The Field Museum is situated in North America, precisely in Chicago, Ilinois state being funded in 1893. The museum has several historical exhibitions and decorative objects, archaeological objects, scientist.

The main purpose of the Field Museum is to concentrate on accumulating and disseminating of knowledge over 20 million biological collections. Besides that, the great museum has to offer several programs about how could people educate themselves.

After the museum was built, it was known as the Columbian Museum of Chicago. But 12 years layer, in 1905, the name of the Field Museum became longer: The Field Museum of Natural History for the reason to to honor Marshall F, the benefactor of the first major of the museum.

But the collections of biological arts have composed the exhibition of the museum.

Through these exhibits we could mention for example the bird habitats, African culture, animal biology, 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.

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