Exhibitions

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Revisit the incredible array of exhibits previously shown at the FIeld Museum. Learn more below.

Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art From The British Museum

Apr 25, 2003

to Aug 12, 2003

Temporary Exhibition

Exhibition ran from April 25 - August 12 2003. In Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art From The British Museum, you’ll see 144 stunning artworks drawn from the world’s most important collection of Egyptian art outside Cairo.

Baseball As America

Feb 8, 2003

to Jul 20, 2003

Temporary Exhibition

Exhibition ran from February 8 - July 20, 2003. Baseball As America is the first time that cherished treasures from our national pastime have left The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

Pearls

Jun 28, 2002

to Jan 5, 2003

Temporary Exhibition

Exhibition ran from Jun 28 2002 - Jan 5 2003. Magical, mysterious, and radiant, pearls are the only gems born of a living organism. They come from the bottom of the world’s oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams. And they emerge from their watery origins perfectly luminous, not needing to be cut and polished. See the most spectacular collection of pearls ever assembled...

Cleopatra of Egypt: From History to Myth

Oct 20, 2001

to Mar 3, 2002

Temporary Exhibition

Exhibition ran from October 20, 2001 - March 3, 2002. You’ve heard of Cleopatra. You may picture her as a richly costumed beauty or a melodramatic actress—gasping her last brave breath as a deadly snake slithers away. Perhaps you know of her romantic liaisons with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, two great rulers of ancient Rome.