Museum closed today due to inclement weather 

Due to extreme weather, the Museum is closed today. We plan to reopen to the public on Saturday, January 24th.

Museum closed tomorrow due to inclement weather

Due to the forecast of extreme cold, the Museum will be closed on Friday, January 23rd. We plan to reopen to the public on Saturday, January 24th.

Bears Game 1/18/26

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Soldier Field is hosting a Chicago Bears game on Sunday, January 18 at 5:30pm. Parking on the Museum campus will not be available to Museum visitors. Public transportation is highly recommended. Parking is available off Museum Campus at McCormick Place or Millennium Park garages.

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.

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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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This module covers how to clean data using Excel.

Data Cleaning With Excel

A facilitation guide used with the How to Clean Data with Excel training presentation.

Excel. How to Clean data with Spreadsheets Facilitation Guide

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A pdf of a Google Form used to discovers the knowledge level of participants of the Daqta cleaning with Excel training module. This is used in conjunction with the post assessment to assess the affectiveness of the training module.

Excel. How to Clean data with Spreadsheets Pre Assessment

A pdf of a Google Form used to test the affectivenss of the Daqta cleaning with Excel training module.

Excel. How to Clean data with Spreadsheets Post Assessment

This module covers how to clean data using Google Sheets.

Data Cleaning With Google Sheets

A pdf of the Google Form used to assess the knowledge base of participants of the How to Use Google Sheets for Data Cleaning module after taking the training.

Post-Assessment test for How to Use Google Sheets for Data Cleaning

A pdf of the Google Form used to assess the knowledge base of participants of the How to Use Google Sheets for Data Cleaning module.

Pre-Assessment test for How to Use Google Sheets for Data Cleaning

The facilitation guide to be used with the How to use Google Sheets for data cleaning module.

Facilitation guide for How to Use Google Sheets for Data Cleaning

This module covers how to clean data using Open Office or Libre Office Calc

Data Cleaning With Open Office Calc

The Google Slides version of the presentation used to teach staff how to use Libre Office Calc to clean data associated with all aspects of Museum work.

Libre Office Calc for Data Cleaning

The Powerpoint version of the presentation used to teach staff how to use Libre Office Calc to clean data associated with all aspects of Museum work.

The pdf of the Powerpoint version of the presentation used to teach staff how to use Libre Office Calc to clean data associated with all aspects of Museum work.

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

Data Cleaning with Databses

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

Training modules outlined in the IMLS Empowerd grant, Data Fundamentals, Data Cleaning and Data Assessment.

IMLS Training Modules

Join Laura and her colleagues as they board inflatable Zodiacs and make a beach landing on Isla Nueva—where they're shocked to find a surprising amount of bryophyte diversity scattered among the remnants of human disturbance!

Fieldwork

Join Laura and her colleagues as they board inflatable Zodiacs and make a beach landing on Isla Nueva—where they’re shocked to find a surprising amount of bryophyte diversity scattered among the remnants of human disturbance! This is the eighth installment in a series of | video journals by botanist Laura Briscoe documenting The Field Museum’s 2013 survey of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) along remote islands in Chile’s Cape Horn Archipelago.   | You'll be surprised to discover the critical role these tiny plants play in establishing healthy soil, water, and air, and you'll learn how Field Museum scientists are working to conserve their rare and fragile habitat.

Vimeo URL for Video Journal #8: Fieldwork

Middle school-aged students will demonstrate their understanding of biomimicry by designing a solution to a human problem using plant-inspired ideas.

Plant Biomimicry

Plant Biomicry

Travel approximately 3 hours west of Chicago to the Nachusa Grasslands. Learn about the different topographical features of this area, and explore the different plants you can find here.

Nachusa Grasslands

Biodiversity and Ecosystems

This lesson students will investigate the difference | betweennative andinvasive species ofplants. They will | demonstrate their learning by designing a garden of | native plants.

Check in on Laura and her team members as they prepare to pack up and ship out from the port at Punta Arenas, Chile.

Packing up in Punta Arenas

Curious about what a scientist’s suitcase holds for a month-long expedition? Check in on Laura and her team members as they prepare to pack up and ship out from the port at Punta Arenas, Chile. This is the second installment in a series of video journals by botanist Laura | Briscoe documenting The Field Museum’s 2013 survey of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) along remote islands in the Cape Horn Archipelago. | You'll be surprised to discover the critical role these tiny plants play in establishing healthy soil, water, and air, and you'll learn how Field Museum scientists are working to conserve their rare and fragile habitat.

Vimeo URL for Video Journal #2: Packing up in Punta Arenas

Get a glimpse of gorgeous Southern Beech (Nothofagus) forests absolutely coated with bryophytes, and witness Laura's discovery of what may be a new liverwort species.

New Discoveries

Get a glimpse of gorgeous Southern Beech (Nothofagus) forests absolutely coated with bryophytes, and witness Laura’s discovery of what may be a new liverwort species. This is the eighth installment in a series of video journals by botanist Laura Briscoe documenting The | Field Museum’s 2013 survey of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) along remote islands in Chile’s Cape Horn Archipelago.   | You'll be surprised to discover the critical role these tiny plants play in establishing healthy soil, water, and air, and you'll learn how Field Museum scientists are working to conserve their rare and fragile habitat.

Vimeo URL for Video Journal #9: New Discoveries

Go where others can't, and explore our botanical collections at the Field Museum of Natural History.

Herbarium Behind the Scenes Tour

Herbarium Behind the Scenes Tour - Fruit Edition

Adventures in the Herbarium: Museums and Medicines

Museums and Medicines highlights the impact plant specimens have had on human health and why their conservation is so important.

Museums and Medicines

Plant Structure and Function: ThingLink Digital Version

This is a  digital activity pdf  that highlights plant specimens from the Field Museum for elementary students

Plant Structures and Function - ThingLink Digital Version

Check out some of Chile's amazing liverworts, hornworts, and mosses, watch how the team collects these bryophytes, and get a brief overview of the team's mission.

Expedition Overview--Early Land Plants of Chile

Check out some of Chile’s amazing liverworts, hornworts, and mosses, watch how the team collects these bryophytes, and get a brief overview of the team’s mission. This is the first installment in a series of video journals by botanist Laura Briscoe documenting The Field | Museum’s 2013 bryophyte survey along remote islands in the Cape Horn Archipelago.  You'll be surprised to discover the critical role these tiny plants play in establishing healthy soil, water, and air, and you'll learn how Field Museum scientists are working to conserve | their rare and fragile habitat.  Be sure to check out Video Journal #2: “Packing up in Punta Arenas” at https://vimeo.com/79827454.

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