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coffinette held the liver of

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 FROM THE PRESIDENT

The Golden Age of the Pharaohs

Our relationship with King Tutankharnun goes back 44 years, to a month-long exhibition

in 1962 co-sponsored by The Field Museum and the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute. The show

included 31 artifacts from Tilt's tomb and three from the tombs of other kings. It attracted 125,000 visitors

and helped raise money to save Egyptian monuments from the waters of the Nile River after construction

of the Aswan Dam. In 1977, we hosted a larger and longer-running show of Tut's treasures: 55 dazzling

artifacts that reignited "Egyptomania." That exhibition, also the result of a partnership between the

Oriental Institute and The Field Museum, drew over 1.3 million visitors during its four-month Chicago run.

We are now ready to introduce Tut and his The Field Museum
royal family to a new generation of Museum visitors has long showcased Egyptian

with the May 26 opening of Tutankharnun and treasures and educated the
the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. A portion of public about their significance.

COURTESY OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART,

the revenue generated from this exhibition will go The permanent exhibition,
ARCHIVES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EGYPTIAN ART
toward building the new Inside Ancient Egypt ,
is among
Grand Egyptian Museum our most popular. In the past
in Cairo, overlooking five years, we have presented two outstanding
the pyramids of Giza. temporary exhibitions: Cleopatra: Front History
The museum will not to Myth, and Eternal Egypt: Masterworks ofAncient
only take visitors on Art from the British Museum. We have forged
a voyage through one relationships with curators and Egyptologists
ot the ancient world’s from around the globe, including the Secretary
most fascinating cultures, General ot Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities,
it will also preserve Zahi Hawass, PhD, who will attend the opening
priceless artifacts events for Tutankhaitmn and give a keynote
Above: This photo of spanning 7,000 years of Egypt’s history, including address here on May 23.

Howard Carter, who dis- the complete Tutankharnun collection. Those Finally, just in time for the opening of
covered Tut’s tomb in 1922, of you who have traveled to Egypt know that Tutankharnun, we welcome our new Director of
is part of a special exhibition this conservation effort is crucial and overdue. Membership, Michelle Clayton.
at the Oriental Institute The Field Museum is proud to help. Michelle previously headed
(May 23-Oct. 8). Tutankharnun and the Golden Age of the the membership department
Pharaohs once again brings us together in partner- at the Lincoln Park Zoo and
Right, top: Archaeologist
ship with the Oriental Institute. To coincide with has solid experience working
Zahi Hawass, Secretary
our exhibition, the Oriental Institute Museum in Chicago’s educational
General of Egypt’s
is showing 50 photographs of Howard Carter’s community.
Supreme Council of
excavation ot King Tut’s tomb in the exhibition,
Antiquities.
Wondeful Things! The Discovery of the Tomb of
Right, bottom: Our new Tutankharnun: Tit e Harry Burton Photographs
Director of Membership, (May 23 through Oct. 8). The OI Museum is also John W. McCarter, Jr.

Michelle Clayton. highlighting objects in its permanent galleries that President and CEO
are contemporary with King Tut and is offering

many educational programs, a complete list of

which can be found on the website
www.oi.uchicag-o.edu.
 Tutankhamun i

and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs :

When British archaeologist Howard Carter uncovered the remarkably preserved tomb of

Tutankhamun in 1922, he created a worldwide sensation. When the boy king's riches toured

the world in the 1970s, the term "blockbuster exhibition" was born.

Now, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the “Tutankhamun’s tomb was a spectacular

Pharaohs (May 26 through Jan. 1,2007) offers discovery — untouched since antiquity,” said James

Field Museum visitors a chance to see fabulous L. Phillips, PhD, acting curator of the Near East
new treasures and enter the world that gives them and North Africa at The Field Museum and pro-
meaning: 250 years that marked the pinnacle of fessor of anthropology at the University of Illinois,

ancient Egypt’s culture, wealth, and imperial power. Chicago. More than 5,000 beautifully preserved
As those who saw the earlier exhibition artifacts were found in Tuts tomb, and the 50
can attest, coming face-to-face with the treasures selected for this exhibition — along with more than
ol King Tut is an encounter not soon forgotten. 70 from other royal tombs — are among the most
The new exhibition, twice the size of the original, breathtaking objects of ancient Egypt. Only a few
will feature more than 130 ancient artifacts of these were in the original exhibition, and many
of gold and silver, jewels and semi-precious stones, have never before traveled outside Egypt.
alabaster and gilded wood — excavated from
the tomb ot Tutankhamun and other royal tombs
in the Valley of the Kings.

