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The Field Museum is located at Chicago's Museum Campus. It was incorporated in 1893 as the Columbian Museum of Chicago with its purpose the "accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history." In 1905, the Museum's name was changed to Field Museum of Natural History to honor the Museum's first major benefactor, Marshall Field, and to better reflect its focus on the natural sciences.

The Field Museum was founded to house the biological and  anthropological collections assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. These objects form the core of the Museum's collections which have grown through world-wide expeditions, exchange, purchase, and gifts to more than twenty million specimens. The collections form the foundation of the Museum's exhibition,  research and education programs, which are further informed by a world-class natural history library of more than 250,000 volumes.

The Museum's permanent exhibits include topics such as bird habitats, African culture, animal biology, sea mammals, gems, fossils, eskimos, Native American cultures, and much, much more. Check the Museum's website for current temporary exhibits. You won't want to miss everyone's favorite, Sue, the world's largest, most complete, and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex.

• See our new Field Museum Video.
• See our Guide to the Field Museum.

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