Members nights sitewide

On Thursday, May 14, and Friday, May 15, the Museum will close at 4pm (last entry at 3pm) for our annual&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/our-events/members-nights">Members' Nights</a>.&nbsp;

Members' Nights Early Closure Fri

On Friday, May 15, the Museum will close at 4pm (last entry at 3pm) for our annual&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fieldmuseum.org/our-events/members-nights">Members' Nights</a>.&nbsp;

Summer party early closure--Hours override

On Wednesday, August 12, the Museum will close early at 3:00pm (last entry 2:00pm).

Christmas closure 2025

The Museum will be closed for the Christmas holiday on Thursday, December 25. We will re-open Friday, December 26 at 9am.

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Mammals

Due to heightened risks of losing specimens/shipments due to increased holiday shipping volume and the need to provide a break to staff to focus on internal priorities before the start of the new year, the FMNH Mammal Collection will not be sending or receiving loans through January 9, 2026 or hosting visitors December 15 - January 9.

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Amphibians & Reptiles - Loans and Collection Visits

Amphibians and Reptiles Collections have a loan moratorium until January 2026. Please contact us again on/after February 1, 2026.

Thanksgiving closure 2025

The Museum will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 27. We will re-open Friday, November 28 at 9am.

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Training modules, templates, and resources

In this section we provide examples of Rubrics which are a type of scoring guide that assesses and articulates specific goals associated with each part of a training module and the levels of comprehension associated with each set of goals. The rubrics are used in conjunction | with the assessment section to provide participants with levels of achievement in each section.

Rubric Examples

IMLS Empowering Museums Phase 3: Tanzanian Mammals Identification Key Rebuild

Developing standards for IMLS interactive keys - An Exemplar Identification Key: This working key will use Field Museum data from the project partner collections.

[IMLS] Interactive key developments

This is a URL to google sheets with a series of matrices, an embedded link to an associated dichotomous key, and read me files. 1) Ferns and bryophytes: a matrix and a link to a dichotomous key containing morphological traits to distinguish between major bryophyte groups as | well as a group of ferns that look similar to bryophytes; 2)  Major land plant groups: a matrix and a link to a dichotomous key containing morphological traits to distinguish between the major land plant groups, i.e., bryophytes, ferns, flowering plants etc.

URL for interactive keys - bryophytes and ferns; major land plant groups

This module contains all the documentation to either self-direct training or teach to a group of staff members how to use Microsoft Access to clean data for use in museums.

Data Cleaning using Microsoft Access

A pdf of the Facilitation Guide for the Databases: Access for data cleaning presentation

Data Cleaning with Access Facilitation Guide

A pdf of the Google Form used to assess participants of the Databses Access for data cleaning presentation before (pre) the presentation.

Data Cleaning with Access Pre Assessment Quiz

A pdf of the Google Form used to assess participants of the Databses Access for data cleaning presentation after (post) the presentation.

Data Cleaning with Access Post Assessment Quiz

Can Data be Cultured? Cultural Sensitivity and DEAI in Museum Data

A Google Slides presentation that discusses the role of Systems in Museum data that may impact the existence of cultural insensitive or derogatory elements in Museum data.

Cultural Sensitivity DeaI training Module (Systems Exercises)

A Google Slides presentation that discusses the role of Communication that may impact the existence of culturallyl insensitive or derogatory elements in Museum data.

Cultural Sensitivity DeaI training Module (Communication Exercises)

A Google Slides presentation that discusses how language impacts the existence of culturally insensitive or derogatory elements in Museum data.

Cultural Sensitivity DeaI training Module (Language Exercises)

Can Data be Cultured? Language

A rubric to be used with the Can Data Be Cultured training modules

Rubric: Cultural Sensitivity

A Powerpoint presentation that discusses how language impacts the existence of culturally insensitive or derogatory elements in Museum data.

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