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 “Religion, and its emphasis on the afterlife,

contoured every aspect of Egyptian society,” Dr.

Phillips explained. “Just think about where all

these objects came from: tombs. Ancient Egyptians

Northern Trust is the tour sponsor of this spent their lives accumulating objects they would

exhibition. Northern Trust’s William A. Osborn, need in the afterlife — furniture, jewelry, games,
Chairman, said, “We are proud to help bring the weapons, amulets, canopic jars to store the organs

treasures of King Tutankhamun back to the U.S.” where the soul resides. And of course, offerings

Exelon Corporation is the Chicago Sponsor, for the gods. You could say they lived to die.”

and the company’s Chairman, John W. Rowe said, (See an interview with Dr. Phillips on page four.)

“Exelon is proud to be a part of this unique

exhibition that opens the doors to an astonishing
'Ancient Egyptians spent their lives
figure of the golden age."

The exhibition’s dazzling artifacts include accumulating objects they would need
a gold diadem, inlaid with semi-precious stones,
in the afterlife.... You could say they
that graced the boy king’s head in life and death;
a miniature gold coffin, in Tuts image, that held lived to die/
his liver; and a gold dagger, wrapped with his

mummy to protect him in the afterlife. A wooden Tutankhamun’s early death has long been Opposite, left: A mirror

bust shows the king as a young and very human shrouded in mystery. He had ruled tor about 10 case made of wood

figure, while exquisite gilded statuettes portray years, and was scarcely out of his teens when he covered with sheet gold.

him as the ruler of all Egypt. A small shrine of died — unexpectedly, to judge by the relatively
Opposite, middle:
wood covered in gold and silver is engraved with small and simple tomb in which his mummified
Tutankhamun’s heart
tender scenes ofTutankhamun and his young wife. body was buried. X-rays taken in 1968 suggested
scarab lies in the center
And most poignant of all is a child-size throne of to some that he might have been killed by a blow
of this stone and glass
ebony and ivory inset with gold. to the head. But the exhibition offers a series of
pectoral.
Other spectacular treasures include those recent, more detailed CT scans that show no signs

from the tomb of Yuya and Tjuya, believed to be of trauma. The CT video shows a “virtual autopsy” Opposite, right: A gold
Tuts great-grandparents. Tjuya s coffin is a stunning of Tut’s mummy. (The mummy itself remains coffinette, measuring 15.5

sight, covered in a bright reddish gold inlaid in the Valley of the Kings.) Visitors will also see inches in length, held the

with colored glass that forms her broad collar. a newly commissioned bust, offering a life-like liver ofTutankhamun.
Another fascinating artifact comes from the tomb interpretation ofTutankhamun based on the CT
of Amenhotep II: a model boat shaped like the scan. In a large display, “The Faces ofTut,” visitors

royal barge and painted a bluish green, the color can compare that version with photographs of two

of life reborn. In such a celestial boat the soul other busts made from the scan, and with images

of the pharaoh would travel the heavens with the drawn from the art they’ve seen throughout

sun god, dying each night and resurrected each the exhibition.

morning with the rising sun. “There have been a number of conflicting
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the theories about what Tut looked like,” says Field

Pharaohs tells the fascinating story of Egypt’s 18th Museum Project Management Director David
dynasty, the height of Egyptian culture, wealth, and Foster. “This will give visitors an opportunity
power. The empire extended from Libya to Gaza, to see first-hand how scientific knowledge and
from Syria to Sudan; art and literature flourished, interpretations develop over time.” itf

and architecture and technology advanced. But

Tut was born into an era of great cultural upheaval. An exhibition from National Geographic.

His father, Akhenaten, had replaced the worship of Organized by Arts and Exhibitions International and

many gods with a radical new monotheistic religion, AEG Exhibitions in association with The Supreme
only to have it overturned by Tutankhamun’s Council of Antiquities of Egypt and The Field Museum.
advisors soon after the old king’s death.
Tour Sponsor: Northern Trust

Chicago Sponsor: Exelon, Proud Parent of ComEd

SUMMER 2006 • JUNE-AUGUST 3

 Our Fascination with King Tut and Ancient Egypt
A Conversation with James L. Phillips

Nancy O'Shea, Editor

The Museum's content specialist for Tutan khamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is

James L. Phillips, PhD, acting curator of the Near East and North Africa at The Field Museum

and professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. In the following interview,

Dr. Phillips discusses why Tut and ancient Egypt continue to captivate us and what we can
learn from the exhibition.

