Chicago - Field Museum of Natural History 
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Originally called the Columbian Museum of Chicago, the Field Museum of Natural History was founded in 1893 to showcase the biological and anthropological collections gathered for the World Columbian Exposition. The name changed in 1905 to honor Marshall Field, the department store owner, art patron and major benefactor of the museum. The permanent collection features approximately 20 million artifacts and specimens covering a variety of disciplines including geology, botany, zoology and anthropology.
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The museum sponsors a variety of research and educational programs and houses an extensive natural history library with around 250,000 texts.
Address:
Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605-2496, United States
Phone: 1 (312) 922-9410, Fax: 1 (312) 427-7269
Phone: 1 (312) 922-9410, Fax: 1 (312) 427-7269
Hours:
9am-5pm
Always closed on: Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Discount: Wednesday
Parking: Pay
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides: Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service, Wheelchair loan or rental
Transit: Buses: #6 Jeffery Express, bus #146 Marine Michigan, #12 Roosevelt Road. Subway: Red, orange and green lines stop at Roosevelt Road and State Street
Typical Visit: 5 hours
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Egyptian Mummy dating 1080 to 712 BC in the Chicago Field Museum.
Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
Columns at the entrance of the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History.
