Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 13-24 of 221
» View ktuu.com items only
    Mar 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Exhibit at Field Museum sheds light on Lascaux caves

    “It's almost too beautiful,” said the first scientist to descend into the Lascaux caves, according to “Scenes From the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux,” an important and highly engaging new exhibit at the Field Museum.
    “It's almost too beautiful,” said the first scientist to descend into the Lascaux caves, according to “Scenes From the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux,” an important and highly engaging new exhibit at the Field Museum....

    Tags: Arts, Gerard Depardieu, Museums, Tour Operations Industry, Science and Technology

    2. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Woman, 92, visits gorilla she cared for as a girl

    Before the rest of the world fell in love with Bushman the gorilla at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, the popular primate captured the heart of a little girl in Africa who helped care for him as a baby.
    Tribune reporter
    Before the rest of the world fell in love with Bushman the gorilla at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, the popular primate captured the heart of a little girl in Africa who helped care for him as a baby. On Sunday, Winifred Smith, 92, and her family...

    Tags: Lincoln Park Zoo, New Year's Day

    3. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Candid Candace: Civic leaders honored at Landmarks gala

    Landmarks Illinois celebrated its seventh and largest fundraiser at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago on March 7, with more than 500 patrons in attendance. Leslie Hindman, John W. McCarter Jr. and Target Corp. were named "Legendary Landmarks."
    Landmarks Illinois celebrated its seventh and largest fundraiser at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago on March 7, with more than 500 patrons in attendance. Leslie Hindman, John W. McCarter Jr. and Target Corp. were named "Legendary Landmarks." "We are...

    Tags: Chicago Loop, Union (McHenry, Illinois), Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Target Brands, Inc.

    4. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Chicago museums reeling after building sprees

    The turn of the millennium was a heady time for many Chicago cultural institutions. Cheap loans, high investment returns and swelling endowments spawned a slew of new attractions along the lakefront and around downtown.
    The turn of the millennium was a heady time for many Chicago cultural institutions. Cheap loans, high investment returns and swelling endowments spawned a slew of new attractions along the lakefront and around downtown. The Art Institute built its Modern...

    Tags: Pension and Welfare, Adler Planetarium, University of Chicago, Arts, Layoffs and Downsizing

    5. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Tribune special report: Cultural cash crunch

    In the years before the global financial crisis hit, many of Chicago’s cultural institutions took on major financial risks by borrowing tens of millions of dollars to fund expansions, renovations and other big-ticket projects.
    Tribune reporters
    In the years before the global financial crisis hit, many of Chicago’s cultural institutions took on major financial risks by borrowing tens of millions of dollars to fund expansions, renovations and other big-ticket projects. Some major...

    Tags: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Economy, Business and Finance, University of Chicago, Arts, Museums

    6. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Looming budget cuts at Field concern curators

    Pushing back against a cost-cutting plan to overhaul scientific research at the Field Museum, curators are meeting this afternoon with museum president Richard Lariviere.
    Pushing back against a cost-cutting plan to overhaul scientific research at the Field Museum, curators are meeting this afternoon with museum president Richard Lariviere. Several said they hope to share concerns about his planned restructuring of the...

    Tags: Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Chicago, Museums, Students

    7. Mar 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Dinosaur-size debt

    For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue.
    For many people the defining moment in the Field Museum's recent history was the bid at a 1997 auction that made Chicago home to the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known as Sue. But that choice could have far less impact on the Field's future than another...

    Tags: Rentals, Adler Planetarium, Arts, Museums, Biology

    8. Mar 6, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Ocean wonders abound in Field Museum's 'Creatures of Light'

    It's dark in the rooms that hold the new exhibition at the Field Museum, dark almost like in the deep ocean where many of the featured "Creatures of Light" live.
    It's dark in the rooms that hold the new exhibition at the Field Museum, dark almost like in the deep ocean where many of the featured "Creatures of Light" live. It's dim enough to get you wondering if you, too, after enough time in an environment...

    Tags: Science, Entertainment Events, Museums, Nobel Prize Awards, Science and Technology

    9. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Signing up for summer camp

    Frigid February temperatures notwithstanding, it's not too early to plan where to send the kids to camp this summer. Throughout the city and the suburbs, a number of museums, botanical gardens and zoos offer hands-on learning experiences built around scientific and environmental principles. Here are just a few to consider, and if you're interested, don't wait — some fill up before the temperatures rise.
    Frigid February temperatures notwithstanding, it's not too early to plan where to send the kids to camp this summer. Throughout the city and the suburbs, a number of museums, botanical gardens and zoos offer hands-on learning experiences built around...

    Tags: Science, Lincoln Park Zoo, Adler Planetarium, Museums, Science and Technology

    10. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Save the Field Museum's mammals

    The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was established in 1919 for the purpose of promoting the study of mammals, as well as providing information for public policy, resource management, conservation, and education.  With more than 2,000 current...

    Tags: Conservation, Science, Environmental Issues, Museums, Science and Technology

    11. Jan 25, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Zigzagging along the Chicago Cultural Mile

    At first glance, the Chicago Cultural Mile ("Where Culture & Commerce Meet") resembles nothing so much as a gerrymandered congressional district.
    At first glance, the Chicago Cultural Mile ("Where Culture & Commerce Meet") resembles nothing so much as a gerrymandered congressional district. According to its website, this officially arty and mercantile stretch begins at Michigan Avenue and the...

    Tags: Capital Bank Corporation, McCormick Place, Starbucks Corp., Adler Planetarium, Arts

    12. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Emanuel to accept online applications for Ald. Sandi Jackson successor

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday night that he will accept online applications from people who want to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson and ask a committee to winnow the field of contenders.
    Clout Street
    Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Wednesday night that he will accept online applications from people who want to succeed former 7th Ward Ald. Sandi Jackson and ask a committee to winnow the field of contenders. The web site will be up Friday and the panel will...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Local Elections, Richard F. Mell, Cook County Government, Personal Weapon Control

< Previous • 1  2  3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-19 • Next >
Original site for Field Museum of Natural History topic gallery.
Loading...
 
 

Date:

Credit:

User-submitted

Tags:

Rate:
Sending...

E-mail this photo

Error: malformed email address(es)
Both "from" and "recipient" email fields are required.

Recipient E-mail Addresses

(up to 3, separated by commas) Send me a copy.

From:

e-mail | buy this photo | link to photo
Field Museum of Natural History Photos
Catholic education reform group Cristo Rey Network has...
(May 13, 2013)
Randy Kurtz, president and CEO, Cristo Rey Network
The Anti-War Committee of Chicago staged a protest at t...
(April 29, 2013)
Boeing protest
The Field Museum's brachiosaurus is outfitted with a Ch...
(April 22, 2013)
Field Museum's dinosaur gets dressed for Hawks playoff run
 » All 136 Field Museum of Natural History photos