Campers get to join museum experts and scientists on guided explorations and have up-close encounters with the Field Museum's collections.
Field Explorer Camps invite curious kids to step into the role of scientist for a week of hands-on discovery inside the Field Museum. Guided by museum educators, campers explore exhibitions, interact with real specimens, and learn how scientific questions turn into new ideas and insights. Each grade band is grouped with peers, ensuring activities and themes are developmentally aligned. Campers will build new skills, investigate new themes, and deepen their sense of wonder about the world around them. Activities include exploring exhibits like the Hall of Dinosaurs, participating in craft projects, small experiments, storytelling sessions, and going behind-the-scenes to see how museum collections are cared for and learn from scientists.
Campers engage in museum play and topic explorations with guest facilitators, with a supervised lunch break for full-day campers.
This camp is best for curious minds in grades K-8 who enjoy exploring and interactive play.
1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605
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