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
Harris Educational Loan Center
Families are now welcome to borrow any of our Harris Loan materials (for a small fee). From Experience Boxes with playable instruments from around the world to Exhibit Cases of native Illinois birds, there's something for children of any age. Bring the materials home to help make learning fun for the whole family. Visit the Harris Loan Web site for more information on checking out materials on your next visit to the Museum.
Special Program
Family
Year Round
Cost: $60/year, $30/year for Museum members
Pre-Registration RequiredFamily Field Days
Take part in fun and free art and science activities in the Crown Family PlayLab and in the rest of the Museum. Be an explorer, scientist, artist and much more! Third Saturday of every month.
Program
Family
Third Saturday of each month
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.
Spend the Night at the Museum!
Dozin' with the Dinos
Sue the T. rex is having a sleepover! Join us for a night of family workshops, self-guided tours and fun activities; then spread your sleeping bag amidst some of the most popular exhibitions.
Fridays from 5:45 p.m. in the evening until 9 a.m. the following day.
Remaining 2009 Dates:
Friday, November 20, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Upcoming 2010 Dates:
Friday, January 08, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Friday, February 05, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Friday, March 05, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Friday, April 09, 2010
Friday, May 07, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Friday, August 06, 2010
Friday, October 08, 2010
Plan your Dozin' with the Dinos group overnight with the Overnight Toolkit on our downloadable planning materials page. Groups of 15 or more are eligible for the group discount.
GENERAL ADMISSION:
All the fun of a regular Overnight!
$63, $51 members and groups
PREMIUM PACKAGES:
Families can sign up for Premium Package 1 and reserve a sleeping spot in our Evolving Planet exhibition, or book Premium Package 2 and reserve a sleeping spot in our Evolving Planet exhibition and add a behind-the-scenes tour with a Field Museum scientist! Note: Space is very limited for Premium Packages 1 and 2. Reservations will be taken on a first come, first served basis. Prices listed are per person.
Premium Package 1:
Includes the Overnight and the opportunity to sleep in the Genius Hall of Dinosaurs located in the Evolving Planet exhibition!
$75, $65 members
Premium Package 2:
Includes the Overnight, a sleeping spot in our Genius Hall of Dinosaurs located in the Evolving Planet exhibition, and a behind-the-scenes tour with a Field Museum scientist!
$87, $77 members
Note: The Field Museum is not responsible for personal matters that may bar participants from attending the overnight event. No refunds will be issued. Exchanges must be made at least 24 hours in advance of the event. Exchanges will not be made the day of the event or after the event has passed.
Overnight
Family
For groups or families with children ages 6-12 years old.
At the Art Studio
Splish Splash Save! Water play in the summer is a lot of fun! Come learn some creative ways to conserve water on a warm sunny day as you and your family create art based on water themes.
Program
Family
Daily in August
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.
Fossil Hunt at Mazon Creek
Do you like to hunt fossils? Come with us to the world-famous Mazon Creek site, and discover what Illinois was like more than 300 million years ago! Plan on a one-quarter mile walk to fossil locations.
Purchase tickets online.
Field Trip
Family
For families with children ages 8–17.
August 22, 2009 and September 26, 2009
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
$40, members $28
Pre-Registration RequiredThe Curse of the Labrador Duck
Glen Chilton, PhD, Ornithologist and Adjunct Senior Lecturer
School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University
When asked to write about the extinct Labrador Ducks for Birds of North America, Dr. Glen Chilton embarked on a journey to document every taxidermy specimen in the world. Since the duck went extinct since the 1800s and only a few dozen specimens were known to exist, he thought it would be a fairly simple task. However, this routine project quickly grew into an obsessive quest. Join Dr. Chilton as he chronicles an expedition that led him on multiple trips around the world to find exaggerated and fabricated specimens, those lost to war and theft, and even a few complete forgeries. Chilton will share stories of his travels, featuring an assortment of weird and wonderful adventures that are all chronicled in his book The Curse of the Labrador Duck: My Obsessive Quest to the Edge of Extinction.
Program
Adult
Saturday, September 26, 2009
1 p.m.
Free with Museum admission.
National Geographic Live! at The Field Museum
National Geographic Live events entertain and inspire with captivating stories from the front lines of exploration, illustrated with award-winning photography and video. Each evening concludes with a lively question and answer session and an opportunity to meet the presenter in the lobby.
Upcoming Lectures:
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
7:30 p.m.
From the Front Line of Global Health
Karen Kasmauski, Photographer
For 20 years, Karen Kasmauski has been National Geographic’s go-to photographer for large-scale global health stories—including pandemic disease, human migration, obesity, and Alzheimer’s. She is known for presenting heartwarming tales of health care workers around the world who summon creativity, original thinking, and cultural sensitivity to address the urgent needs of communities often embroiled in crisis. In her latest book, Nurse: A World of Care, Kasmauski shares moving stories about the heroic efforts of community medical professionals—“frontline soldiers” in the war against suffering and disease—from the frozen rivers of Alaska to the slums of Nairobi to the hamlets of Appalachia.
