The Field Museum connects all of us to the natural world and the human story. Located on Chicago’s iconic Lake Michigan shore, the Field Museum opened its current building to the public in 1921—but ...

The Field Museum is pleased to consider requests to support fundraising events. Below are the guidelines for receiving a donation. While we would like to contribute to every organization, the volume ...

The quest to honor a piece of museum history. In 2015, our science/education YouTube channel, The Brain Scoop, teamed up with museum fans from all over the world to fund the creation of the Field ...

First, a message straight from SUE: My new private suite opened to great acclaim, fanfare, and ham in December 2018. If you haven’t seen it yet, come on over. If you’ve already visited and lived to ...

The Field Museum commits to honor and respect this history and heritage in the fulfillment of our Mission, Strategic Objectives, and Core Values. The Museum is built on the traditional homelands of ...

Embark on an adventure through the sights and sounds of natural landscapes. Follow the boardwalk to discover animal habitats from right here in the Midwest and across the Americas. At every turn, ...

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Home to more than 40 million items—from the towering, 28-foot-long Titanosaur Patagotitan mayorum to the delicately spiraled shell of the miniscule sea snail Alvania microglypta, only about 1% of our ...

GIS on the Körös Regional Archaeological Project Geographic information system (GIS) software is a critical tool for mapping and interpreting archaeological data gathered by the Körös Regional ...

Reassembling broken pottery from archaeological excavations is a periodic feature of an object conservator's professional life. In past times pots have been reassembled with adhesives (such as ...