That name does not automatically sound like a fun-filled adventurous day. This museum goes back to 1893 and the World Columbian Exposition held in Chicago. The museum is named after Marshall Field (yes, as in the store named for him as well) who, as an early supporter donated 1 million dollars to this venture. While these are a few facts about the place, it is indeed an exciting and often magical place to visit.
The museum is near the lakefront and downtown on what is now called the Museum Campus. This whole area has become quite a lively place to visit almost any day as locals and tourists go from spot to spot. The Field is very large and the items on display are only a very small fraction of what they have stored, as is the case with many museums.
Over the years there have been a number of traveling exhibits that are as monumental as the building itself. The first that comes to mind was the King Tut exhibit where people stood in line for hours just waiting to get in the building! And yes, it was worth the wait, but will probably never go on tour again.
Currently there are a couple of special exhibits. One is on dinosaurs and is appropriate for most ages to view, but a little scary for some. One of the ones we went to is on Tattoo’s and is for adults. With the societal changes, it is now the norm to see a young man or woman with a full sleeve tattoo. This exhibit goes back to early days of tattoo and the reasons why people did them.
It is a very full day just trying to see some of the special items on display. This comes highly recommended as a great place to take the entire family.
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Love the Field Museum. Glad you included a picture of Sue.
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Thanks, I agree it is one of my favorites, just a great place.
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Wow those are some really intense tattoos, I enjoyed looking at your photos from your visit to the museum!
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Thanks. I agree, I can’t even imagine how many hours it took to complete those tattoos. The worst would be not sitting down for a long time.
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