ate. Check the information desk when you arrive for a list of the day’s activities.

Demonstration/ Program
Family
Weekends
10 a.m. - noon & 1-3 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission

Ancient Egypt Tour
Unlock the mysteries of ancient Egypt. Learn about mummies, hieroglyphs, daily customs and the importance of the afterlife.

Exhibit Walk-Through
For All Ages
Weekends
noon
Free with Museum Admission

Museum Highlight Tours
Enjoy a guided tour of some of the Museum's most popular, famous and unique exhibitions. Hear the stories behind these fascinating treasures from nature and human culture.

Find more information on other special family programs taking place during your visit.

Gallery Tour
For All Ages
Monday–Friday
11a.m. and 2 p.m.
Saturday
11a.m. and 1p.m.
Sunday
11a.m.
Free with Museum admission

McDonald's Fossil Preparation Laboratory
Watch technicians chisel delicate fossils from layers of rock as you glimpse the scientific work that goes on behind the scenes at the Museum.

Program
For All Ages
Daily
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission

Africa (Grades 4-12)
Explore how people have adapted to the deserts, savannahs and rainforests on this vast continent.

Exhibit Walk-Through
Student
Mondays and Tuesdays
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Free with field trip registration.
Pre-Registration Required

Northwest Coast Indians and Arctic Peoples (Grades 4-12)
Compare life in Alaska with that along our Northwest coast, and see how these environments led to two unique cultures.

Exhibit Walk-Through
Student
Mondays and Thursdays
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Free with field trip registration.
Pre-Registration Required

Pawnee Earth Lodge (Grades 2-12)
Examine touchable objects and learn about traditional Native American Pawnee culture, culture change and contemporary Pawnee life.

Exhibit Walk-Through/ Program
Student
Monday through Friday
10 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Free with Field Trip Registration
Pre-Registration Required

SUE
Museum docents will answer questions and share their in-depth knowledge, facts and figures.

Permanent Exhibition
For All Ages
Weekends
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission

Pawnee Earth Lodge
Examine touchable objects and learn about traditional Native American Pawnee culture, culture change, and contemporary Pawnee life.

Gallery Tour
For All Ages
Weekdays, 1 p.m.
Weekends, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission

Northwest Coast Indians and Arctic Peoples
Discover a spectacular array of artifacts depicting two North American neighboring environments and cultures.

Gallery Tour
For All Ages
Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Thursdays 11:30 a.m.
Free with Museum Admission

Museum Highlight Tours
Enjoy a guided tour of some of the Museum's most popular, famous and unique exhibitions. Hear the stories behind these fascinating treasures from nature and human culture.

Find more information on other special family programs taking place during your visit.

Exhibit Walk-Through
For All Ages
Saturday, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Sunday, 11 a.m.
Free with Museum admission.

USDA Scientists at the Field
Visit the Underground Adventure, meet a scientist, and get a chance to see and feel different types of soil!

Demonstration
Adult/Family
Every Thursday in July
11 am - 2 pm
Free with Admission to Underground Adventure.

Maori Meeting House Tour
Visit this authentic and stunning house and learn about its cultural significance and use.

Gallery Tour
For All Ages
Weekdays, 10 am - 3 pm
Weekends, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Free with Museum Admission

Dinosaurs (Grades 3–12)
Tour Evolving Planet and examine a variety of fossils to discover the fascinating world of dinosaurs.

Exhibit Walk-Through
Student
Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays
10:30 a.m.
Free with field trip registration.
Pre-Registration Required

Interpretive Stations
Discover the Geological Hot Spots of the Americas by piecing together our Mega Maps that locate and identify the best places to find fossil evidence of prehistoric life on Earth. Later, play our Extinction Game and learn why and how certain species have survived Earth’s mass extinctions—while others have been lost forever.

Demonstration
For All Ages
Weekends beginning March 10, 2006
10 a.m. - noon & 1-3 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.

Ancient Egypt (Grades 6-12)
Unlock the secrets of tombs, mummies, treasures and more.

Exhibit Walk-Through
Student
Monday through Friday starting January 2007
10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m
Free with field trip registration.
Pre-Registration Required

Ruatepupuke, Maori Meeting House (Grades 4-12)
Visit this exquisitely carved structure from New Zealand and learn about its history, culture, and people.

