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Field Museum story time celebrates Arab American Heritage Month • Apr. 16, 2025, 1:22 PM ET (CBS)
Story time for families honors Arab American Heritage Month at Field Museum • Apr. 16, 2025, 1:22 PM ET (CBS)
Changing Face of Science exhibit on display at Field Museum • Apr. 14, 2025, 8:22 AM ET (CBS)
Chicago Field Museum to showcase Pong Pong tree seeds featured in "The White Lotus" season 3 • Apr. 10, 2025, 4:17 AM ET (CBS)

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Also Known As Columbian Museum • Field Museum of Natural History
Date 1893 - present
Related People Malvina Hoffman • Carl E. Akeley • Frederic Ward Putnam • William Henry Holmes

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Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Sue, a dinosaur fossil (Tyrannosaurus rex)
downtown Chicago
Archaeopteryx: The holy grail of fossils
Learn about the discovery of dinosaur “Sue” and the competition between collectors
How are birds and dinosaurs related?
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