Rosie the Tarantula book cover.

PlayLab PlayDate: Storytime with Jim Louderman and Rosie the Tarantula 

The Field Museum

Poetry Pop-up: Poetic Mechanics

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry is the Thing with Feathers

A crowd gathers to hear a speaker in Lecture Hall II. People sit in chairs facing a stage. A speaker stands at a podium, and a projector casts an image of outer space onto a screen against the wall.

Women in Science

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The hall is perfect for hosting a variety of event types, from meetings and presentations to corporate retreats.

Celebrating Women in Science Mixer and Panel Discussion

Dozin' with the Dinos 

Family Field Nights: Boo with SUE

Members' Nights 

Meet a Scientist in the Grainger Science Hub

Creepy Tales From the Fungal Kingdom

Fed Up: What Evolution Reveals about Food, Diet, Health, and Eating Well 

WTTW First Wednesday

Illinois Free Wednesday

WTTW First Wednesday  

Field Favorites in ASL

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

Meet a Scientist: Spooky Spider Webs

Meet a Scientist: Neotropical Bats

Dozin' with the Dinos

Poetry Pop-up: What Is An Animal Poem?

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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Poetry Pop-up: Space Rock Poetry

Field Museum Gala

Illinois Free Wednesday  

Field Favorites in ASL 

Events for Adults

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Museum After Hours

Field Explorer Day Off Camps

Members’ Holiday Lounge

Itty Bitty Explorers

National Fossil Day

PlayLab PlayDates

Corporate Family Day

After 5 at the Field

Field Museum Gala 2026

Early Morning events

Early Mornings

Dinopalooza

City Cruises

Field Associates Brunch Cruise

Meet a Scientist

Rugao Puppet Art Troupe Performance

Poetry Pop-up

Dino or DiNOT Virtual Tour for Classrooms

Educator Virtual Professional Development Series

Africa Fashion Artist Workshops

Chicago's African Fashion on the Runway

NSF STEM Day

AWE Festival Chicago: Gateway

Last Call

Paul Mayer identifying fossils at 2018 Fossil ID Day.

ID Day

Holiday Maximo

Deck the Dinos!

Visitors interact with museum staff during an event

Member Morning Discovery

Spooktacular Science: Members Halloween Lounge

Members Early Access

Pollinator Week in the PlayLab

Teacher Appreciation Week

Filipinos in Alliance Performance

Lunar New Year Celebration at the Field Museum

Chinese Culture Day

Native American Heritage Month

Women's History Month

Latin American Heritage Month

Black History Month

Fright at the Field

Excavator Pikachu

Pokémon Fossil Museum Programming

Guided Tours for People with Learning, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities

Exhibition Tours for People with Learning, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities

Activity

Articles and videos

Your Guide to Spring Break

Must-See Selfie Spots other than SUE

Rewriting The Birds Tree of Life

Exhibit Halls

Crown Family PlayLab

Fright at the Field

Grainger Science Hub

Press Releases

Field Museum celebrates the cicada emergence with insect-pinning classes, Meet a Scientist events, and a bug-inspired meal at Big Star

Field Museum Announces Black History Month Programs

Blood is the main ingredient in new Field Museum partnership with local chefs

Women’s History Month at Field Museum Highlights Variety of Research

Related Areas

Visitor Services

Related Topics

Day Off Camps

PlayLab Jr. Explorer Summer Camps

Malacological Journals and Newsletters

Camps & Classes

Activities

Native American Heritage Month

Women's History Month

Latin American Heritage Month

Black History Month

Resources

Cosplay Contest Rules

BHM Scavenger Hunt-English

Bergmann's Rule | Biomechanics Toolkit

Being Big on Land

Events

PlayLab PlayDate: Storytime with Jim Louderman and Rosie the Tarantula

Poetry Pop-up: Poetic Mechanics

Poetry Pop-up: Poetry is the Thing with Feathers

Celebrating Women in Science Mixer and Panel Discussion