The <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/pokemon">Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum</a> exhibition is making its international debut right here in Chicago. It&rsquo;s a must-see for fans of science, Pok&eacute;mon, and everything in between. Featuring Excavator Pikachu, Pok&eacute;mon Professors, and Field Museum scientists, it&rsquo;s a journey through time, imagination, and discovery&mdash;and it&rsquo;s only at the Field Museum.&nbsp;

Join us for a range of Pok&eacute;mon-related events and activities!

<h3>Family Night featuring Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum</h3>

Friday, May 22, 2026 6:00 - 10:00 PM

<h3>Early Morning: A Visit to Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum</h3>

Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7, 2026; Saturday, August 29, Saturday, Sept 12, and Saturday, October 10 6:30 - 10:30 AM

The smallest of museum visitors can get up close and personal with the largest dinos at our special events.

Piinned beetle specimens

Collection Quest

SUE's Suite set up for Dozin'

Dozin' with the Dinos 

Field Explorer exploring nature

Field Explorer Summer Camps

PlayLab Summer Camps, Day Off Camps, and PlayLab Playdates offer adventure and scientific discovery for early learners.

PlayLab Jr. Explorer Summer Camps

Tickets for Collection Quest & Dozin events are now on sale. Registration for Summer Camps is open.

The Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum exhibition was created by the Field Museum in Chicago, the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, and The Pok&eacute;mon Company International.

Thank you to Francisco Benitez for sponsoring Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum programming.

Acknowledgments

Presenting Sponsor

Northern Trust (stack)

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Accenture

Excavator Pikachu

Pokémon Fossil Museum Programming

The Field Museum is proud to showcase new sculptures from the collection by&nbsp;Oaxacan artist Avelino P&eacute;rez. These beautifully carved and painted figures&nbsp;were created in collaboration with the bilingual children's book author,&nbsp;Cynthia Weill, for her latest publication &iexcl;Tocamos! View our newest&nbsp;acquisitions from Oaxaca and learn about the Field Museum&rsquo;s longstanding&nbsp;partnership with author Cynthia Weill.
Presented by Emma Turner-Trujillo, Assistant Registrar, Anthropology Collections.

Tocamos! Oaxacan Folk Art by Avelino Pérez

Meet a Scientist: Our Cosmic Origins

Meet a Scientist: Caribbean Fossils

Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration

Jewish Botany: Plant Medicine and Magic in the Jewish Diaspora

 Nectar Feeders vs. Insect Hunters: A Closer Look at Bats 

Moth Week! The Secret Lives of Moths: Uncovering Hidden Nighttime Stories

What Insects Call Our Garden Home (and Maybe Yours Too!)

James Hutton, the father of Modern Geology, turns 300 years old

Bee Curious: Up Close & Un-bee-lievable

See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

Meet a Scientist

Meet a Scientist in the Grainger Science Hub

Cover of ¡Tocamos! © 2025 Lee & Low Books.

We had such a great time at the first Silent Listening Party that we had to bring it back! Grab another chance to see your favorite Chicago DJs, Ryan Moses, Bonita Appleblunt, and Mo Mami. Enjoy our specialty drinks and menu, plus the stunning work of our live visual artist Kudzai Mutasa.
This experience is included with general admission, but headphone reservations are available on a first-come, first-served basis on-site. Arrive early to reserve your spot!
Guest DJs <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mixedbymoses_/reels/">Ryan Moses</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bonitaappleblunt_/">Bonita Appleblunt</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/momamimusic/">DJ Mo Mami</a> 
Host&nbsp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/binkey1/">BINKEY</a>
Visual Artist <a href="https://www.iamkudzai.com/about">Kudzai Blessing Mutasa</a>

Silent Listening Party-Volume No. 2

Living Cultures: Global Sounds, Shared Stories

DJ Ryan Moses

DJ Mo Mami

DJ Bonita Appleblunt

Visual Artist Kudzai Blessing Mutasa

Featuring Chicago DJs and Visual Artists

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Field Forward Symposium

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

Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a T. rex. Ponder what flowers smelled like 30 million years ago. See what inspiration you'll find and start turning your ideas into poetry with Eric Elshtain, the Field Museum's first poet in residence.&nbsp;
Join us for a series of weekly events that change how you see the museum—whether you’ve visited once or dozens of times. Encounter objects from our collection. Tour an exhibition. Find our poet in residence at a typewriter station to craft your own poem!
Eric hosts pop-ups most Thursdays from 10am–12pm, in locations across the museum. No prior knowledge of poetry needed. &nbsp;

Poetry Pop-up: On the Wings of Pterosaurs

Poetry Pop-up: Animal Theater

Poetry Pop-up: Poets in the Field

Discover the natural world through poetry at weekly pop-up events featuring the Field’s poet in residence.

