Interpreting Prehistoric Worlds
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Dates
July 8–9, 2026
Location
Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois
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A multi-day professional development summer institute at the Field Museum in Chicago, designed for educators seeking to deepen their ability to teach about prehistoric cultures and deep-time human history. Participants engage directly with the museum's archaeological and anthropological collections, work alongside Field Museum scientists, and develop classroom-ready strategies for interpreting prehistoric evidence and material culture. The institute draws on the museum's extensive research programmes and specimen holdings to bridge the gap between current archaeological science and K-12 education.
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Located on Chicago's lakefront, the Field Museum is one of the world's great natural history museums, home to a vast collection of over 40 million artifacts and specimens spanning billions of years. Founded in 1893 in connection with the World's Columbian Exposition, the museum is committed to connecting people to the natural world and the human story through groundbreaking scientific research, award-winning exhibitions, and innovative educational programming. Its work spans the earth and life sciences, anthropology, and conservation, from publishing pioneering research to cataloguing new species and preserving cultural heritage.
