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1927: The Stevens Hotel — then the largest hotel in the world — opened on Michigan Avenue. The $30 million, 28-story towers contained 3,000 rooms, an 18-hole rooftop miniature golf course complete ...
More than 550 students from 46 Chicago Public Schools took part in the second annual STEAM Fest at the Field Museum, hosted ...
1896: The Tribune received a scoop on the Spanish-American War via telegram: Cmdr. George Dewey’s “complete victory” at Manila Bay in the Philippines. Without losing a man or a ship, Dewey’s squadron ...
From coding bots to building racetracks, CPS students took over the Field Museum for a NASCAR-fueled STEM showdown.
Hundreds of Chicago Public Schools students showed off their STEM skills at the NASCAR design challenge at the Field Museum Thursday.
the Indianapolis ABCs beat the visiting Chicago American Giants in the Negro National League’s inaugural game. 1921: The Field Museum opened to visitors in its current space off DuSable Lake ...
which include admissions to the museum. The Chicago CityPASS also covers access to a 3D film. The Field Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but no visitors are admitted after 4 p.m. The ...
In 1995, Gibson earned his bachelor’s degree from the Art Institute of Chicago. As an undergrad, he had worked at the Field Museum, on the staff established by the Native American Graves ...
Workman. It evokes images of dogged determination, of dusty boots and early mornings, of one who toils not for the sake of glory but because the work itself is sacred. And now, how fitting, how poetic ...
The Last of Us has just kicked off its second season…once again leaving fans wondering if a fungus could really infect billions of people? Well, researchers at the Field Museum are working to ...