Exhibit Walk-Through
Student
Mondays and Thursdays
10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Free with field trip registration.
Pre-Registration Required

The Ancient Americas
Ongoing

Step into the windswept world of Ice-Age mammoth hunters. Walk through a replica of an 800-year-old pueblo dwelling and imagine your entire family cooking, eating, and sleeping in one small room. Explore the Aztec empire and its island capital, Tenochtitlan, a city of more than 200,000 people and an extraordinary feat of engineering for any era. Discover what Field Museum scientists and others have learned about the Americans who lived here before us, and how it’s changing nearly everything we thought we knew! More Information...

Temporary Exhibition
For All Ages

Free with Museum admission.

Travels of the Crow: Journey of an Indian Nation
Through July 11, 2010

How did the Crow people become hunters, warriors, and nomads? Though settled farmers long ago, the Crow tell the story of a search for the sacred tobacco plant that eventually led them to the Bighorn Mountains of Montana. This quest accomplished, the Crow transformed themselves into highly skilled equestrians, bison-hunters, and warriors.

Large-format photographs of artifacts from The Field Museum’s collections illustrate nomadic life on the northern plains, the continuing importance of the tobacco society, and the Crow appreciation of the horse. More Information...

Temporary Exhibition
For All Ages

Free with Museum admission.

Scientists at the Field
Meet a Field Museum Scientist and see rarely displayed specimens from our collections.

Demonstration
For All Ages
December 20, 2008
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.

Two of Us: January
Hi Five! People can do a lot of cool things with their hands. Come learn the different ways people around the world use their hands to play games, make art, and tell stories.

Program
Family
Mondays in January
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Free with Museum admission.

Kraft Story Time
Take a seat in the Crown Family PlayLab to hear a story and makean art project--all in 20 minutes!

Story Time is sponsored by Kraft Foods.


Kids (Pre-teen)
For children ages 2-6.
Every Saturday and Sunday
11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.

There are currently no Nature of Diamonds programs available.
Please check back later for more Nature of Diamonds programs.

Program
For All Ages
 
 
Pre-Registration Required

There are currently no Grainger Hall of Gems programs available.


Program
For All Ages
 
Free
Pre-Registration Required

Climate Change and Biodiversity Adaptation in the Chicago Wilderness region
Featuring Dr. Abigail Derby Lewis, ECCo

Learn about the impact of climate change on the Chicago region and discover how Chicago Wilderness and The Field Museum are working together to increase awareness of climate change issues. This joint project will assist individuals, land managers and policy makers in creating and implementing strategies for biodiversity recovery and adaptation in the Chicago Wilderness region.

Program
Adult
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.

Family Field Day: January
Take part in fun and free art and science activities in the Crown Family PlayLab and in the rest of the Museum. Be a explorer, scientist, artist and much more!

THAT'S HANDY!
Come learn how to make a 3D cast of your hand with artist Ian Sherwin. Learn techniques, similar to those used by Field Museum scientists when casting fossils.

Program
Family
Saturday, January 16, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
All Family Field Day programming is free with Museum admission.

Two of Us: February
Animal Babies From the mighty lion's cub to the majestic deer's fawn, all animals start off as babies. Come learn about the cutest members of the animal kingdom.

Program
Family
Mondays in February
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Free with Museum admission.

Impressions of Chinese Culture:
Chinese Ink Rubbings in The Field Museum's Collections
Dr. Theodore Foss, University of Chicago

Dr. Theodore Foss will describe the Field Museum's vast collection of Chinese ink rubbings, the contribution of early twentieth-century Field Museum curator Berthold Laufer, the archival importance of the art form of ink rubbings in Chinese history and the particular significance of the Field Museum's having several rubbings of China Jesuit tombstones.

Theodore Foss is the Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at The University of Chicago. Prior to taking this position in 1998, Dr. Foss was Assistant Director of the Center for East Asian Studies and Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University. Before that he was Co-founder and Associate Director of the Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History at University of San Francisco; and Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in the Committee on the History of Culture from the University of Chicago in 1979.

Lecture
Adult
Saturday, February 13, 2010
1 p.m.
Ground Level West, Montgomery Ward Hall
Free with Museum admission.
Pre-Registration Not Required

Wear Your Wedding Gown = Free Admission to The Field Museum
Say I Do at The Field Museum this Valentine’s Day. Don a wedding dress – or wedding day tuxedo – and enter the Museum free of charge on February 13, from 11am to 3pm. Whether your gown or tux is vintage or brand new, all ages are welcome to participate in the festivities.

