Are there packages I can purchase to save money when visiting Chicago?

I have Chicago CityPASS®, Go City pass, or am eligible for discounted admission that I cannot reserve online—how can I secure tickets to the Pokémon Fossil Museum?

I'm a teacher, what should I expect in the exhibit?

What happens if I need to reschedule my group's visit? 

Can I purchase tickets for the exhibit on the day of my group’s visit? 

Can I receive a refund for students who missed the field trip?

 How long should my group plan to spend in the exhibition? 

Is there any special programming for my students?

I missed my group’s entry time. What should we do? 

In order to ensure that groups have a great visit, pre-K through 5th-grade students must be accompanied by a minimum of one adult for every five students and a maximum of one adult for every child. Students in 6th through 12th grade must be accompanied by a minimum of one adult for every ten students and a maximum of one adult for every child.

How many chaperones can my Illinois School Group bring?

After you submit your registration form, you will receive an email with an invoice PDF. You can submit that payment amount by mailing a check before the trip or calling our office at (312) 665-7500 with a credit card.

Payment must be received 2 weeks prior to your trip date. If payment is not received 2 weeks prior to the field trip date, tickets will be released to the general public.

How do I submit payment?

Illinois groups registered at least 2 weeks in advance are allotted a discounted price of $7 per person to enter the &nbsp;Pok&eacute;mon Fossil Museum exhibition. Every person entering the exhibit will need a ticket.

Your group will still be able to enter all General Admission exhibits on your trip.Limited tickets are reserved for Illinois field trip groups each day.

How much are tickets for the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition for Illinois field trip groups?

Starting March 3, Illinois field trip groups may register using our <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/page/register-your-field-trip-group">field trip registration form</a>. &nbsp;All field trips should be booked at least 2 weeks in advance. Limited tickets are reserved for Illinois field trip groups each day.&nbsp;

How can my group register for a field trip to see the Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition?

When will tickets be available for Illinois school groups?

Unfortunately, there are no scholarships available for this special exhibition. All Illinois students, chaperones, and teachers on the field trip who are visiting the exhibit must pay $7 to enter. You can still book your <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/landing/field-trips">General Admission field trip</a> for free, and visit the Evolving Planet exhibition to learn about fossils.

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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;

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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;

Meet a Scientist: Caribbean Fossils

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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

Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration

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Meet a Scientist: Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month

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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.

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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;

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

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&nbsp;Aster Hasle, Lead Conservation Ecologist, and Karen Klinger, Lead GIS Analyst, Keller Science Action Center.

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Presenters include Bruno de Medeiros, Assistant Curator of Insects; Aster Hasle, Lead Conservation Ecologist and Nicole Machuca, Environmental Social Scientist.

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Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.
During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the <a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/halls-and-galleries/grainger-science-hub">Grainger&nbsp;Science Hub</a>. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum&rsquo;s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there&rsquo;s a world of science to explore.
Visit the&nbsp;Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

Meet a Scientist in the Grainger Science Hub

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See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, April 29

Friday, May 8

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