Poetry Pop-up

A group gathers at the corner of a diorama case. One man sits a desk with a typerwriter. He looks up to a family of three standing over him. The man in the middle stands with arms around the other two individuals. Both are smiling down at the man seated at the desk. A black box with a glass front holds a rock specimen and is propped up against the leg of the desk.

Poetry Pop-Up

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Write a poem about your favorite diorama with Eric as he sits in the Hall of Mammals.

Imagine what it would feel like to stand next to a T. rex. Ponder what flowers smelled like 30 million years ago. See what inspiration you'll find and start turning your ideas into poetry with Eric Elshtain, the Field Museum's first poet in residence.&nbsp;
Join us for a series of weekly events that change how you see the museum&mdash;whether you&rsquo;ve visited once or dozens of times. Encounter objects from our collection. Tour an exhibition. Find our poet in residence at a typewriter station to craft your own poem!
Eric hosts pop-ups most Thursdays from 10am&ndash;12pm, in locations across the museum. No prior knowledge of poetry needed. &nbsp;

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

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a free, drop-in PlayDate outside in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/halls-and-galleries/rice-native-gardens">Rice Native Gardens</a>, celebrating Pollinator Week among the flowers and trees surrounding the Field Museum! &nbsp;Families with 2-6 year olds are invited to a free, drop-in, storytime and movement session hosted by the Chicago Public Library (CPL) and our PlayLab staff. Throughout this interactive read-aloud, CPL readers will feature stories about our favorite pollinators, followed by a movement session to move like a pollinator. Join us outside for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, songs, and more! (An alternative weather location will be available.)

PlayLab PlayDate: Pollinator Week Storytime with Chicago Public Library

PlayLab PlayDate: Pollinator Week Storytime with the Field Museum Science Action Center

PlayLab PlayDate: Mother's Day Storytime & Craft

PlayLab PlayDate: Father's Day Storytime & Craft

PlayLab PlayDate: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Storytime with Chicago Public Library

PlayLab PlayDate: James Hutton Turns 300! 

PlayLab PlayDate: Fossil Fun Fest

PlayLab PlayDate: Pride Month & Stonewall Day Storytime and Craft

PlayLab PlayDate: Juneteenth Celebration

PlayLab PlayDate: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month Storytime 

PlayLab PlayDate: Cinco de Mayo Celebration

PlayLab PlayDate: Jewish American Heritage Month Storytime

PlayLab PlayDate: May the Fourth Space Rocks Celebration

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

PlayLab PlayDates

A monarch in the Field Museum's Rice Native Gardens.

PlayLab PlayDates are free, drop-in activities featuring storytime sessions, music and movement circles, science experiments, and more.

For more information, please see the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.datocms-assets.com/44232/1771856923-general-playlab-programs-policies-faqs-updated.pdf">PlayLab&nbsp;Programs FAQs</a>. 

Still have questions? Contact the PlayLab&nbsp;team at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org</a>.

Families with 2-6 year olds are invited to a free, drop-in storytime session with guests Librarian Megan and Scientist Nicole that will leave you buzzing with excitement. This event will take place in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/halls-and-galleries/rice-native-gardens">Rice Native Gardens</a> (weather permitting) or in the Crown Family PlayLab in the case of inclement weather.

Adult monarch butterflies can be spotted around the garden in the summer. In addition to milkweed, they eat the nectar of flowers like coneflower, or Echinacea. 

PlayLab PlayDates are drop-in activities, free to museum guests with children ages 2-6, featuring storytime sessions, music, crafts, science experiments, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Pre-registration is not required! Sessions take place in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/halls-and-galleries/crown-family-playlab">Crown Family PlayLab</a>.&nbsp;

Program length varies, usually from 20 minutes to 1 hour.