To toast these past, present and future brides and grooms, The Field Museum will hold a reception at 2:30pm in Stanley Field Hall; serving some bubbly and wedding cake made especially by The Fairmont Hotel.

While at the Museum, we encourage all guests to visit the new exhibition The Nature of Diamonds and the newly refurbished Grainger Hall of Gems.

Need another excuse to come dressed to the nines?
Those who come dressed in wedding attire will have a chance to win several prizes including two sets of round-trip airline tickets from United Airlines and deluxe stays at either the contemporary Swissôtel downtown Chicago, or the luxurious Gold Coast boutique hotel, The Talbot. Must be 18 years or older to enter.

The Nature of Diamonds exhibition is open through March 28, 2010. The refurbished Grainger Hall of Gems is a permanent exhibition.

From popping the question to saying I Do, The Field Museum is the place for romance. The Museum Stores have created high-quality engagement and betrothal rings based on the historic architecture of the Museum. The Museum’s Special Events team has a display case in the Grainger Hall of Gems, so grooms-to-be can “pop the question” in style. The department also accommodates weddings of all sizes. For all Special Events questions call 312.665.7600.

For all “Bridal Party” related questions call The Field Museum PR Department at 312.665.7100 or email media@fieldmuseum.org.

Special Program
Adult
“Bridal Party” is Saturday February 13
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Special Reception and Romantic Prize Give-Away at 2:30pm
 

Family Field Day: February
Take part in fun and free art and science activities in the Crown Family PlayLab and in the rest of the Museum. Be a explorer, scientist, artist and much more!

AMAZING ANIMALS OF AFRICA
Learn about the various animals of Africa, their habitats, behaviors, and characteristics. Make an Amazing Animals of Africa cloth book with artist Patricia Carlos Dominguez.

Program
Family
Saturday, February 20, 2010
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
All Family Field Day programming is free with Museum admission.

Educator Viewing: Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age
Journey back to the Ice Age to meet gigantic mammoths, massive mastodons and "Lyuba," the best preserved baby mammoth in the world. Join Museum staff and fellow educators to learn about these mammal titans, roam among saber-toothed cats and giant bears, and wonder over some of the oldest human artifacts in existence. Activities and free resources will be geared for educators teaching grades K-12. Meets ILS goals 11, 12, 13. Earn 3 CPDUs.

Exhibit Walk-Through/ Program
Teacher
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
4pm - 7pm
Free with pre-registration--call 312.665.7500 to register.
Pre-Registration Required

Parents as Educators
A child's first educators are his or her parents. We encourage you to take advantage of our free interactive programs designed to support and empower the Crown Family PlayLab parent.

Parent Workshops
Throughout the year, the Crown Family PlayLab hosts a variety of parent workshops designed to empower parents with the latest in early childhood science literacy techniques. Each workshop is free with pre-registration.

Upcoming Parent Workshops:
Object Based Learning
Saturday, April 24, 2010
9:00-10:30AM

To learn more and pre-register contact Kate Cary, Crown Family PlayLab Manager at kcary@fieldmuseum.org or call (312) 665-PLAY.

Workshop
Adult
Saturday, April 24, 2010
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Free with pre-registration.
Pre-Registration Required

The Comer Symposium with Dr. John P. Holdren: “Meeting the Climate-Change Challenge”
Join us for a lecture and conversation with Dr. John P. Holdren, President Obama’s Science Advisor and the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Dr. Holdren will discuss the current state of climate-change science, the size of the associated challenge for society, and the technical and policy options for meeting that challenge while maximizing co-benefits (new jobs, lower oil imports, reduced conventional pollution) and minimizing costs.

Program
Adult
Thursday, May 13, 2010
7:30 p.m.
FREE
Pre-Registration Required

Educator Viewing: Climate Change
Explore the scientific evidence for climate change, past and present, and its far-reaching consequences on people, plants, animals, and the habitats in which they live. Learn about the tools and modeling that leading climate experts use to predict how climate will change in the future. Discover practical solutions for the short term as well as potential solutions for the long term as we come together to understand the impact of climate change on our daily lives. Activities and free resources will be geared for educators teaching grades 3-12. Meets ILS goals 11, 12, 13.

Exhibit Walk-Through/ Program
Teacher
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
4pm - 7pm
Free with pre-registration--call 312.665.7500 to register.
Pre-Registration Required