The Field Museum, Chicago

Chicago's Field Museum is one of the world's great institutions of science, environment, and culture, focusing on research and public learning. Over 225 Field Museum scientists conduct work in over 40 countries and in state-of-the art laboratories. Field Museum scientists study a treasury of nearly 23 million specimens and objects from ancient mummies, to plants and animals, to Sue, the biggest and most complete T. rex ever found.

Formed from the collections of the World Columbian Exposition in 1893, the Museum first opened its doors to the public in a one million-square-foot, neo-classical building in 1921. Today it presides over Chicago's lakefront Museum Campus, its majestic halls and acres of exhibitions welcoming visitors from all over the world.

Throughout the Museum, nearly forty exhibitions engage visitors in the excitement and adventure of learning. Visitors can explore an Egyptian tomb; watch real fossils being uncovered by skilled preparators; discover the world of soil science; and enjoy our ever-changing roster of important and engaging temporary exhibitions from around the world.

The Field Museum is proud to be a collaborator on the Darwin exhibition. This exhibition, and the Field's own new 27,000-square foot permanent exhibition, Evolving Planet (opening in March 2006), are the latest example of how The Field Museum fulfills its public obligation to share current science with a broad public.

For more information, call 312-922-9410 or visit www.fieldmuseum.org.