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An Apollonaut travel guide
Moments in a longer story.
Selected milestones in the history of the Field Museum.
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Museum, building and collections
These dates describe the place you can learn about here. They are not a company timeline for Apollonaut.
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1893
A world’s fair
The museum grows out of the World’s Columbian Exposition; Illinois incorporates it on 16 September.
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1905
A new name
The Columbian Museum of Chicago becomes the Field Museum of Natural History.
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1921
The move to the lakefront
The museum moves from Jackson Park to its new building by Daniel Burnham and Pierce Anderson.
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1975
A listed landmark
The building is added to the National Register of Historic Places on 5 September.
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17 May 2000
SUE unveiled
The Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton goes on display.
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Today
Evolving Planet
SUE stands in the Griffin Halls of Evolving Planet.
Follow the stories behind the dates
A timeline is a beginning. The longer history introduces the people and places; the sources below provide further context.
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Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
