Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as Museum Campus Chicago. Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1118 KB)Field Museum of Natural History I agree to multi-license all my images which were taken at the Field Museum: File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (2304x1728, 1118 KB)Field Museum of Natural History I agree to multi-license all my images which were taken at the Field Museum: File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... Lake Shore Drive (LSD) is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and next to Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA. Except for the northernmost part, it is designated as part of U.S. Highway 41. ... Sunset on Lake Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Museum Campus Chicago is a 10 acre (40,000 m²) lakefront park in Chicago that surrounds the Adler Planetarium, the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. ...

The architecture of this building typifies the style initiated by the World's Columbian Exposition of the 1890s. It was named the Columbian Museum of Chicago in September 16, 1893, but renamed after Marshall Field, a donor, in 1905. The museum was originally housed in the structure now occupied by the Museum of Science and Industry. The current location is a building that opened in 1921. One-third scale replica of The Republic, which once stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Marshall Field (1834 -1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago based chain of department stores. ... The Museum of Science and Industry is housed in the only surviving building from the 1893 World Columbian Exposition and is a National Historic Landmark. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

For some years in the 1950s and 1960s it was officially known as the "Chicago Natural History Museum", but eventually the still-popular name "Field Museum" was restored.

The Museum is organized into four major departments: Anthropology, Zoology, Botany, and Geology. The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ... Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, human or person) consists of the study of humanity (see genus Homo). ... Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Botany is the scientific study of plantlife. ... Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the Earth, its composition, structure, physical properties, history and the processes that shape it. ...

Some prized exhibits at The Field Museum include:

• Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil skeleton currently known.
• A comprehensive set of human cultural anthropology exhibits, including artifacts from ancient Egypt, the Pacific Northwest, and Tibet.
• A large and diverse taxidermy collection featuring many large animals, including two prized African elephants, and the infamous Lions of Tsavo featured in the 1996 movie "The Ghost and the Darkness".

Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Tyrannosaurus rex (ty-RAN-o-sawr-us) meaning king tyrant lizard because of its size and large teeth and claws (Greek tyrannos = tyrant + sauros = lizard; Latin rex = king), also known colloquially as T. rex and The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous... A taxidermied bandicoot Taxidermic bird (detail) at the Lightner Museum. ... In March of 1889, the British East Africa Company led by engineer Lt. ... The Ghost and the Darkness is a 1996 movie based on the book The Man-Eaters of Tsavo, depicting attacks by man-eating lions on the builders of the Uganda Railway in Tsavo in 1898 and how the lions were killed by John Henry Patterson. ...

Sue the Dinosaur

Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil skeleton currently known.

On May 17, 2000 the Field Museum unveiled Sue, the largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex fossil yet discovered. Sue is 45 feet long, stands 13 feet high at the hips and is 67 million years old. The fossil was named Sue after the paleontologist who found it — Sue Hendrickson. Sue is a permanent feature at the Field Museum. Sue's body is located on the main floor in the Stanley Field Hall. Her head was too heavy to be mounted on the rest of the body, so it located on a second floor balcony. There is no additional charge to see the exhibit. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x684, 170 KB)Sue, the largest, most complete T-rex ever discovered, at Chicagos Field Museum of Natural History. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x684, 170 KB)Sue, the largest, most complete T-rex ever discovered, at Chicagos Field Museum of Natural History. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Tyrannosaurus rex (ty-RAN-o-sawr-us) meaning king tyrant lizard because of its size and large teeth and claws (Greek tyrannos = tyrant + sauros = lizard; Latin rex = king), also known colloquially as T. rex and The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Tyrannosaurus rex (ty-RAN-o-sawr-us) meaning king tyrant lizard because of its size and large teeth and claws (Greek tyrannos = tyrant + sauros = lizard; Latin rex = king), also known colloquially as T. rex and The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous... A fossil Ammonite Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally having been dug up) are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

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Sue's original head, 2005 Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (427x640, 222 KB) Summary Sues original head, Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois. ...

