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Field Museum Exhibits

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
May 26, 2006 — January 1, 2007

More than 3,000 years after his reign, King Tutankhamun, the celebrated “boy-king,” became a cultural phenomenon in the United States and around the world. Now, King Tutankhamun comes to Chicago in a spectacular new exhibition, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.

See nearly 120 dazzling Egyptian treasures from the tombs of Tut and his royal relatives, many of which have never before traveled outside Egypt!

Visitors to the new exhibition—twice the size of the original 1977 exhibition—will view stunning artifacts that portray the splendors of life and death in the 18th Dynasty, the Era in which King Tutankhamun and his family ruled. Called the “Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” this period produced some of Egypt’s most famous rulers and most exquisite works of art.

Take a look at the breathtaking golden diadem of King Tutankhamun. Witness a tender scene between Tutankhamun and his young wife, engraved in silver and gold. And most poignant of all, see the child-sized throne of ebony, ivory, and gold, from which the boy king ruled all of Egypt.

A special section of the exhibition explores the mystery of Tutankhamun’s death using the marvels of modern CT scanning technology. And a realistic, life-sized bust made using data from these scans lets us look into the face of the young pharaoh for the first time.

Evolving Planet
Opens March 10, 2006

What did the world look like through the eyes of a 500-million-year-old trilobite? What could you see and hear in the swampy forest that was Chicago…300 million years ago? How would it feel to touch the face of our early human cousins?

Evolving Planet takes visitors on an awe-inspiring journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth, from single-celled organisms to towering dinosaurs and our extended human family. Unique fossils, animated videos, hands-on interactive displays, and recreated sea- and landscapes help tell the compelling story of evolution—the single process that connects everything that’s ever lived

Field Museum Calender of Events

Schedule of Exhibits and Events--2006

Schingoethe Center For Native American Studies

Schedule of Exhibits--2004-2005

"Remembering Martha Schingoethe"
A special exhibit honoring the memory and vision of Martha Dunham Schingoethe (1919-2004), one of our founding benefactors.

"Museum of the Mysteries"
An interactive exhibit that "lets you be the curator," discovering the meaning of Native-American artifacts. Winner of the "Superior Achievement Award" from the Illinois Association of Museums.

"The Tarahumara of Copper Canyon"
Arts and hand craft traditions from a unique community in northern Mexico.

"Native Peoples of Illinois: There's No Place Like Home"
Newly installed in the Education Gallery, featuring a full-size woodlands wigwam, campsite, and the award-wiinning exhibit "Native Peoples of Illinois."

"Nizhoni Gallery"
Devoted to items from our extensive collection of Southwest Native American art and artifacts: Kachinas, jewelry, pottery, and more.

"Silver and Turquoise--Jewelry of the Southwest"
Selections from the Center's extensive collection of Hopi, Zuni, and Navajo jewelry, together with the history of jewelry in the cultures of the Southwest tribes. Open from September 23, 2003.

"Children in Native America"

How did they grow up? How did they learn? What did they wear? What did they do, and what did they play with? Artifacts and photographs tell the story, from prehistoric to modern times. Includes material on the Native American Boarding Schools. Open from September 23, 2003

Schedule of Lectures

SciTech Events

SciTech Museum in Aurora has a new exhibit, Dinosaurios Argentinos, with 20 exhibits of bones, skulls, dinosaur tracks, lifelike replicas, and complete skeletons, opening March 27, 2006 - September 4, 2006

The largest predator to ever walk the earth, Giganotosaurus
The largest articulated dinosaur hand
Two of the earliest known dinosaurs, Eoraptor and Herrerasaurus
Aquatic reptiles from Antartica
A nest of Mussaurus (the "mouse dinosaur")
8 complete skeletons, and 16 different dinosaurs and ancient reptiles
Dinosaurs never seen before in the US, some never seen in any other exhibition!

ORIENTAL INSTITUTE EVENTS

ORIENTAL INSTITUTE

Breasted Hall, 1155 East 58th St., Chicago.

Sunday Film Series

Admission free, docent-led tours following film. Contact: 773-702-9521.

Sunday afternoons at 1:30 PM you can enjoy the best in documentary films on the ancient Near East at the Oriental Institute. Unless otherwise noted, films run 30-50 minutes. Admission is free.

ORIENTAL INSTITUTE WINTER COURSES

Lecture Series

A Series of Free Lectures presented by the Membership Department of the Oriental Institute. Pre-registration required. Contact: 773-702-9513 for more info.

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