ITF: Why do yon think ITF: What objects in the exhibition are your favorites,

people are fascinated by and why?

King Tut and by ancient
Dr. Phillips: I really like the sarcophagus of Tjuya,
Egypt in general
the great-grandmother of Tut. I think it’s prettier

Dr. Phillips: People are than Tut’s sarcophagus [which is not in the exhibi-

fascinated by Tut because of the spectacular nature tion]. I also like the gold dagger that was found

of the artifacts and the context in which they were on his body.

found. When Howard Carter found Tuts tomb

in 1922, communication was just beginning to ITF: Why do you like the dagger?

become global, so it was one of the first big events

Dr. Phillips:(Laughs) Because it’s pretty! You don’t
that the world learned about as it was happening.
need any other reason to like something!
The drama of the discovery entered the psyche ot

the Western world (Egypt was always in the psy-

ITF: What role did you play in helping the Museum
che of the Eastern world.) Also, ancient Egypt has
prepare for the exhibition?
a visual element that some other ancient cultures
don't have. We’ve all heard about ancient sites such Dr. Phi lips: Well, this
I is an interesting story.

as the temples at Angkor Wit and the Hanging During the Cleopatra exhibition a few years ago,

Gardens of Babylon. But have you ever been to I went out to dinner with [Field Museum President]

Babylon? You don’t see the gardens now! But you [ohn McCarter and [Egyptian archaeologist] Zahi
can see the pyramids, the sphinx and other monu- Hawass. Zahi and I talked about putting together

ments of ancient Egypt. We don’t have to imagine an exhibition we called “Life and Death in Egypt,”
how they looked. And, through the ages people but John kept asking about the possibility ot

have removed important artifacts from Egypt and bringing Tut back to Chicago. The next year, Zahi

brought them to their own countries — London and was appointed head of the Supreme Council of
Istanbul have almost identical Egyptian obelisks in Antiquities of Egypt and he wrote to me and said

public squares — so we think of ancient Egypt as that a Tut exhibition was being organized! That’s
a forerunner of our own cultures, even though that when the Museum’s exhibitions senior staff

really isn’t true. Judeo-Christian-Muslim origins became involved and pushed the project forward.

have nothing to do with Egypt. Those cultures Tutankhamun is a traveling exhibition, and is being

began in Mesopotamia or the Levant, not Egypt. shown in institutions that have very different

And don’t forget, Egypt also fascinates us because physical spaces. Originally, our exhibition space

as grammar school children we are all taught was going to cover 7,500 square feet, but that was
about Egypt and the mysteries of the tombs eventually doubled to 15,000. 1 have to give

and the burial practices.

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Above, left: a lot of credit to members of the Field's exhibitions team led by Project Management Director
James L. Phillips, PhD, David Foster — they did a wonderful job. As content specialist, it's been my job to give input from
is the content specialist an academic point of view. I also help explain the significance of the exhibition to the media and will
for Tutankhanrun and give some public programs.

the Golden Age of

the Pharaohs. ITF: Are you currently conducting research in Egypt or the Middle East?

Above, middle: Dr. Phillips: I’m doing research in Sinai — an excavation of a New Kingdom site built by Tut’s great-

Stanley Field Hall grandfather, Anrenhotep 111 . It’s a fort on the border of Canaan and Egypt in northwestern Sinai. That’s

as it looked during the a project forTrinity International University in Deerfield [Illinois], Then I’m going to southern Turkey,

1977 Tut exhibition. near Antioch, on a project for the Oriental Institute. We’ll be working in the Hittite Cjty of Alalach

and investigating what happened to local residents when Hittites conquered the city.
Above, right: Long lines

formed to sec Tut in 1977.

'The current Tut exhibition is very different from

Opposite: Found on
King Tut’s body was this the exhibition in 1977.... [it] puts Tut into the context
pectoral in the shape
of his time in history../
of a falcon.

ITF: How would you rate The Field Museum 's Egypt collections?

