Field Museum of Natural History

Shark tooth weapons lead to biodiversity discovery

2013-04-03 14:25:00

The shark tooth weapons were the kind of cool stuff that drew marine conservation biologist Joshua Drew to the Field Museum�of natural history in Chicago. The postdoctoral researcher was admittedly a bit burned out from a job search and the demands of a...

Review: 'Charles R. Knight' by Richard Milner

2012-07-22 00:00:00

-------------------- Charles R. Knight The Artist Who Saw Through Time Richard Milner Abrams: $40, 180 pp. -------------------- Although his is not a household name, Charles R. Knight (1874-1953) created paintings of dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats,...

Gregory Parkinson's winning style

2011-05-29 00:00:00

In 2008, at the peak of the financial crisis and with the disappointing sales figures of his last collection hanging over him, Los Angeles-based fashion designer Gregory Parkinson went for broke, using rare fabrics from his archive to create his most...

Elizabeth Brumfiel dies at 66; feminist archaeologist

2012-01-17 00:00:00

Elizabeth Brumfiel, a widely recognized scholar in the field of feminist archaeology who studied Aztec culture, examining not only the functional and economic significance of ancient relics but what scholars learned about changing gender roles and...

Dinosaur Hall holds something big

2011-07-03 00:00:00

There is nothing juvenile about the three Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons at the heart of the Natural History Museum's new Dinosaur Hall, crouching with their great heads and menacing teeth hovering just above an unlucky duck-billed Edmontosaurus skeleton &#...

Monster Mash: Occupy Museums takes root; NPR sides with Simeone

2011-10-21 16:32:55

Monster Mash: London riots impact theaters; Ai Weiwei lashes out

2011-08-10 16:33:12

L.A.'s MOCA and other museums participate in 'Ask a Curator'

2010-08-31 16:32:55

L.A.'s Japanese American National Museum wins federal medal for excellence, and $10,000

2010-11-16 21:32:36

Art review: Ken Gonzales-Day at Las Cienegas Projects

2011-03-25 21:33:15

Natural History Museum to raise admission price to $12 on May 11

2011-04-29 21:33:19

Illinois may deny tourists free admission to Chicago museums

2011-05-06 16:33:05

Catholic education reform group Cristo Rey Network has elected Randy Kurtz as its president and chief executive officer. Kurtz succeeds interim president the Rev. Joseph P. Parkes. Kurtz was previously head of Midwest corporate finance at Deutsche Bank.

2013-05-13 12:42:00

Margaret Nelson holds a puppet as she and others protest drones at the Boeing annual meeting Monday at the Field Museum.

2013-04-29 09:23:00

The Anti-War Committee of Chicago staged a protest at the Field Museum in Chicago where Boeing was holding their annual stockholders meeting.

2013-04-29 00:00:00