Meet a Scientist: Collection Highlights and Filipino Barong Tagalog Demonstration

In honor of Filipino American History Month join Jamie Kelly - Field Museum Section Head of Anthropological Collections and McCarter Anthropology Collections Manager, along with Field Museum community partners to explore items rarely seen from the Museum's 13,000+ artifact Philippines Collection from 11 am to 12 pm.

Then join Megan Banias, Owner of Chicago for Keeps, from 12 pm - 1pm, as she highlights the art of Barong Tagalog; the Filipino long-sleeved, hand-embroidered formal shirt for men and national dress of the Philippines. Explore how these traditional Filipino techniques merge today with modern styles in everything from American streetwear to farming implementation.

Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection.

During Meet a Scientist, you can find them in the Grainger Science Hub. They'll discuss their work and share real items from the museum’s collection of nearly 40 million objects. From collections care to field work, and dinosaurs to ecology, there’s a world of science to explore.

Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.

This event will be taking place as part of the Field Museumʻs first celebration of Filipino American Heritage Month.