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Discover how a colossal asteroid ended the dinosaurs' reign and paved the way for life’s astonishing comeback, shaping the world we know today. Meet unfamiliar creatures, explore immersive media experiences, and marvel at fossils from the Field Museum's renowned collections. Open from Aug 29, 2025— Sept 7, 2026
Exhibition Highlights
Feel the impact of the asteroid that ended the Age of Dinosaurs through immersive media and real fossil evidence, including a fish that died on the day of the event.
Discover how scientists reconstruct this lost world through DNA, with surprising evidence of evolutionary survival and adaptation.
Meet the enormous species that took over after the dinosaurs! Touchable casts of fossils from snakes, crocs, bats, plants, frogs, and more bring a prehistoric ecosystem to life.
Trace the transition from “hothouse” Earth to a cooler world more like our own, one still changing today.
After the Age of Dinosaurs is a new temporary, ticketed exhibition opening August 29, 2025. This immersive, cross-disciplinary experience explores what happened after the dinosaurs went extinct, when life on Earth dramatically changed, diversified, and evolved in surprising ways.
Image slideshow
Chicago-based illustrator Jay Ryan, known for his playful and imaginative screen prints, brings the post-dinosaur world of After the Age of Dinosaurs to life through original artwork created specifically for this exhibition. Jay’s signature style is both accessible and scientifically grounded, helping tell the story of a strange and vibrant Earth in recovery.
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Track the transition of a still-changing Earth
An asteroid seven miles wide hits the Earth and incinerates everything within 1,000 miles.
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Acknowledgments
This exhibition was created by the Field Museum.