For more information, please see the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.datocms-assets.com/44232/1771856923-general-playlab-programs-policies-faqs-updated.pdf">PlayLab Programs FAQs</a>. Still have questions? Contact the PlayLab team at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">playlabevents@fieldmuseum.org</a>.

Come celebrate&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/jewish-american-heritage-month">Jewish American Heritage Month</a> with a poetry reading by H. Melt. H. Melt is the author of There Are Trans People Here, which won the Heartland Booksellers Award, selected by independent booksellers across the Midwest.
This special program weaves together poetry, cultural reflection, and the natural world. In collaboration with Emma Turner-Trujillo, Assistant Registrar for Anthropology at the Field Museum, the session will explore themes of Jewish heritage, belonging, and cultural experience through both personal narrative and objects from the museum&rsquo;s collections. H. Melt&rsquo;s reading will include selected and new works, offering reflections on navigating identity, community, and connection to nature, followed by a brief moderated discussion and audience Q&amp;A.
If attending in person, please join us in the Founders' Room on the main level. If you are unable to attend in person, please <a href="https://fieldmuseum.zoom.us/j/93700131145?pwd=jqBkRKgTQsCiLEHhjoelItToxzKPrH.1&amp;jst=2">join this session on Zoom</a>.

Naturally Occurring Sweet Things: Jewishness, Transness & Nature - Poetry & Conversation with H. Melt

Cultural Programming

Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 are invited to a free, drop-in PlayDate to celebrate motherly figures in their lives on Mother's Day. During this storytime and craft session, there will be stories about Moms and a coloring craft for children to share with their loved ones. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, coloring, and more!

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Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 are invited to a free, drop-in PlayDate to celebrate fatherly figures in their lives on Father's Day. During this storytime and craft session, there will be stories about Dads and a coloring craft for children to share with their loved ones. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, coloring, and more!

Legendary Late Hours 

Legendary Late Hours: Open until 9pm on select dates

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a free, drop-in PlayDate honoring <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/aanhpi">Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month</a>! Families with 2-6 year olds are invited to a free, drop-in, bilingual storytime session hosted by the Chicago Public Library (CPL). Throughout this interactive read-aloud, CPL readers will feature stories honoring AANHPI Month. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, songs, and more!

PlayLab PlayDate: Women's History Month Storytime

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Kids in the PlayLab make music (or joyful noise) with instruments from around the world.

Celebration featuring the Field Museum Geology Collections Team

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a free, drop-in PlayDate celebrating the 300th Birthday of James Hutton, the Father of Modern Geology! &nbsp;
Families with 2-6 year olds are invited to a free, drop-in, storytime session hosted by the Field Museum Geology Collections team to honor James Hutton, who established theories that impact our geology sciences today. After story time, check out some special geology specimens from a behind-the-scenes collection. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, specimens, and more!

Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 are invited to a free, drop-in PlayDate full of fossil fun in the Crown Family PlayLab! Move, stomp, and stretch like the ancient creatures featured in the Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum exhibit through playful dance and movement. Then, get creative by making your very own Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum&ndash;inspired masterpiece to take home. 
Please note: Our facilitated movement activity kicks off promptly at 10:30 a.m., followed by a craft you can enjoy anytime until 12:00 p.m.

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a free, drop-in PlayDate honoring Pride Month and Stonewall Day! &nbsp;Families with 2-6 year olds are invited to a free, drop-in, storytime session hosted by the PlayLab. After story time and throughout the day, families can contribute to our community craft. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, crafts, and more!

PlayLab PlayDate: Pride Month

Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 are invited to a free, drop-in PlayDate to celebrate Juneteenth. This PlayDate will feature stories and a craft celebrating the liberation of enslaved Black Americans. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories and more!

The Juneteenth flag hanging from a balcony at the Field Museum of Natural History

Early Morning: The Pokémon Fossil Museum  

Early Mornings

Please carefully review our updated policy regarding age requirements for Dozin' with the Dinos attendees.

<ul>
<li>Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted into a Dozin' with the Dinos event. Families and groups with children under the age of 6 may be asked to leave the event without a refund.</li>
<li>Adults may not attend Dozin' with the Dinos without a child between the ages of 6-12. If you attend the event and do not have children in your party, you will be asked to leave the event without a refund.</li>
<li>If you've purchased tickets incorrectly by mistake, you have until 2 weeks prior to the event to request a refund. After the two week period no refunds will be given, and you will not be admitted to the event.</li>
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If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out via email: overnights@fieldmuseum.org or give us a call at 312-665-7525.

