<p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Visiting Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History </strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Today the Field Museum is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. Explore the museum’s vast collections as you roam the many galleries and learn to appreciate the world in which we live during your time at Chicago’s Field Museum.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Field Museum Exhibits</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Holding the answers to fundamental questions about our planet, its life and cultures, over 25 million objects make up the museum’s collections throughout its many exhibits.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Abbott Hall of Conservation: Restoring Earth</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Travel with scientists by boat or helicopter to remote locations to protect huge tracts of wilderness or journey to the depths of lush Peruvian forests and discover rare and remarkable living treasures. The <em>Abbott Hall of Conservation: Restoring Earth</em> displays the many ways in which the Field Museum is leading the way in conservation.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Sue the T. rex</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Measuring in at 42 feet long from snout to tail, Sue, the Tyrannosaurus rex is known worldwide as the largest, best-preserved and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. Marvel at her size, examine her original skull from all sides and discover the facts, theories and speculations about the magnificent creature.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Inside Ancient Egypt </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Examine floor-to-ceiling hieroglyphs portraying the offerings to sustain a person’s spirit for eternity. Discover one of the largest collections of mummies found in any U.S, museum. Visit an ancient Egyptian marketplace filled with ceramics, jewelry, games and other ancient Egyptian artifacts. <em>Inside Ancient Egypt</em> demonstrates how Egyptian customs give clues</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> to their lives on Earth and to what ancient Egyptians might have had in common with the people of today.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Evolving Planet</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><em>Evolving Planet</em> presents natural history scientists’ views on the origin and early evolution of human life. Journey through the past as you explore unique fossils, animated videos, interactive displays and recreated sea-and landscapes that all share the story of evolution.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Underground Adventure</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Meet a giant wolf spider. Observe the different approaches invertebrates take raising their young. Gain perspective on how plant roots, seeds and fungus find nourishment from the soil. <em>Underground Adventure</em> reveals soil to be home to an incredible diversity of living things and demonstrates how not one single plant or animal could survive without it.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>The Ancient Americas</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Walk through a replica of an 800-year-old pueblo. Explore the Aztecs history, heritage and culture. Step into the world of Ice Age mammoth hunters. <em>The Ancient Americas</em> exhibit will take you on a journey through 13,000 years of human ingenuity and achievements in the Western Hemisphere.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Hall of Jades</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Featuring over 450 objects, <em>Hall of Jades</em> is a stunning exhibit that allows you to journey through China’s past from prehistoric burials through its two thousand years as the world’s most enduring empire.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">The Maori Meeting House is a spiritual outpost for sharing the Maori people of New Zealand’s heritage, history and culture. Originally built on Tokomaru Bay in 1881, its one of the only three such buildings that can be found outside of New Zealand.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Pacific Spirits </strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Boasting one of the best collections of Melanesian treasures, the <em>Pacific Spirits</em> exhibit takes you halfway around the world and 100 years into the past to witness sacred customs that once thrived in the region. Admire ceremonial masks. Play wooden slit drums. Get a glimpse inside a traditional Men’s House, once the ceremonial center of a Melanesia village. </span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Grainger Hall of Gems</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">See the natural beauty and magical transformation of the Earth’s gems. Grainger Hall of Gems features rare jewels and gold objects from around the world and creations by some of the world’s top designers. It’s the most comprehensive exhibition of its kind.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Traveling the Pacific </strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Visit a recreated Tahitian marketplace; examine an outrigger canoe that once skimmed the waves among the Marshall Islands; or explore the roles of men and women in New Guinea in the early 1900s. <em>Traveling the Pacific </em>is an exhibit that takes a look at the intersection between geography and culture that shapes life on the Pacific Islands to this day.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Africa</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">From the scene of a holy day in the capital city of Senegal to a research station on the Great Rift Valley, the <em>Africa </em>exhibit samples the many cultures and environments of the vast and varied African continent. </span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>DNA Discovery Center</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Talk to scientists every weekday from 11 am until noon and get answers to your basic and complex questions about DNA and how DNA research is changing what we know about life on Earth in the <em>DNA Discovery Center</em>.</span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>McDonald’s Fossil Prep Lab</strong></span></p> <p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Get a behind-the-scenes look at scientists at work in the <em>McDonald’s Fossil Prep Lab</em>, featuring microscopes, mini-jackhammers, mini-circular saws; and watch them shoot baking soda that is strong enough to whittle away rock, but soft enough not to damage precious fossils.</span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size: 14px;">Don’t forget to stop by the Field Store. With a vast collection of gifts including unique jewelry, Egyptian treasures, stuffed Tyrannosaurus rex and much more, you’ll find the perfect keepsake to remember your time at Field Museum, or something special for a loved one. </span></p>