rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

Yesterday I had to deliver my wife to a conference in Chicago, so we decided to spend to the earlier part of the day at The Field Museum, which was originally financed by Marshall Field, a very successful Chicago merchant.

Like most museums in Chicago, the 1921 Field Museum is located on parkland between the city proper and the lake. City planners included lots of parkland when they rethought the city after The Fire.


I took this view of "Stanley Field Hall" later in the day, as they were preparing for a big event. The blue circles on the floor show where Sue the T-Rex will eventually stand.


These days the museum seems to be more anthropology than anything else. While waiting for my wife to finish reading her way through the how-people-came-to-the-Americas exhibit, I engaged in some people watching.


One of the hallway displays is of meteors. The table in the background features a small one from Hamlet IN, an aptly named town near to where I live.


All these museums seem to be fascinated by the orient.


And these days, right-thinking people who talk about China will give equal time time to Tibet.


I'm guessing these bronze figures were more valuable to a previous generation of curators, but today they're in the middle of a basement hallway near the cafeteria.


Even though dinosaurs are a minor part of their collection measured by allocation of floor space, it is a major part of their marketing to kids {duh}

TonyBot

Hope you get to see more of the city. If you have time, go up to the observation platforms in the Willard/Sears tower - or take a river tour. Quite an experience!

ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas

Very good series Rehess.