Age Policy

See the Field Museum in a whole new light! Families and groups with kids ages 6 to 12 can spend the night at the museum during Dozin' with the Dinos.
Stay up late with scientists as the Field Museum comes to life in games, challenges, and stories throughout the night. Will you dissect owl pellets and identify animal tracks to become the next great wildlife detective? Or, will you embark on a paleontologist's expedition to learn how fossils form? Take on these adventures and more with the Dozin&rsquo; Institute for Nocturnal Observations (DINO) on our late-night mission of discovery. Then, grab your flashlight and explore the halls as the lights go out. This is a night at the museum you won't forget!
Tickets to Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos scheduled for September 18th and November 6th will include admission to the Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum. Timed tickets will be assigned to all Dozin&rsquo; ticketholders prior to the event. All sales are final.

Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos is supported by Utz Brands&nbsp;

Utz Brands

Dozin' with the Dinos

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Settle in for a snooze next to your favorite species at Dozin' with the Dinos!

Science is more fun in your pajamas.

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Ultimate SUE Sleepover 

All Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos tickets include a sleeping spot in the&nbsp;exhibitions, discounted parking, admission to select ticketed exhibits,&nbsp;general admission to the Museum the following day, an evening snack, and a&nbsp;continental breakfast. Upgrade to sleep near the dinos in&nbsp;Evolving Planet,&nbsp;or SUE with the Ultimate SUE package!

Groups of 15 or more can get discounted tickets with all standard amenities&mdash;learn more and register via the&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjoMYuxAVCgGvcpVOEwSKU7AfaHKvPlLU2Erv3h50mrp2Lcw/viewform">Group Info Form.</a>

All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.

2026 Tickets Packages

Welcome to Dozin' with the Dinos at the Field Museum

Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park

All Dozin&rsquo; with the Dinos tickets include a sleeping spot in the&nbsp;exhibitions, discounted parking, admission to select ticketed exhibits,&nbsp;general admission to the Museum the following day, an evening snack, and a&nbsp;continental breakfast. Upgrade to sleep near the dinos in&nbsp;Evolving Planet, or SUE with the Ultimate SUE package!

Groups of 15 or more can get discounted tickets with all standard amenities&mdash;learn more and register via the&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjoMYuxAVCgGvcpVOEwSKU7AfaHKvPlLU2Erv3h50mrp2Lcw/viewform">Group Info Form.</a>

All sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.

Collection Quest, June 4, 6-10pm, for ages 21+

View extraterrestrial materials from the Field Museum's collection and explore how scientists use them to learn more about our cosmic origin story. Meet Philipp R. Heck, Sr Director of Research and Robert A. Pritzker Curator, and hear how elements are formed in the stars and shuttled in stardust through space to form the solar system. Examine meteorites and stardust up close as you consider the deep time connection these objects provide us.&nbsp;

Everyone is invited to come observe and participate in Art in the Gardens! Field Museum staff and volunteers who dabble in the arts professionally or for fun will be scattered throughout Rice Native Gardens &ndash; the Museum&rsquo;s largest and free outdoor exhibit, creating art inspired by the gardens in a variety of mediums. Wander through to observe and chat with them.&nbsp;
Bring your own art supplies if you want to join in! Drop in and leave anytime.

Drawing Inspiration: Art in the Gardens 

Community Engagement Programming

Rice Native Gardens

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Field Associates Brunch Cruise

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

Meet Lazaro W. Vinola Lopez, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, and Ken Marks, Fossil Preparator, as they showcase recently unearthed fossils from a 7-million-year-old site in the Caribbean.
Learn about the unexpected animals scientists have discovered during their excavations; explore the differences between these fossils and animals already known to be from the Caribbean islands; and see how these discoveries are impacting what scientists know about the fauna on the islands.&nbsp;

Field Museum Gala

Celebrate and support the Field Museum at our annual Gala!

The most exciting member event of the year is happening soon!

75th Annual Members' Nights

Join Us for an  Exclusive After-Hours Adventure!

Members’ Nights

See what you can explore behind the scenes during our annual Members&#39; Nights.