Research and Education

The Field Museum is a leader in international research. The Museum currently has over 20 million specimens in its collections. It is currently working on digitizing its collection so that other scientists and the public have better access to specimens. Other work includes a joint effort between Chicago, London, and Baghdad to catalog artifacts located at the three museums that came from Kish, which is a 5,000 year old city south of Baghdad. The Museum's library comprises more than 250,000 volumes. The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London (see Wiktionary:London for the name in other languages) is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... Location of Baghdad within Iraq Buh-Buh-Buh-Baghdad (Arabic: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Province. ... Kish, an ancient city in Sumer, now in Iraq Kish, an Iranian island and city in the Persian Gulf Kish, a person in Bible The Kish Bank is a shallow in the Irish Sea, a fishing ground. ...

The Harris Educational Loan Program began in 1911. It works with area schools and families to increase education. Hundreds of items can be borrowed from the Program by teachers and parents for use outside the Museum.

Permanent Exhibits

There are many permanent exhibits located at the Field Museum for the public to enjoy. Many animal specimens are on display in the Nature Walk, Mammals of Asia, Mammals of Africa, and several other exhibits. Visitors can get an up close look at the different habitats that hundreds of animals live in.

The Grainger Hall of Gems features a large collection of diamonds and gems from around the world, even a Tiffany stained glass window. The Hall of Jades focuses on the way that the Chinese used Jade for eight thousand years. Tiffany is the name of the following: Tiffany is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States Tiffany is the stage name of Tiffany Darwish, an American pop singer known for hit songs in the 1980s like I Think Were Alone Now and Couldve Been. Her first album... A selection of antique, hand-crafted Chinese jadeite jade buttons Jade An ornamental stone, jade is a name applied to two different silicate minerals. ...

Two laboratories in the museum can be viewed by the public through glass windows. In the MacDonald's Prep Lab the public can watch as paleontologists prepare real fossils for study. The Regenstein Laboratory is a 1,600 square foot conservation and collections facility. Visitors can watch as conservators work to preserve and study objects from all over the world. A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ...

Underground Adventure 'shrinks' visitors to the size of a penny. They will get to see what insects and soil look like from that size. School groups and families will learn about the soil's biodiversity and the importance of healthy soil. There is an additional charge to see the exhibit. Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets... Soil is material capable of supporting plant life. ...

Inside Ancient Egypt offers a glimpse into what life was like for ancient Egyptians. Twenty-three human mummies are on display, as well as many animal mummies. The Exhibit features a tomb that visitors can go in - complete with 5,000 year old hieroglyphs. There are many interactive displays for both children and adults. Ancient Egypt was a civilization located along the Lower Nile, reaching from the Nile Delta in the north to as far south as Jebel Barkal at the time of its greatest extension (15th century BC). ... Mummified cat from Ancient Egypt. ... A hieroglyph is one part of an ideographic writing system that is often found carved in stone. ...

The Museum has a Native American Indian exhibit, with totem poles and traditional costumes. The area is partially under construction, but many artifacts are still on display. Located within the exhibit is the newly reconstructed Pawnee Earth Lodge. Visitors to the lodge will learn what life was like for the Pawnee. It has proven to be one of the largest attractions for the Museum, especially for school groups. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... Totem poles are carved from great trees, most often Western Redcedar, along the Pacific coast of North America. ... Pawnee The Pawnee (also Paneassa, Pari, Pariki) are a Native American tribe that historically lived along the Platte River in what is now Nebraska. ...

For many years the Museum was well known for its Life Over Time exhibit. The exhibit included information on evolution and contained most of the dinosaurs fossils that could be viewed by the public. Contained within this exhibit are the murals of Charles R. Knight, the first artist to capture dinosaurs in as life-like a manner as was possible in his time (the 20-ft mural Triceratops vs. Tyrannosaurus is familiar worldwide). The exhibit is currently closed for reconstruction and renovation, but will reopen under a new name, Evolving Planet, on March 10, 2006. This renovated exhibit will examine the evolution of life over 4 billion years, from the first organism to present day life. It will also feature an expanded dinosaur hall with dinosaurs from every era. A speculative phylogenetic tree of all living things, based on rRNA gene data, showing the separation of the three domains, bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes. ...

Other exhibits include exhibits on Tibet and China where visitors can view traditional clothing. There is an exhibit on life in Africa, where visitors can learn about the many different cultures on the continent, and an exhibit where visitors may visit several Pacific Islands. The museum houses an authentic 19th century Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke, from Tokomoru Bay, New Zealand. Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng or 藏区 Zàngqū [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... The Pacific Ocean has an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 islands; the exact number has not been precisely determined. ...

