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• February 11, 2026

  • 11

    Wednesday, February 11

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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

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  • 11

    Wednesday, February 11

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

    PlayLab PlayDate: Lunar New Year Story Time with Chicago Public Library

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

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

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    • Families
    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Education
    
  • 11

    Wednesday, February 11

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST

    Science is Sweet: Chemistry of Sweets

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

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• February 12, 2026

  • 12

    Thursday, February 12

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

    Poetry Pop-up: A Gathering of Poetry

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

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

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    • Families
    • Teens & Pre-teens
    • Activity
    • Pacific
    • Anthropology
    

• February 14, 2026

  • 14

    Saturday, February 14

    Included with admission

    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST

    PlayLab PlayDate: Love Bug Open Studio

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

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

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    • Kids & Families
    • Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Insects
    
  • 14

    Saturday, February 14

    Ticket required

    6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST

    Chemistry in Nature: The Birds, The Bees, and Biology

    Part of the series: Museum After Hours

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    • Adults
    • Animals
    • Activity
    

• February 16, 2026

  • 16

    Monday, February 16

    Free, registration required

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

    Seeing Math in Nature: Geometry and Symmetry inside Biomechanics

    Online

    Join us as we continue our Virtual Professional Development Series!

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    • Educators
    • Education
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    

• February 18, 2026

  • 18

    Wednesday, February 18

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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

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  • 18

    Wednesday, February 18

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

    PlayLab PlayDate: Black History Month Storytime

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

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

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    • Kids & Families
    • Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Cultural History Month
    
  • 18

    Wednesday, February 18

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST

    Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration

    Part of the series: Meet a Scientist

    See the latest science firsthand in the Grainger Science Hub.

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    • All Audiences
    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Cultural Understanding
    • Community Building
    • Anthropology
    • Pacific Collections
    
  • 18

    Wednesday, February 18

    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST

    Armour Seminar: Ken Angielczyk

    Our weekly seminar series features speakers and their research related to the study of natural history and culture.

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    • Adults
    • Mammals
    • Evolutionary Biology

• February 24, 2026

  • 24

    Tuesday, February 24

    Included with admission

    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST

    Science of the Soil: Cultivating Healing, Community, and Sustainability

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    • All Audiences
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Black History
    • Community Building
    • Office of Culture and Engagement

• February 25, 2026

  • 25

    Wednesday, February 25

    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST

    Illinois Free Wednesday

    Part of the series: Illinois Free Wednesdays

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

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  • 25

    Wednesday, February 25

    Included with admission

    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

    PlayLab PlayDate: Black History Month Story Time with Chicago Public Library

    Part of the series: PlayLab PlayDates

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

    Tags for PlayLab PlayDate: Black History Month Story Time with Chicago Public Library

    • Kids & Families
    • Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Cultural History Month
    

• February 26, 2026

  • 26

    Thursday, February 26

    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CST

    Poetry Pop-up: Genetic Poetry

    Part of the series: Poetry Pop-up

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

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    • All Audiences
    • Activity
    • Poetry
  • 26

    Thursday, February 26

    Ticket required

    6:30 PM - 7:30 PM CST

    A Conversation with Bob Weis, author of Dream Chasing: My Four Decades of Success and Failure with Walt Disney Imagineering

    Join us for author events and discussions!

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    • All Audiences
    • Community Building
    • Art
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    

• February 27, 2026

  • 27

    Friday, February 27

    Ticket required

    6:00 PM - 9:00 AM CST

    Dozin' with the Dinos

    Part of the series: Dozin' with the Dinos

    Science is more fun in your pajamas.

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    • Families
    • Kids & Families
    • Dinosaurs
    • Fossils
    • Activity
    

• February 28, 2026

  • 28

    Saturday, February 28

    Ticket required

    9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CST

    Itty Bitty Investigators: Wild Art

    Part of the series: Itty Bitty Investigators

    Explore the wonders of the museum through workshops for ages 3-6!

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    • Families
    • Kids & Families
    • Activity
    • Crown Family PlayLab
    • Art
    • Animals
    • Plants
    • Sue Ling Gin Center for Education and Public Programs
    • Education and Public Programming
    
  • 28

    Saturday, February 28

    Included with admission

    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CST

    Field Favorites in ASL

    Part of the series: Field Favorites in ASL

    See the best of what the Field Museum has to offer in this 45-minute guided tour presented in American Sign Language.

    Tags for Field Favorites in ASL

    • Accessibility
    • Activity
    • Community Building