Members' Nights Guidebook

Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 are invited to a free drop-in PlayDate to celebrate <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/aanhpi">Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month</a> (AANHPI). During this interactive cultural storytime, a guest reader from our AANHPI Project, Field Museum Learning Resources Educator&mdash;Cyrus Tang Foundation, will read Aloha Everything by Kaylin Melia George, exploring themes of Hawaiian hula, Native ecology, and oral traditions. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, songs, and more!

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a free, drop-in PlayDate honoring Cinco de Mayo! Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 will enjoy a coloring craft and community resources honoring Cinco de Mayo. Come celebrate with stories, art, and fun!

PlayLab PlayDate: Reptiles Storytime

Join us for an evening celebrating the grand opening of the Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum at the Field Museum! Receive exclusive, after-hours access to the exhibit and embark on your own fossil adventure through the exhibit halls of the Field Museum. You&rsquo;ll want to catch all this event has to offer, including demonstrations by our team of scientists, hands-on activities, crafts, and of course, plenty of fossils!
Guests must register in advance and will receive a timed-entry ticket for the Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum at check-in. Access to all other museum exhibitions, including the Crown Family PlayLab and After the Age of Dinosaurs, are included with admission. All sales are final.

Family Night featuring The Pokémon Fossil Museum

Explore science after hours with the whole family!

Field Family Nights

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Check out all of our related programming

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a free, drop-in PlayDate honoring <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/activity/jewish-american-heritage-month">Jewish American Heritage Month</a>! Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 will meet with a special guest from the Field Museum Family Programs &amp; Camps team for a storytime session, which will feature a book, personal stories, and a coloring craft honoring Jewish American Heritage Month. Come celebrate with stories, art, and fun!

Families with children ages 2&ndash;6 are invited to a free, drop-in PlayDate to celebrate May the Fourth with space rocks and a special movement activity. Join us for a fun-filled PlayDate with stories, movement, and more!

Focus: Meteorites

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Join us on Tuesday this week for a special seminar, Forging Peru&ndash;United States Scientific Collaboration through Archaeology and Bioarchaeology: A Conversation with Jane Buikstra and John Rick about Past and Future Directions.
This session takes place in Ward Hall on the lower level.&nbsp;

Armour Seminar: Jane Buikstra & John Rick

Armour Seminar: Scott Weidensaul

Armour Seminar: Grace Burgin

A. Watson Armour III Research Seminar Series

A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series

Illinois Free Wednesday  

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

Illinois Free Wednesdays

See an Archaeopteryx come to life, then discover how its body became fossilized.

Come meet Field Museum Collections staff Chris Philipp and Julia Kennedy as they discuss rarely-displayed masks from the A.B. Lewis collection, new contemporary items, and various media from the Field's Papua New Guinea collection. At nearly 35,000 items, the Field Museum cares for the largest collection of material from the country of Papua New Guinea currently in the United States.&nbsp;
This session is the fourth and final in our series that celebrates Wan Bel: aCollective Global Exhibition, commemorating the country of Papua New Guinea's 50th Anniversary of Independence.

Young visitors and a museum educator examine a teaching specimen together in the Grainger Science Hub

Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month! Come view botanical specimens related to the Jewish diaspora and learn about how healers utilized common household plants throughout Eastern Europe to stave off everyday ailments, as well as protect themselves from curses.&nbsp;
Presenters include&nbsp;Emma Turner-Trujillo, Assistant Registrar, Anthropology Collections; Christina Thompson, Anthropology Collections, and Registration Assistant Jada Whiterock, Mellon Registration &amp; Cultural Engagement Specialist.

At this week's talk, Ornithologist and author&nbsp;<a href="http://www.scottweidensaul.com/">Scott Weidensaul</a> discusses his book The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet.

The A. Watson Armour III Seminar Series is a weekly seminar highlighting the research of science professionals across a broad spectrum of scientific interests, disciplines, and lived experiences. This series connects the Field Museum&rsquo;s research, collections, conservation, and associated community with professionals at the forefront of life, geophysical, and social sciences. Lectures are open to the public and regularly highlight or complement research conducted by Field Museum staff and affiliates.

Have a speaker to suggest? Contact us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org">armourseminars@fieldmuseum.org</a>.

Some seminars are recorded and available to view online after the event.&nbsp;

<a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj7kLXmRTDxib0aNn-AYRxbQSZ0eL72vv">Watch on YouTube</a>

This event is exclusively for members&ndash;because curiosity deserves VIP access. Not a member?