Temporary Exhibits

The Field Museum always has several temporary exhibits on display. Most are opened 6 to 11 months and can vary in subject matter.

Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption is open from October 22, 2005 - March 26, 2006. The exhibit details the events that occurred in the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Terzingno after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Objects on display include casts from human remains, household items, and jewelry found near the human remains. There is an additional charge for this exhibit. Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania. ... Herculaneum (in modern Italian formerly Resina, but since 1969 Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town of the Italian region of Campania. ... Oplontis was a town near Pompeii, Italy. ... This article is about the volcano in Italy. ...

Dinosaur Dynasty: Discoveries from China is open from May 27, 2005 - April 23, 2006. The exhibit includes several dinosaurs from China, as well as two nests with eggs. It is an exciting chance to see new and unusual dinosaurs that are not often seen in the United States of America. The dinosaurs span the 165 million years they lived in present day China. There is an additional charge for this exhibit. Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ...

Jungles is open from May 27, 2005 - March 5, 2006. The exhibit is comprised of photographs taken by Frans Lanting over the past twenty years. The photos show the beauty of the rainforests in places such as Borneo, Brazil, and Madagascar. Frans Lanting, born in 1951, is an American nature photographer. ... A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall. ... Borneo and Sulawesi Borneo (politically divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei) is the third largest island in the world. ...

Transforming Tradition: Pottery from Mata Ortiz is open from July 1, 2005 - May 31, 2006. The exhibit presents the work of contemporary artists from Mata Ortiz who have revived the art of painted ceramic vessels. The current potters base their designs and styles off of ancient pots found in a cave in the region. The pottery has helped to bring wealth to the town of Mata Ortiz. Over twenty vessels, donated by Leo and Lois Damkroger, are on display. Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Near the ancient ruins of Casas Grandes in northern Chihuahua, Mexico, just south of the San Luis Mountains, a new artistic movement is flourishing. ...

Design Innovations in Manufactured Housing is open from February 4, 2005 - January 16, 2006. This exhibits examines the history of manufactured housing and the ways it has changed through the years. A diagram of a Manufactured house being placed on supports. ...

Trash to Treasure: Salvage Archaeology in the Field Museum's Backyard. The Field Museum rests on rubble from the Great Chicago Fire. During recent construction at the Museum many artifacts have been found. The findings prompted the opening of this exhibit. Archaeology or archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech/discourse) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains and environmental data, including architecture, artifacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harpers Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from October 8 to October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying several square miles in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Insects: 105 Years of Collecting. The Field Museum has one of the largest collections of insects in the world. This exhibit displays some of the most interesting pieces in the collection, along with stories from collectors. Orders Subclass Apterygota Symphypleona - globular springtails Subclass Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) Subclass Dicondylia Monura - extinct Thysanura (common bristletails) Subclass Pterygota Diaphanopteroidea - extinct Palaeodictyoptera - extinct Megasecoptera - extinct Archodonata - extinct Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Blattodea (cockroaches) Mantodea (mantids) Isoptera (termites) Zoraptera Grylloblattodea Dermaptera (earwigs) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets...

Upcoming Exhibits

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is open from May 26, 2006 - January 1, 2007. This is one of the most exciting exhibits to come to the Field Museum. The exhibit will contain 130 artifacts, including many from the Valley of the Kings. The artifacts are between 3,300 and 3,500 years old. Fifty of the objects are from King Tutankhamun's tomb, including his crown. A portrait of the young Tutankhamun by Winifred Brunton. ... This article refers to the historical Pharaoh. ... View over the East Valley The Valley of the Kings, or Wadi el-Muluk (وادي الملوك) in Arabic, is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. ...

Gregor Mendel: Genius of Genetics is open from September 15, 2006 - April 1, 2007. This exhibit will examine the ground breaking work of Gregor Mendel. Visitors will be able to see his original manuscripts and scientific equipment. Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... Gregor Johann Mendel Gregor Johann Mendel (July 20, 1822 – January 6, 1884) was an Austrian monk who is often called the father of genetics for his study of the inheritance of traits in pea plants. ...

Gallery

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External links

• The Field Museum