Dr. Phillips: The Museum has a wonderful collection of artifacts from Egypt. The collection is not
very large, but it contains many historically important pieces.

ITF: When visitors leave the Tut exhibition, what do you hope they will have learned?

Dr. Phillips: The current Tut exhibition is very different from the exhibition in 1977. The earlier exhibition
told the story of Tut from more of an art history perspective and all objects were from his tomb. This new
exhibition puts Tut into the context of his time in history and what was happening in areas such as religion

and politics. More than 50 percent of the objects come from tombs of his ancestors. I hope people leave

with a better sense of Egyptian history and the place of young Tut in that historical scheme. Actually,
Tut’s relatives were far more important than he was. His father, Akhenaten, was the “Sun King,” and
his grandfather, Anrenhotep III, expanded Egypt, itf

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 IN THE FIELD FEATURE

Educational Partnerships Complement

Tut Exhibition
By Tiffany Plate, Writer

This summer, Chicago will be Tut-crazy. And it won't just happen at The Field Museum.

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs augmented by a number

,
of special programs

and collaborations, will have you seeing symbols of Egypt everywhere you go.

The Field is a cultural institution with a long at the Field, discover the importance of preserving

history of providing educational opportunities that the Great Lakes at the Shedd, and engage in space

extend outside the Museum walls — especially exploration at the Adler.

when a blockbuster exhibition like Children will also be able to experience

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Tut through a special Summer Reading Program
Pharaohs comes to us. That’s why, each offered in conjunction with Chicago Public

year, the Field forges partnerships with Libraries. Children of all ages are encouraged

other local organizations and institu- to participate by reading and reporting on a book
tions that help expand our reach to at any of the 79 Chicago Public Library locations.
new and diverse audiences. The program will lead them on a journey to the
While Tutankhamun is at the world of King Tut, the pharaohs, and more. The
Field, we’ll partner with the Oriental more books children read, the more prizes they

Institute and Museum, the Chicago can win. Libraries will also guide children through

Public Library, and a number of other some of the Field’s favorite interpretive activities,

d organizations to cross disciplines and including 70 Days of Mummification, in which

provide a well rounded “Tut experi- kids prepare a cloth mummy for its journey into
r visitors of all ages. For instance, kids the afterlife. In August, the reading program will

can go to their Chicago Public Library branch come to an exciting climax when participants

to discover the wonders of ancient Egypt, adults visit the Museum to see the ancient treasures of

can take field trips around the city to see Egyptian Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.
architectural influences, and teachers can learn what The magic of Tutankhamun can’t be held

modern technology is telling us about Tut’s time within the Museum's walls. Stop by your local

through the scholarship of local Egypt experts. library, register for a special class, and visit the

“It’s important for us to reach beyond the exhibition to discover all of the wonders ot

Museum walls and into the communities,” says ancient Egypt, itf

Beth Crownover, the Museum’s public programs

and operations director. “Working with scholars
SEE THE ENCLOSED YOUR GUIDE TO THE FIELD
Top: Vickey Alikhan, and researchers at institutions like the Oriental
FOR A COMPLETE LISTING OF ADULT AND FAMILY
a children’s librarian from Institute provides us with additional resources that
TUTANKHAMUN-RELATED ACTIVITIES. FOR MORE
Chicago’s West Addison we can, in turn, bring to our own audience.”
INFORMATION ABOUT TEACHER PROGRAMS,
branch, wears a Tilt-inspired Though the collaborations with the Oriental
CALL 312.665.7513.
headdress during a summer Institute will result in mostly adult-focused pro-
reading orientation. grams, other important partnerships will provide fun

for children and families, too. Our annual Summer

Bottom: David Foster,
World’s Tour Summer Camp is a joint collaboration
Field Museum project
among the Museum Campus institutions. This
m 1 age n ten t director,
summer, campers will visit the King Tut exhibition
speaks to a group of Chicago

librarians about the Tut

exhibition.

