The Field Museum: Best Place to Visit in Chicago
The Field Museum of Natural History, also known as The Field Museum, is a natural history
museum in Chicago and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum maintains
its status as a premier natural-history museum through the size and quality of its educational and
scientific programs, as well as due to its extensive scientific-specimen and artifact collections.
The diverse, high-quality permanent exhibitions, which attract up to two million visitors annually,
ranging from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world to interactive
programming demonstrating today's urgent conservation needs.
museum in Chicago and is one of the largest such museums in the world. The museum maintains
its status as a premier natural-history museum through the size and quality of its educational and
scientific programs, as well as due to its extensive scientific-specimen and artifact collections.
The diverse, high-quality permanent exhibitions, which attract up to two million visitors annually,
ranging from the earliest fossils to past and current cultures from around the world to interactive
programming demonstrating today's urgent conservation needs.
Evolution of Museum
The museum is named in honor of its first major benefactor, the department-store magnate
Marshall Field. The museum and its collections originated from the 1893 World’s Columbian
Exposition and the artifacts displayed at the fair.
Marshall Field. The museum and its collections originated from the 1893 World’s Columbian
Exposition and the artifacts displayed at the fair.
In 1905, the museum's name was changed to the Field Museum of Natural History to
honor its first major benefactor and also to reflect its focus on the natural sciences.
During the period from 1943 to 1966, the memorial has been known as the Chicago
Natural History Museum. Back in 1921, the Museum moved from the place in Jackson
Park to its present site on Chicago Park District property near downtown. By the late 1930s,
the Field had emerged as one of the three premier museums in the United States, the other two
being the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the National Museum of Natural
History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
honor its first major benefactor and also to reflect its focus on the natural sciences.
During the period from 1943 to 1966, the memorial has been known as the Chicago
Natural History Museum. Back in 1921, the Museum moved from the place in Jackson
Park to its present site on Chicago Park District property near downtown. By the late 1930s,
the Field had emerged as one of the three premier museums in the United States, the other two
being the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the National Museum of Natural
History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
The tradition has preserved its standing through constant expansion, expanding the scope
of collections and its scientific research output, in addition to its award-winning exhibitions,
outreach publications, and programs.
of collections and its scientific research output, in addition to its award-winning exhibitions,
outreach publications, and programs.
Permanent Exhibitions in The Field Museum
Animal Halls
Exhibitions and dioramas such as Nature Walk, Mammals of Asia, and Mammals of Africa that
let visitors an up-close look in the varied habitats which animals inhabit. Most are the lions of
Tsavo.
let visitors an up-close look in the varied habitats which animals inhabit. Most are the lions of
Tsavo.
Evolving Planet
Evolving Planet follows the evolution of life on Earth more than 4 billion years.
The exhibit showcases fossils of Permian synapsids single-celled organisms, dinosaurs, extinct
mammals, and early hominoids. The Field Museum's collection is made up of over 1100
cataloged specimens, including holotypes. The collection of basal synapsids contains 29
holotypes of caseid, ophiacodontid, edaphosaurid, varanopid, and sphenacodontid species -
approximately 88% of cataloged specimens
The exhibit showcases fossils of Permian synapsids single-celled organisms, dinosaurs, extinct
mammals, and early hominoids. The Field Museum's collection is made up of over 1100
cataloged specimens, including holotypes. The collection of basal synapsids contains 29
holotypes of caseid, ophiacodontid, edaphosaurid, varanopid, and sphenacodontid species -
approximately 88% of cataloged specimens
Inside Ancient Egypt
Twenty-three individual mummies are on many mummified animals in addition to the display.
The exhibit includes a three-story replica (featuring two real room with 5,000-year-old hieroglyphs)
of the mastaba tomb of Unis-Ankh, the son of Unas (the last pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty).
Exhibited are an ancient market showing artifacts of daily life, a Bastet, and dioramas showing
the preparation process for the deceased.
The exhibit includes a three-story replica (featuring two real room with 5,000-year-old hieroglyphs)
of the mastaba tomb of Unis-Ankh, the son of Unas (the last pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty).
Exhibited are an ancient market showing artifacts of daily life, a Bastet, and dioramas showing
the preparation process for the deceased.
The Ancient Americas
The Americas displays 13,000 years of accomplishment and ingenuity in the Western
Hemisphere
, in which hundreds of societies prospered before Europeans' coming. In this big permanent
exhibition, visitors will learn the epic story of the peopling of these continents, from the Arctic
to the tip of South America.
Hemisphere
, in which hundreds of societies prospered before Europeans' coming. In this big permanent
exhibition, visitors will learn the epic story of the peopling of these continents, from the Arctic
to the tip of South America.
Underground Adventure
The Underground Adventure provides people an insect's -eye look at the world under their feet.
Visitors can view what insects and dirt look like from that size while learning about the biodiversity
of soil along with the importance of soil.
Visitors can view what insects and dirt look like from that size while learning about the biodiversity
of soil along with the importance of soil.
Sue, the Tyrannosaurus rex
On May 17, 2000, the Field Museum unveiled Sue, the largest T. rex specimen discovered.
Sue has a length of more than 40 feet (12 m), stands 13 feet (4.0 m) tall at the hips, and has been
estimated at between 8.4–14 metric tons (9.26–15.4 short tons) as of 2018. The specimen is
estimated to be 67 million years old. The fossil was named after the person who discovered it,
Sue Hendrickson and is commonly referred to as female, although the dinosaur's actual gender
is unknown. The original skull is not mounted to the body due to the difficulties in examining the
specimen 13 feet off the ground, and for nominal aesthetic reasons (the replica does not require
steel support under the mandible).
Sue has a length of more than 40 feet (12 m), stands 13 feet (4.0 m) tall at the hips, and has been
estimated at between 8.4–14 metric tons (9.26–15.4 short tons) as of 2018. The specimen is
estimated to be 67 million years old. The fossil was named after the person who discovered it,
Sue Hendrickson and is commonly referred to as female, although the dinosaur's actual gender
is unknown. The original skull is not mounted to the body due to the difficulties in examining the
specimen 13 feet off the ground, and for nominal aesthetic reasons (the replica does not require
steel support under the mandible).
An examination of the bones revealed that Sue died at age 28, a record for the fossilized
remains of a T. rex until Trix was found in 2013. In December 2018 after revisions of the
skeletal assembly were made to reflect new concepts of Sue's structure, display of the skeleton
was moved into a new suite in The Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet.
remains of a T. rex until Trix was found in 2013. In December 2018 after revisions of the
skeletal assembly were made to reflect new concepts of Sue's structure, display of the skeleton
was moved into a new suite in The Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet.
Source link: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/
Dr. Douglas M. Sidle, MD
675 North St.Clair Galter 15-200 Chicago, IL 60611, USA
312-695-8182
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