During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care ...

Museum open daily, 9am-5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

All living things—including you!—contain remarkable feats of engineering. Investigate nature’s mechanical marvels in The Machine Inside: Biomechanics. You’ll uncover surprising strengths and hidden ...

In the early 1930s, the Field Museum commissioned sculptor Malvina Hoffman to create bronze sculptures for an exhibition called The Races of Mankind. Hoffman, who trained under Auguste Rodin, traveled ...

Despite our planet’s astounding biodiversity, all life on Earth has one thing in common: DNA. It contains the genetic keys to development and reproduction, from microscopic bacteria to plants, fungi, ...

Field Museum scientists get their hands dirty and their feet wet in service of conserving the natural world, promoting cultural understanding, and learning more about life on earth. In the Abbott Hall ...

Hear from Native American and Indigenous people as they tell their own stories—through words, music, dance, and art. Understand the historical significance of items in the Field’s collection, like ...

You don't need to leave Chicago to explore the world. At the Field Museum, you can experience 4.5+ billion years of history and more than 40 million specimens and cultural items under one roof!

Join a committed group of lifelong learners working to ensure a strong future for the Field Museum. The Women’s Board is a group of nearly 200 civic-minded members that raise more than $2 million ...

The internship applicants should be prepared to be in person, not online. Interns are expected to work full-time, Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm (unless otherwise arranged with the ...