Tickets now available to Pokémon Fossil Museum⚡️
What to know:
⚡️ Currently available dates for tickets: May 22 - September 7, 2026.
⚡️ There is a high level of interest in this exhibition, and tickets are subject to availability.
⚡️ Upon your purchase, you’ll receive an email confirmation of your ticket order. Please be prepared to present your ID when you redeem your ticket order at the Museum.
⚡️Questions? Call or email our Visitor Service Team
📱 312.922.9410
✉️ [email protected]
FIRST LOOK 👀 Pokémon Fossil Museum opens in Chicago on May 22, 2026.
In this special exhibition, you’ll immerse yourself in the worlds of Pokémon and natural history with models of fan-favorite Pokémon, real fossil excavation and preparation tools, and exhibition soundscapes.
You'll also be guided by illustrations of real-world, Field Museum scientists, interspersed throughout the exhibition!
🔗 in bio to learn more about our featured scientists’ work, how they started studying fossils, and their favorite fossil Pokémon.
The Pokémon Fossil Museum exhibition was created by the Field Museum in Chicago, the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, and The Pokémon Company International.
OPENING MAY 2026: special exhibition, Pokémon Fossil Museum!
⚡️Examine and compare similarities between the iconic Pokémon of the entertainment franchise and prehistoric life forms
⚡️Follow Pokémon Professors to uncover the science behind Pokémon behavior and ecology
⚡️Immerse yourself in the worlds of Pokémon and natural history with models of fan-favorite Pokémon, real fossil excavation and preparation tools, and exhibition soundscapes
🔗 Sign up for email updates at the link in bio.
ONE WEEK AWAY: Pokémon Fossil Museum 🏛️
NEXT FRIDAY (5/22) is the grand opening of our new special exhibition: the Pokémon Fossil Museum!
⚡️Dig into an exciting adventure with iconic Pokémon, and explore the discovery of prehistoric life through fossils
⚡️Follow Pokémon Professors to uncover the research behind Pokémon behavior and ecology
⚡️Immerse yourself in the worlds of Pokémon and natural history with models of fan-favorite Pokémon, real fossil excavation and preparation tools, and exhibition soundscapes
🚨 Opening weekend tickets are almost at capacity, but tickets throughout the summer are still up for grabs!
Get yours today. ➡️ 🔗 in bio.
🎶🎸 It’s SUE’s World. SUE’s World. Party time. Excellent. 💯🤘
Exhibitions Preparator Janice Lim gave these Herrarasaurus models the full rock star treatment before our Members’ Nights guests’ special visit this week.
Become a member for even *MORE* exclusive behind-the-scenes, unhinged dino content. ➡️ 🔗 in bio.
Sorry, I can't make it! I have plans with several billion years of natural history. ➡️
7am: Wake up and head to the museum. 🏛️
9am: Waddle in and immediately lose all sense of time. ⏰
11am: Admire fossils. 🦴
1pm: Come face-to-face with a T. rex. 🦖
3pm: Make as many Mold-A-Ramas as possible. ⚙️
5pm: Spend every last second possible inside. 🚪
7pm: Ride the train home and contemplate all ancient life. 🚈
9pm: Google fun facts that I learned earlier. ⌨️
10pm: Go to bed and dream of life as an Arthropleura in the Carboniferous. 🌿
Now that's what I call a road trip. ✈️🚢🚂
Since 1893, Field Museum scientists have traveled across oceans and continents to study nature, ecology, and culture to better understand the world around us.
These expeditions helped power the research and scientific knowledge that continue to shape the museum today. Here are a few snapshots from over the years:
🐟 Bermuda Deep Sea Expedition, 1948
🌊 Allison V. Armour Expedition, 1899
🌴 Crane Pacific Expedition, 1928-29
🌄 Paleontology Expedition, 1899
🦙 Magellanic Expedition, 1939-40
A trip to the great outdoors... no bug spray needed. ❌🦟
Our habitat dioramas have been transporting visitors into forests, deserts, oceans, and tundras for over a century. 🦬🌳
The Field’s dioramas were carefully hand-built with painted backdrops, lifelike plants, and detailed structures that transform each scene into a realistic snapshot of an ecosystem. 🖼️
There's more than one way to be a good mom. 💐
🦫: Chill, but caring capybara moms often raise their pups as groups, where other females often help babysit and protect the young.
🐻❄️: Polar bear moms den up for months without eating, giving birth, and nursing their cubs while living entirely off stored fat.
🐊: Fierce but gentle, some crocodile moms transport their young by carrying them in their mouths.
Thanks, Moms! 💙
Everybody could use an extra hand—but what about a tail? 🐒
This tree-climbing animal is from a diverse group of early mammals called Cimolesta. It lived 52 million years ago in present-day Wyoming. 🌳
With an extra-long, prehensile tail, this critter could grip branches and move through ancient forests with ease. 🧗
While this mammal has no living descendants, its fossil offers a rare look back at a world long gone. 👋
Learn more in special exhibition After the Age of Dinosaurs. ➡️ 🔗 in bio.
Natural history IS art. 🎨🦴
Everybody gets their references from somewhere... but we definitely feel like we've seen some of these looks before.
Here's where we think they may have gotten their outfit inspo. 👀
Emma Chamberlain ➡️ Tiffany Stained Glass Mermaid
From one shimmering work of art to another—great work. 💯
Heidi Klum ➡️ Field Museum Muse
Why take inspiration when you can *become* the statue. Chiseled, polished, and ready for preservation... we have no notes. 📝
Beyoncé ➡️ SUE
Queen B *CLEARLY* took notes from our tyrant lizard king and sported this season's hottest new accessories: ribs, a spine, and a killer silhouette. 🦖
May the 4th be with SUE. 😱
A long time ago, before our ferocious fossil moved upstairs to a private suite, this group took a galactically great photo. 🦖
📸 by Laura Smith