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YOURGUIDE TOTHE FIELD

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And Th e Golden age of The pharaohs
MAY 26, 2006 THROUGH JANUARY 1, 2007

Egypt Discovery Days 5/26-29 During the 1977 blockbuster exhibition tour, Tutankhamun, the celebrated

"boy-king," became a cultural phenomenon around the world. Thirty years later,
Create a Play in One Day 5/27
King Tut returns. We are proud to present a spectacular new exhibition

Wrapped Up in Reading 6/12-8/5 enhanced by new technology. See nearly 130 dazzling Egyptian treasures,
including many, like Tutankhamun's royal diadem, that were not shown in the
Special Artists at the Field 6/17
1977 tour. Explore the magnificent 18th Dynasty,

Silk Road Story Time starts 6/17 and gain a present-day appreciation of Tut's

brief but magical reign.

Summer Camp starts 7/10
An exhibition from National Geographic. Organized by

Two Of Us 8/7-8/28 & 9/4-9/25 Arts and Exhibitions International and AEG Exhibitions

in association with The Supreme Council of Antiquities

Mazon Creek Field Trip 8/26 of Egypt and The Field Museum.

Tour Sponsor: Northern Trust

Upcoming Overnight 9/8
Chicago Sponsor: Exelon, Proud Parent of ComEd

ADULT PROGRAMS
Featured Lecture
Cahokia Mounds Field Trip 6/3
Tutankhamun: Exhibiting a Legend
Egypt's Past and Present: David Silverman, Exhibition Curator
Sunday Symposia 6/18/ 7/16, 8/20
Follow the legend of Tutankhamun back nearly 100 years, from the discovery
Dinosaurs with Feathers of his extraordinary tomb to the treasures of the current exhibition. The curator
Lecture 6/22 of both exhibitions (1977 and today) will talk about the excavation of the tomb
and the subsequent exhibitions that sparked Egyptomania in the US. Regain
Egyptomania, Chicago Style 7/15
a sense of nostalgia about the craze around the original

exhibition and discover the new technologies that

have made this new gathering of artifacts all

the more important.

SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2pm

$16, students /educators $14, members
CPDUs available

GENERAL MUSEUM INFORMATION: 312.922.9410

FAMILY AND ADULT PROGRAM TICKETS AND INFORMATION: 312.665.7400
r^Field Please note: Refunds will be issued by Field Museum staff, minus a $10 processing fee, for group and family
useum overnights only. No refunds or exchanges are permitted for any other programs. Fees for programs cancelled

by The Field Museum will be refunded in full.

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arth the wonders of ancient Egypt

Experience TUTANKHAMUN AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE PHARAOHS id join these dynamic programs

to learn all about Egypt— from the 18th Dynasty to today.

Egypt Discovery Days Summer Reading Program

Wrapped Up in Reading
Get some hands-on experience with ancient Egypt!
Participate in special Interpretive Station activities— The Chicago Public Library, together with The Field

families can play the giant Senet Game, see their name Museum, is celebrating ancient Egypt with the children's

in hieroglyphs, or help construct a giant pyramid. Summer Reading Program. Children of all ages are

Watch as Artists at the Field create Egyptian-themed encouraged to participate by

projects, then borrow fun Harris Educational Loan reading a book and reporting

materials to extend the learning into your home! on it at any of the 79 Chicago
Public Library locations.
FRIDAY-MONDAY, MAY 26-29, 10am-2pm
The program will lead them
Free with Museum admission
on a journey of exploration

and discovery of the times

|| of King Tut, the pharaohs,

Children's Workshop and more. The more books

Create a Play in One Day! they read, the more stickers they gather and prizes

Foundation Theatre Group they win! For more information please visit

chicagopubliclibrary.org or call 312.747.4780.

Put your little one in the director's chair! Children

ages 5-11 will write a short Egypt-themed play under JUNE 12-AU GUST 5

the tutelage of professional actors, cast it with their Free

new friends from the workshop, create their own

costumes, and perform for the

general public at the Museum

that same day.

SATURDAY, MAY 27,

10am-2pm REHEARSAL,
2:30pm PERFORMANCE
$16, members $12

Gallery Programs Interpretive Stations

Story Time Stop by a hands-on interpretive station to learn more
Take a seat in one of our exhibition halls, hear a story, about ancient Egypt. See what your name looks like

and make an art project to take home, all in 20 minutes! in hieroglyphs, learn to play senet on our gigantic

This summer we'll be featuring Egyptian Gods and game board, help with the preparation of a mummy
Goddesses by Henry Barker, I Met a Dinosaur by Jan with our 70 Days of Mummification activity, or try

Wahl, and Tutankhamen's Gift by Robert Sabuda. our new How to Build a Pyramid station! Museum
docents will be on hand to answer questions and
EVERYDAY IN JULY & AUGUST,
facilitate these interactive displays.
WEEKENDS YEAR ROUND, 1:30pm
Free with Museum admission SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS IN JUNE,
DAILY IN JULY & AUGUST,
10am-N00N AND 1-3 pm
Free with Museum admission

I ,
— . > -re— ^ r:
Adult Symposia

Egypt's Past and Present: Sunday Symposia

Take a closet look at some of the most fascinating stories surrounding Egypt in this three-session series. CPDUs available.