In this era of great unrest and sweeping change, Kasmauski’s stories of hope strike a resonant chord.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Polar Obsession
Paul Nicklen, Photographer
Paul Nicklen has published nine feature stories in National Geographic since 2003, making a huge imprint in the world of natural history photography by documenting wildlife’s struggle with rapid environmental change—from the southern oceans to the high Arctic. Growing up in a small Inuit community on Baffin Island, he learned to travel the ice and track its wildlife. Nicklen takes his audience underwater to see stunning, close-up images of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, and narwhals; and over the ice to look at grizzly bears, caribou, foxes, and more. In November 2009, National Geographic will publish Polar Obsession, a major new book featuring his work from both Antarctica and the Arctic.
Join us for an evening exploring the breathtaking beauty of the polar regions and the impact of climate change on their fragile ecosystems.
3-Part Spring 2010 Series
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Africa: Through the Lens
Michael Davie, Filmaker/Journalist
An Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and journalist, Zimbabwe-born Michael Davie has immersed himself in the wildness and unpredictability of Africa—from the front lines of war in Liberia, to the battle to save the Congo’s endangered mountain gorillas, to the prison choirs of South Africa. In his deeply personal account Davie evokes the brutality, heartache and beauty of this misunderstood continent, with one goal in mind: to raise awareness about the courage and humanity he has encountered amongst the people of his homeland. From a place where there are few easy answers, Davie asks the tough questions and gives a voice to the Africa we rarely hear from.
Enriching his presentation with tales of adventure, extraordinary personal encounters, and riveting film clips, Davie will appeal to all those wanting to understand Africa today and its role in our future.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Waking the Baby Mammoth
Daniel Fisher, Paleontologist
In May 2007, a reindeer herder in Siberia made an incredible discovery: the almost perfectly preserved body of a baby mammoth, which had been protected by permafrost for some 40,000 years since its death. As documented in the May 2009 National Geographic and in the National Geographic Channel film Waking the Baby Mammoth, one of the first scientists invited to study this invaluable find was Daniel Fisher, a University of Michigan paleontologist. Having spent over 30 years studying the giant mammals of the Pleistocene epoch, the opportunity was life-changing for Fisher. “Suddenly,” he recalls, “what I’d been struggling to visualize for so long was lying right there for me to touch.”
Complementing The Field Museum’s exhibition Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age (opening March 5), Fisher will tell Lyuba’s story, explaining what this treasured ambassador from the Ice Age can teach us about her life and times.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
7:30 p.m.
The Big Thaw
James Balog, Photographer/Geologist
For over 25 years, James Balog has consistently broken new ground in the art of photographing nature. Famed Time photographer James Nacthwey wrote about Balog’s images, “Each new series represents a quantum leap in creativity, which takes us deeper into the ultimate mystery of humanity’s relationship to the natural world.” A few years ago, Balog launched the Extreme Ice Survey, documenting the rapid changes in the Earth’s glaciers due to global warming. The compelling images captured by the survey’s cameras were published in National Geographic and in Balog’s 2008 book, Extreme Ice Now, and the project was featured in a recent PBS television special.
Returning from his latest season of fieldwork, Balog presents dramatic new images of our planet in flux, and delivers an eloquent and empowering testimony to the reality of climate change, inspiring his audience to make a difference.
PURCHASE TICKETS:
Spring 2010 3-Part series
Single Event Tickets:
12/8/09 - Paul Nicklen, Photographer
2/2/10 - Michael Davie, Filmaker/Journalist
3/9/10 - Daniel Fisher, Paleontologist
4/13/10 - James Balog, Photographer/Geologist
Lecture
Adult
Pre-Registration RequiredHappy Halloween at the Crown Family PlayLab!
Come join us for a PlayLab Costume Party! Games, activities, and prizes for the costumes inspired by natural history and science. This event includes: A Creepy Crawly Family Workshop 11:00am-2:00pm Trick-or-Treat art projects and games 11:00am-2:00pm Costume contests at 11:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm A special appearance from Cirque Du Soleil 11:30am-1:00pm
Performance/ Program/ Workshop
Family
Saturday, October 31, 2009
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free with basic admission.
Two of Us: Precious Stones
Come learn how to collect, polish, and display your most special rocks and stones. Program takes place in the Crown Family PlayLab.
Program
Family
Monday mornings in November
Free with basic admission.
At the Art Studio: Jewelry Making
Come design and create your very own jewelry inspired by cultures from around the world! Program takes place in the Crown Family PlayLab.
Program
Family
November--call for availability--312.665.PLAY (7529)
Free with pre-registration--call 312.665.7500 to register.
Pre-Registration RequiredTwo of Us: Precious Stones
Come learn how to collect, polish, and display your most special rocks and stones. Program takes place in the Crown Family PlayLab.
Program
Family
Monday mornings in November
Free with basic admission.
At the Art Studio: Jewelry Making
Come design and create your very own jewelry inspired by cultures from around the world! Program takes place in the Crown Family PlayLab.
Program
Family
November--call for availability--312.665.PLAY (7529)
Free with basic admission.
Pre-Registration Required
Program Registration A discount on programs is just one of many membership benefits. Questions? Call the following numbers Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Public Programs (312) 665-7400 • Registration Information New! Dozin' with the Dinos Overnights and special adult program tickets now available for online purchase! Cultural Connections Programs (312) 665-7474 ccuc@ fieldmuseum.org School Partnerships & Educator Programs (312) 665-7536 jwood@ fieldmuseum.org Student Programs (312) 665-7548 • Field Trip Registration Form |
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