Field Museum

In a dark corner of the Field Museum’s basement, staff carefully lowered one of the largest hunks of dinosaur bones they have ever uncovered and tried to move in one piece.

A look at upcoming free days this fall at Chicago museums.

During the Field Museum’s Parasite Palooza, you can meet scientists and get an up-close-and-personal look at parasites you cannot see with the naked eye. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

On Juneteenth, a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, the Field Museum offered free admission so people could attend a discussion about slavery and the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

A new exhibit, “Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories,” at Chicago’s Field Museum tells the personal accounts of Native American and Indigenous people through words, music, dance and art. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Giant, flying Joro spiders invaded Georgia late last year, unnerving some with their golden webs. And according to researchers, many more Americans may get a glimpse of the enormous spiders as they could spread to much of the East Coast.

The Field Museum’s newest exhibit showcases colors found in nature. Not only is the color variety appealing, but it communicates a lot of information to the world. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter gets an early tour.

A scientist from Chicago’s Field Museum gives an inside look into what life is like for women in the field of science. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

A 70-year-old man is dead after he crashed his bicycle into a parked truck near the Field Museum on Tuesday night.

Looking for something affordable to do as summer draws to a close? Several museums and cultural institutions in Chicago are offering free admission days in the coming weeks and throughout the year.

A 2,000-year-old mummy was analyzed by Chicago’s Field Museum scientists this week. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A 2,000-year-old mummy was analyzed by Field Museum scientists this week.

A new asteroid meteorite at Chicago’s Field Museum could reveal answers on Earth’s formation and more insight into the early history of the solar system. NBC 5’s Kye Martin reports.

As Chicago continues to reopen in Phase 5, museums citywide have begun welcoming guests back for more hours and less restrictions.

Chicago museums at select locations across the area will remain open late Friday to ring in the city’s move into a full reopening in Phase 5, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced.

Chicago museums at select locations across the area will remain open late Friday to ring in the city’s move into a full reopening in Phase 5, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced.

The Art Institute of Chicago announced it will reopen next month as officials loosen coronavirus mitigations citywide.

CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady explains how the next group of residents can receive the COVID-19 vaccine as Illinois and Chicago are set to enter the next phase of their vaccination plan starting Monday.

After Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Chicago could move to Tier 2 coronavirus mitigations, some area destinations released reopening dates this week.

Chicago’s LEGOLAND Discovery Center announced its reopening Friday as the city enters Tier 2 COVID-19 mitigations.