The 18th Dynasty: Tutankhamun Religion and Art in

and the Nile in Context the Time of Tutankhamun

Dr. Peter Dorman, The Oriental Institute, Dr. James Dr. Gay Robins, Emory University, Dr. James K.
Phillips, FM Dept, of Anthropology, Dr. Mohammed el Hoffmeier, Trinity International University

Balmy Issawi, Egyptian Geological Survey and Mining

Explore the important role that art and religion
Authority, Dr. Mohammed Abdel Mahsoud, Sinai for
played in ancient Egypt, especially with regards to
Egyptian Antiquities Authority
the burial practices of royalty, such as Tutankhamun.

Get a fascinating view of ancient Egyptian history,

SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1:30pm
including the 18th Dynasty, the importance of the Nile

in Egyptian culture, and the

Contemporary Excavations
landmark events that led up to
and Research in Egypt
the time of Tutankhamun's reign.
Dr. Stephen P. Harvey, The Oriental Institute,

§ SUNDAY, JUNE 18, 1:30pm Prof. Miroslav Barta, Charles University, Prague,

Dr. W Raymond Johnson, The Oriental Institute

Get the latest news on recent digs in Egypt's

historically rich sites.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 20, 1:30pm

Each symposia: $16, students /educators $14,

members $12

Egypt's Past and Present: Sunday Symposia is presented in collaboration

with The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.

Egyptomania, Chicago Style

Michael Berger, Egyptologist

Get on board for a bus tour of Chicago as you've never

seen it before! Discover how Egyptian art and design

have influenced the look of architectural and historic
Special Artists at the Field
sites throughout the city. Start with an orientation at

Learn about the ancient practice of papyrus-making the Oriental Institute, followed by a city-wide bus tour

with featured artist Karen O'Neal. that includes lunch at a Middle Eastern restaurant.

Tour involves some walking, so wear comfortable shoes

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 11am-2pm
and dress for the weather. Coach bus transportation,
Free with Museum admission
lunch, and handouts included.

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 9:30am-4pm

$79, TFM and OI members $70
CPDUs available
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Family Field Trip

PROGRAMS Join us in one of these four-week excursions through the wonders Fossil Hunt at Mazon Creek
of The Field Museum! You and your little one will travel the Dare Dolak, Columbia College

Museum's exhibition halls, sing songs, hear stories, touch objects,

Get oi ir your hiking boots and join us fc fifisil hun
make art projects, and enjoy snacks. Choose from one or more
the world-famous Mazon Creek Yo your
A Special Story Time of the following sessions:
and discover what Illinois was
site.

like mon
Fifid

Along the Silk Road Dance and Culture: Explore the role of dance and movement ago. Plan on a one-quarter mile walk t<

FAMILY
in different cultures around the world.
Come walk along the ancient Silk Road trade route. To make SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 8am-3pm
TUESDAYS, AUGUST 7-28, 10-Ham
our long journey more enjoyable we'll share stories about the $40, members $30
places we pass through with fellow travelers. How did the Egypt: Travel to ancient Egypt and discover the fascinating
beautiful crescent-shaped lake that lies nearby Dunhuang first reign of King Tut.

appear? Make your very own shadow puppet to help tell the TUESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 4-25, 10-11am
story of the White Cloud Fairy and find out!
Each four-week session: S32, members $27
WEEKENDS, JUNE 17-18, JULY 15-16, For each 3-5 year old child with paid attendance,

AND AUGUST 19-20, 1:30pm one adult chaperone attends free.

