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Recent Press Releases
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The world’s largest predatory dinosaur, and a Dino Fest to celebrate it, are coming to the Field Museum
May 23, 2023Press release type:
- Events & Announcements
Fossils of a saber-toothed top predator reveal a scramble for dominance leading up to “the Great Dying”
May 21, 2023Press release type:
- Science
Field Museum debuts Chicago’s Legacy Hula the first exhibition to explore the migration of Native Hawaiians to Chicago
May 8, 2023Press release type:
- Exhibition
Cyrus Tang Foundation awards major grant to Field Museum for creation of Asian history curriculum
May 3, 2023Press release type:
- Events & Announcements
New Field Museum exhibition Chicago’s Legacy Hula anchors inaugural Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
April 30, 2023Press release type:
- Events & Announcements
Field Museum Hosts Inaugural Arab American Heritage Month Events in Partnership with UIC Arab American Cultural Center
April 5, 2023Press release type:
- Events & Announcements
Field Museum joins global effort to inventory natural history collections to spur science and fight climate change
April 2, 2023Press release type:
- Science
Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests
March 30, 2023Press release type:
- Science
A final present from birds killed in window collisions: poop that reveals their microbiomes
March 27, 2023Press release type:
- Science
New Field Museum Exhibition Explores Rise of Power in Ancient Europe
March 20, 2023Press release type:
- Exhibition
