Field Museum

They have been dead for almost 3,000 years, but the mummified Egyptian remains at Chicago’s Field Museum all have a new set of CT Scans. 

A 3D scan at Chicago’s Field Museum is offering a unique look inside an Egyptian mummy’s coffin. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The Field Museum, at 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, offers free admission to Illinois residents Friday, Sept. 27, according to a previous announcement.

Chicago’s iconic Field Museum will hold an special free admission day this week as part of a new exhibit opening.

Chicago’s Field Museum has unveiled an incredible new fossil that displays the evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs, with Illinois’ governor calling it the “world’s most important fossil.” That fossil, known as Archaeopteryx, dates back to the Jurassic Period, roaming the Earth 150 million years ago according to Field Museum scientists. With feathers and wings, the specimen is believed...

Chicago’s Field Museum has unveiled an incredible new fossil that displays the evolutionary link between birds and dinosaurs, with Illinois’ governor calling it the “world’s most important fossil.” Kye Martin reports.

“Blood Appetit” will allow Chicagoans to get a taste of dishes that include blood from a wide range of cuisines in commemoration of the “Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches” exhibit that features real and fictional characters who prey on blood for survival.

In a city full of seemingly endless culinary options, Chicago residents may not see the world-renowned Field Museum as a place involved in expanding their palate.

In a city full of seemingly endless culinary options, Chicago residents may not see the world-renowned Field Museum as a place involved in expanding their palate.

Chicago’s Field Museum is one of the most popular in the city, and residents will have ample opportunities to experience the museum for free in the coming year.

Chicago’s Field Museum is already home to SUE the T. rex and Máximo the Titanosaur, but an even-larger prehistoric specimen is also in need of a new moniker, and museum patrons are being asked to help.

Crowds of people lined up Monday morning to get into the Shedd Aquarium, which reopened July 3 after closing Saturday and Sunday for NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race.

How long will it take to reopen streets after the NASCAR Chicago Street Race? Some improvements are already being made, but Sandra Torres has the latest schedule.