Free with Museum admission

Expeditions@fieldmuseum T '

Give your summer science

Dig into the past of Peru's ancient Andean empires with Field programs a soil adventure!
Museum Curator and archaeologist Dr. Patrick Ryan Williams
Environmental educators will bring the Soil Adventure
PROGRAMS and his distinguished team of fellow scientists.
Mobile to your community group or summer camp, and Join this combination class and field trip
Follow them to excavations at Cerro Baul,
show you and your children just what's going on underground. amateur geologists! You'll get a chance t<
a remote mountaintop citadel that was the sole
They'll touch live wiggling worms, use microscopes to see soil field techniques through classroom lectun
point of contact between the Tiwanaku and
organisms close up, and learn about the complex ecosystems as well as site visits to premier local geol
•» the Wari— two great kingdoms whose dynamic
it beneath our feet. Find out more information at trip will include a visit to the Chicago Poi
§ relationship ultimately contributed to
w. fieldmuseum.org/education/outreach_sam.htm explore glacial remnants, a rare stop at
ADULT o the rise of the Incan Empire.
<r by calling 312.665.7519. Preserve (Cook County's only canyon),

Sign up to receive Dr. Williams' emails for fossil collecting.

from the field (beginning early June) at

WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 13 & 20, 6-0ii«i,
.fieldmuseum.org/expeditions. While you'
FIELD TRIP: SEPTEMBER 30, 8am-4pm
there, stop by the Cerro Baul website to watch
$95. members $85
videos of the 2004 season, read crew bios and

track the research with interactive maps!

Eskimo and Inuit Carvings: Impressions of Tsavo The Auschwitz Album:

EXHIBITIONS

JULY 2006- JULY 7, 2007

Collecting Art from the Arctic
7,
The Story of a Transport
JULY 1, 2006- JUNE 17, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 4, 2006
 New exhibition September
Vorkshops coming this fall kick-off event
Family Field Trip Dozin’ With the Dinos

Fossil Hunt at Mazon Creek Sue the T. rex is having a sleepover! Join us for a night of
f these four-week excursions through the wonders
Dave Dolak, Columbia College family workshops, tours and performances. Explore ancient
iseum! You and your little one will travel the
Egypt by flashlight, prowl an African savannah with man-eating
lition halls, sing songs, hear stories, touch objects,
Get our your hiking boots and join us for a fossil hunt at
lions and take a stroll through the Royal Palace in Bamun, Gregor Mendel: Planting Cultural Connections
ts, and enjoy snacks. Choose from one or more your own fossils
the world-famous Mazon Creek site. You'll find
Africa. Then spread your sleeping bag amidst some of our most
sessions:
and discover what Illinois was like more than 300 million years the Seeds of Genetics The Field Museum and over 20 community-based
popular exhibitions. The event includes and museums have joined together to
cultural centers
lure: Explore the role of dance and movement ago. Plan on a one-quarter mile walk to fossil locations. SEPTEMBER 15, 2006-APRIL 1, 2007
an evening snack and breakfast. a
bring you a new year of Cultural Connections, series
ures around the world.
SATUROAY, AUGUST 2 8am-3pm Meet the 19th-century friar who became of public presentations by community members about
,

FRIDAYS, SEPTEMBER 8 & 15, brilliant,

GUST 7-28, 10—1 1am
$40, members S30 5:45pm UNTIL 9am THE FOLLOWING DAY the father of modern genetics. Recreate Mendel's Chicago's cultural diversity and an opportunity for you

o ancient Egypt and discover the fascinating $47, members $40 famous pea experiments to discover the laws of to share your own perspectives through dialogue.

heredity for yourself, understand the basics of genetics,

To meet this year's partners, learn about the annual
PTEMBER 4-25, 10-Ham and meet modern Mendels— scientists on the cutting
theme of teaching, and enjoy an evening of food, musi-
edge of this field today.
session: $32, members $21 cal performances, and storytelling, join us Wednesday
at old fluid with paid attendance, September 20 from 5:30-7:30pm for our annual

one attends free. Kick-Off Event at The Field Museum.

