This month's museum pick...

by Sheri Leigh

As one of the major natural history museums in the world, The Field Museum offers opportunities to learn via collections, exhibits and educational programs of extraordinary breadth and depth. The following pages provide an introduction to the Museum, the many opportunities we offer, and will help you plan your next visit with us.

Planning Your Visit includes our hours of operation, general phone numbers, admission fees, how to get here, where to park, accessibility information, where to eat while you're here, where to find that special gift in one of our Museum Shops. Floor plans and other information will help you prepare for your first or returning visit to The Field Museum.

Museum in Brief provides an introduction to The Field Museum - its founding, world-class natural history collections, public learning programs, and research. Here you'll find the Museum's mission statement, information on our two Centers for culture and the environment, and profiles of our executive staff.

Opportunities abound at The Field Museum - for employment, volunteering and study. See what jobs are open and how to apply. Find out how you can volunteer to work behind the scenes or on the exhibit floor. Here students and scientists may find information on our scholarship and research grant opportunities to work with our collections and research scientists.

Getting Involved includes information on membership, volunteer programs and our Friends Groups. Members receive many special privileges including priority admission to all special exhibits, discounts on workshops, classes and field trips, invitations to member's only events, including Member's Night - the ever-popular behind the scenes event that takes you deep into our collections and laboratories

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