Field Museum

Guest capacity

Up to 1000 seated guests

About this venue

Sip champagne on our terrace overlooking Lake Michigan. Dance under the shadowed silhouette of Máximo the Titanosaur. Pose for photos in front of an Egyptian mastaba. Celebrate with your guests amid millions of artifacts and specimens—and invite them to explore the exhibitions while they take a break from drinks and dancing. Our variety of spaces accommodate as few as 10 and up to more than 1,000 guests: Celebrate outdoors with a ceremony on the terrace or cocktails in the Rice Native Plant Gardens, or transform the museum’s iconic Stanley Field Hall or East Atrium for your dream wedding.

Seated guest capacity

1000

Venue type

Museums, Galleries

Venue setting

Indoor
Outdoor

1400 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60605

Our event spaces

Stanley Field Hall

Treat your guests to dinner, dancing, and dinosaur bones.

Stanley Field Hall is a premier Chicago event space, with iconic features everywhere your guests look: African elephants prepared by famed taxidermist Carl Akeley, large hanging gardens and flying pterosaurs, and Máximo the Titanosaur. This expansive hall can accommodate a wide range of events—wedding, galas, and more. Customize your event by making use of the second floor balcony or, weather permitting, outdoor terraces and other adjoining spaces.

Guest capacity

Up to 1000 Seated

Up to 3000 Standing

Square footage

21,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Cocktail hour, Welcome party, After party

Outdoor Terraces

See everything you love about Chicago from our vantage point.

Chicago’s warmer months demand a stunning outdoor space for events. Whether you’re in charge of planning the company picnic or throwing a starlit summer soirée, the Field Museum’s terraces set the stage for an incredible event with breathtaking views of the Chicago skyline and Lake Michigan.

Guest capacity

0-600 Seated

0-1600 Standing

Square footage

11,376

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Cocktail hour

East Atrium and Pavilion

An accessible entry gives way to a flexible space for all types of events.

The architectural splendor of the Field Museum is celebrated and revisited in our East Atrium and Pavilion. Guests enter the sky-lit atrium and may cocktail in the entryway or in the adjoining pavilion. Included in your rental of this area is access to our fascinating exhibition "Inside Ancient Egypt".

Guest capacity

Up to 350 Seated

Up to 600 Standing

Square footage

10,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, After party, Cocktail hour