Kids in the PlayLab make music (or joyful noise) with instruments from around the world.

Crown Family PlayLab

Regenstein Halls of the Pacific

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Inside Ancient Egypt

Visitors explore a bird’s-eye view replica of Teotihuacan, the largest city in the Americas (and one of the largest in the world) between AD 100 and 700.

Robert R. McCormick Halls of the Ancient Americas

View of the circular interior of the Pawnee Earth Lodge, with various replica objects displayed around the circular hearth in the center and on the walls.

Pawnee Earth Lodge

Two visitors sit together on a bench, looking at life-size sculptures of people by Malvina Hoffman. In the foreground several bronze busts are displayed in a glass case.

Looking at Ourselves: Rethinking the Sculptures of Malvina Hoffman

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A three-quarter view of the front of the Maori Meeting HouseCarvings decorate the house’s walls and beams. At the apex of the gabled roof are two carved faces. One is Ruatepupuke, for whom this house is named.

Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II

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How a visit to the Field inspired Betye Saar's art

Sitting on a couch, Mojina Mote holds a framed photo of herself as a young girl.

Home Is Where the Jaki Is

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72 years later, Field Museum staff presented Mojina Mote, who now lives in Enid with her son Terry, with a print of the photo.

The Relevance of Native America to Black History

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A group of African American women suffragists pose for a photo. On the left, closest to the camera, Nannie Helen Burroughs holds a banner that reads, "Banner State Woman's National Baptist Convention."

Be Determined about Democracy

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Suffragist Nannie Helen Burroughs leads fellow activists in the early 1900s.

Anthropologists on Racism and the History of Inequality

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What Native Staff Are Reflecting On During Native American Heritage Month

Several ceramic bowls rest on the seafloor, stuck together along with corroded iron and remnants of sea life.

What We’re Still Uncovering from an 800-Year-Old Shipwreck

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What We're Still Uncovering from an 800-Year-Old Shipwreck

A woman, Maritza Garcia, wearing a light blue dress and a headdress with a feather, performs a dance in front of onlookers at the land acknowledgment ceremony.

Making Room for Native American Voices

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How We're Speaking Up For Science

A small crocodile mummy wrapped in brown cloth with the eyes drawn on, and other similar bundles in the background

Animal Mummies for Sale in Ancient Egypt

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Archaeological ruins in the outline of a house, with trees and mountains in the background

What Ancient Houses Tell Us About McMansions

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A larger house in El Palmillo, a site in Oaxaca, Mexico

Two images, one of a man with braids in a chef's coat plating several identical dishes; and several cobs of corn of different colors laid out flat

The Sioux Chef: Reinvigorating Indigenous Food Systems

Two images, one of a man with braids in a chef's coat plating several identical dishes; and several cobs of corn of different colors laid out flat. Sean Sherman by Rina Oh for the James Beard Foundation. Corn cobs from Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, in the Museum's collection.

A necklace made of beads and pointy teeth, resting on a wooden surface

How to Save Giant Tropical Fruit Bats

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Flying fox teeth strung into a necklace and used as currency on the island of Makira.

Can Peace be Purchased?

Old city ruins, including a pyramid and a central square

Can We Learn from the History of Ancient Cities?

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The Pyramid of the Sun and the Street of the Dead at Teotihuacan. Photo: Linda M. Nicholas.

A woman sitting at a dashboard in front of many computer screens

Women in Science: Alaka Wali, Curator of North American Anthropology

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Detail of intricate wood carving, with a man with a sword and a horse depicted

The Tushanwan Jesuit Orphanage Wooden Screen

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A section of a rug with stylized depictions of blue sky with clouds, green and brown mountains, and farmland with cows

Native American Code Talkers: Language Diversity at Work

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Four dried corn cobs that are shades of purple, orange, and brown

The Amazing Journey of Maize

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Left: Pieces of eggshell and small bones laid out in rows. Right: A young boy and an older woman carry live turkeys by the feet through a market.

Unearthing Evidence of Turkey Domestication 1,500 Years Ago

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Left: Turkey bones and eggshells from 1,500 years ago discovered in Oaxaca, Mexico. Right: A boy with domestic turkeys in Oaxaca. Both images 

Two adults and a small child walk through the Ancient Americas exhibition. A map of the globe is on the wall to the left, and many pots are in a display case to the right.

Not So Simple: Understanding the History Behind Columbus Day

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Saving a River from Poison

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A man stands smiling in front of an outdoor art installation, while several other people explore behind him.

A Cultural Trail on Chicago's South Lakefront

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Stabilizing the Plaster on Minirdis’ Coffin

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Conservator Morgan Nau stabilizes plaster fills with adhesive injected with a syringe. Photo credit: JP Brown. Object number 111517.

Stabilizing the Plaster on Minirdis' Coffin

Mummy Brains

Radiography of a Baining Mask

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Africa's Meaning to Non-Africans

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Easter Island’s society might not have collapsed

New Field Museum exhibition Chicago’s Legacy Hula anchors inaugural  Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Field Museum debuts Chicago’s Legacy Hula the first exhibition to explore the migration of Native Hawaiians to Chicago

Cyrus Tang Hall of China

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Imane Ayissi, Mbeuk Idourrou collection, Paris, France. Autumn/Winter collection, 2019

Africa Fashion

Connecting Threads—Africa Fashion in Chicago

Native American Heritage Month Celebration

Celebrate Juneteenth at the Field Museum

Africa Hall 30th Anniversary Celebration

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