The color, vibrancy and texture of Africa is on display at the Chicago Field Museum in the exhibit "Africa Fashion." ...

1927: The Stevens Hotel — then the largest hotel in the world — opened on Michigan Avenue. The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete ...

More than 550 students from 46 Chicago Public Schools took part in the second annual STEAM Fest at the Field Museum, hosted ...

1896: The Tribune received a scoop on the Spanish-American War via telegram: Cmdr. George Dewey’s “complete victory” at Manila Bay in the Philippines. Without losing a man or a ship, Dewey’s squadron ...

From coding bots to building racetracks, CPS students took over the Field Museum for a NASCAR-fueled STEM showdown.

Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools students showed off their STEM skills at the NASCAR design challenge at the Field Museum Thursday.

A survey found that Americans think the coolest work you can do in Illinois is be a fossil expert at the Field Museum.

the Indianapolis ABCs beat the visiting Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League’s inaugural game. 1921: The Field Museum opened to visitors in its current space off DuSable Lake ...

Not only is the Pong Pong tree real but Chicago's Field Museum has samples of the poison seeds this season of the show have made infamous. The museum keeps the Cerbera odollam seeds stored in a ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Kimberly Hansen, collections manager of flowering plants at the Field Museum, wears gloves to protect her hands as she displays a deadly pong-pong seed ...

which include admissions to the museum. The Chicago CityPASS also covers access to a 3D film. The Field Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but no visitors are admitted after 4 p.m. The ...