Chicago-Area Museums Start To Reopen After Pandemic Closures

Ready to see mummies? Penguins? We check in with the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium as both welcome visitors back.

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Visitors explore The Field Museum in Chicago on Feb. 26, 2018. Peter Miller / Flickr
12 Things To See, Hear And Eat Around Chicago This Weekend
Visitors explore The Field Museum in Chicago on Feb. 26, 2018. Peter Miller / Flickr

Chicago-Area Museums Start To Reopen After Pandemic Closures

Ready to see mummies? Penguins? We check in with the Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium as both welcome visitors back.

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As Chicago eases COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and restaurants, area museums are also reopening their doors to visitors again. After being shuttered for two months, Reset checks in with the Field Museum and the Shedd Aquarium about what’s on tap for museum-goers now.

GUESTS: Jacob Schuler, guest relations manager for the Field Museum

Andrea Rodgers, Shedd Aquarium’s VP of PR and external affairs