<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/join-give/become-member">Join today</a>&nbsp;

Explore it all during Members&rsquo; Nights. Space is limited, so reservations are required.

Please note: The Field Museum will close at 4:00 PM (last entry at 3:00 PM) and reopen for this special event at 5:00 PM. Due to other events on the Museum Campus, the East parking lot will not be available.

Join us as we celebrate 74 years of adventure, discovery, and YOU&ndash;our incredible members!

Celebrate Pollinator Week with scientists from the Gantz Family Collections Center!
Bats are often celebrated as important nighttime pollinators, but not all bats play that role. At this special session, you&rsquo;ll learn about the fascinating diversity of bat diets and adaptations around the globe. Even though Chicagoland&rsquo;s bats do not pollinate our local flowers, they do rely on insect pollinators as part of their diets. Stop by the Grainger Science Hub to learn more and to see a live dissection of our local bat species, and special specimens of pollinating bats from around the world, too. Guests will learn the diversity of bats and be able to recall how our local bats are not pollinators, but they are still an important part of our local ecosystem.
Presenters include Lauren Johnson, Assistant Collections Manager, Mammals. Please note: this session will feature a live dissection.&nbsp;

Pokémon Fossil Museum Member Preview Days 

Members and donors are invited to special preview days before exhibitions open to the public.

Member and Donor Preview Days

<div>Most moths live their lives after dark &mdash; and most of their stories go untold. Celebrate Moth Week with Field Museum scientists from the Negaunee Integrative Research and Keller Science Action Centers to explore the secret lives of moths, from their stunning diversity and surprising behaviors to their roles as pollinators and indicators of environmental change! See real specimens, ask questions, and discover why these nighttime insects matter. You&rsquo;ll be enchanted by spectacular specimens of the moths you know and love, and be astonished to meet some surprising native pollinators that call Chicago home, too. Learn about how you can take action to help native plants and pollinators, and take home a free Field Guide to help you identify the native plants and pollinators of Chicagoland.</div>
<div>Presenters for this session include Alissa Doucet, Field Museum Scientific Affiliate (Insects), and Nicole Machuca, Environmental Social Scientist, Chicago Region (Field Museum's Keller Science Action Center)</div>
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Feel empowered to be a scientist! Check out equipment scientists use in the field to observe and document insects and see photos and specimens from the insect collections. Discover how even the smaller things in nature are important to biodiversity and learn ways you can document your own observations of nature.
&nbsp;Aster Hasle, Lead Conservation Ecologist, and Karen Klinger, Lead GIS Analyst, Keller Science Action Center.

Learn about James Hutton and how angular unconformities teach us about deep time, and how modern processes going on now teach us about the rock cycle.
Presenters include Paul Mayer, Fossil Invertebrate Collections Manager, and James Holstein, Geology Collections Manager

Join us in celebration of World Bee Day with scientists from the Negaunee Integrative Research and Keller Science Action Centers!
This engaging walk-in session dives into the fascinating world of global and local pollinators, focusing on the un-bee-lievable ones and the role they play in keeping our ecosystems blooming. During this interactive presentation, you&rsquo;ll get a bee-hind-the-scenes look at real bee specimens from around the world, learn how to identify common native species, and uncover the sweet details of their life cycles, habitats, and behaviors. We hope that guests will learn about how people, plants, and pollinators are all connected and that they can help pollinators too.
Presenters include Bruno de Medeiros, Assistant Curator of Insects; Aster Hasle, Lead Conservation Ecologist and Nicole Machuca, Environmental Social Scientist.

Join this week's session as Grace Burgin from the University of Illinois Chicago presents the talk&nbsp;Mate Choice in Phlox Wildflowers.

An international symposium will recognize the legacy of curator of Asian Anthropology, Berthold Laufer (1874–1934), as well as his ongoing impact on current research.

Pokémon Fossil Museum Programming

Upcoming Events

Family Night featuring Pokémon Fossil Museum

Early Morning: A Visit to Pokémon Fossil Museum

Other programs that include a visit to Pokémon Fossil Museum

Collection Quest

Dozin' with the Dinos

Field Explorer Summer Camps

PlayLab Jr. Explorer Summer Camps

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