The Latest Breaking News from the Field Museum

No Casper, no Dante, no Halloween

In a survey of death rituals around the world at the Field Museum, one culture missed the boat across the River Styx.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 10, 2023

Field Museum redefines the face of science with new exhibition

The second installment of the exhibition highlights the story of “punk rock paleontologist” Jingmai O’Connor, the museum’s dinosaur curator.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 1, 2023

Kids with Legos, parents vote for new name of Field Museum dinosaur

At a Harold Washington Library Lego Club event Tuesday, kids received blue “I VOTED” stickers after choosing a name on an iPad.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2023

Field Museum debuts Spinosaurus exhibit featuring largest predatory dinosaur

The newest addition to the Field Museum on Chicago’s lakefront will give visitors a glimpse of the largest predatory dinosaur yet discovered

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Huge ‘river monster’ dinosaur unveiled at Field Museum

The semiaquatic Spinosaurus, which lived about 95 million years ago, is 46 feet long.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2023

Move over, Sue. Make room for Spinosaurus, the world’s largest predatory dinosaur

The Field Museum plans to unveil a cast created from fossils of the 46-footlong dinosaur June 3.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2023

NASCAR street races forcing Museum Campus closures: Another summer headache for Chicago

Much of Grant Park will be closed to accommodate NASCAR. Now the Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium have announced schedule changes because of road closures and expected crowds.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2023

Museum Campus to adjust operations for NASCAR Chicago Street Race

The Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium and Adler Planetarium announced their hours of operation for June 28 through July 3.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 8, 2023

‘Against all odds’: Field Museum explains evolution of social inequality through Balkan artifacts

With more than 700 pieces from 26 different institutions in 11 countries, ‘First Kings of Europe’ details humanity’s journey from equality to hierarchy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2023

Pottery colours tell a lot about power of empires: Study

Our use of colour to express who we are, where we come from, and what matters to us plays a significant role in our daily lives. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 19, 2023