For more information, go to www.fieldmuseum.org/ccuc

after August 1.

ir summer science Upcoming Upcoming Lecture

1491: New Revelations of the Americas
is a soil adventure! Adult Course Before Columbus
Advanced Chicago Geology
educators will bring the Soil Adventure Charles Maun, Author
community group or summer camp, and Join this combination class and field trip just for adult
Journey back in time to an American land you've never
our children just what's going on underground. amateur geologists! You'll get a chance to learn and practice
known. Mann will discuss his best-selling book, which traces
le wiggling worms, use microscopes to see soil field techniques through classroom lectures and demonstrations
the "pre-history" of the Americas and debunks myths about the
up, and learn about the complex ecosystems as well as site visits to premier local geological areas. The field
inhabitants of this land. You'll learn about the sophisticated
i

first
ith our feet. Find out more information at trip will include a visit to the Chicago Portage, Palos Hills to
cities of the Aztecs, the agricultural advances of pre-Columbian
seum.org/education/outreach_sam.htm explore glacial remnants, a rare stop at Camp Sagawau Forest
Indians in Mexico, then hear how the Field's
lg 312.665.7519. Preserve (Cook County's only canyon), and Mazon Creek
own anthropological research is contributing
for fossil collecting.
to this story.

WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 13 & 20, 6-9pm,

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 7pm
FIELD TRIP: SEPTEMBER 30, 8AM-4PM
$8, students /educators $7, members $6
$95, members $85 NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC Get your tickets early for our
exciting fall National Geographic

Livel presentations.

Join us for another series of entertaining evenings

with dynamic men and women whose stories of

exploration will enlighten and inspire you. Visit our

website to find out more about the series schedule.

ions of Tsavo The Auschwitz Album:
JULY 7, 2007
The Story of a Transport SERIES TICKETS GO ON SALE JULY 15.

THROUGH JUNE 4, 2006

Study art where humans and nature intersect

Cheyenne Visions
OPENS JUNE 16, 2006
Celebrate the artistic vibrancy of Cheyenne history and present-day culture

through beautiful color photographs of Cheyenne art and artifacts.

Eskimo and Inuit Carvings:

Collecting Art from
the Arctic
JULY 1, 2006-JU N E 17, 2007

Discover historic and contemporary carvings in stone

and animal bone created by Eskimo and Inuit artists

from Alaska and Canada.

Impressions of Tsavo
JULY 7, 2006-JULY 7, 2007
Dazzling color photographs reveal the remarkable wildlife, landscape,

and people of the Tsavo region in East Africa.

These exhibitions were organized by The Field Museum.

ADMISSION AND TICKETS ACCESSIBILITY

For this special engagement of Visitors using wheelchairs or strollers
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the may be dropped off at the new east
Pharaohs, members (except for Royal Tut entrance. Handicapped parking and
and Tut at Twilight members) will be eligible wheelchairs are available on a first-come,
to purchase exhibition tickets at a reduced first-served basis. The Museum's west
rate of$10 (versus $25 for non-members). parking lot is also available for handicapped
Family members are eligible for up to four parking on a first-come, first-served basis,
^ discounted tickets; Individual, Senior and and the west entrance is also handicap-
2 National Affiliate members are eligible accessible. Call 312.665.7400 to check
* for up to two discounted tickets; Student on the accessibility of programs that
5
members are eligible for one discounted take place outside of the Museum.
ticket. Tickets can be purchased by
calling 312.665.7705 Monday-Friday INFORMATION
GETTING HERE from 8:30am-4:30pm or picked up at
the Membership Services desk 312.922.9410 orwww.fieldmuseum.org
at the south
Field Museum visitors can park in Soldier
or east entrances. Tut and Tut at Twilight
Field's parking garage. Visit www.fieldmu-
seum.org for information on parking Members should call 312.665.7929
to reserve their exhibition tickets.
lots/rates, free trolleys and public transit. The Field Museum salutes the people of Chicago
For more information, please visit
for their long-standing, generous support of

HOURS www.fieldmuseum.org/membership. the Museum through the Chicago Park District.

In addition, Museum programs are partially
For non-members, The Field Museum's
Summer hours are 8am-5pm daily. supported by a CityArts Program 4 Grant from
gold pass, which includes general admission the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Last admission at 4pm. Hours are subject
plus one of our other special exhibitions and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
to change. Please consult the Museum's
website for the most up-to-date information. such as Tutankhamun or Underground
Adventure, ranges in price from $8 to $25, In accordance with Title IX of the Education
Please note the Museum closes at 5pm even
depending on your age category and Amendments Act of 1972, we do not discriminate
when an evening event is scheduled.
on the basis of sex in our programs or activities.
Event participants whether you are a Chicago resident. Please
will be asked to leave Please call 312.665.7271 to contact our Title IX
bring your ID to receive the appropriate
the building until 30 minutes before Coordinator in the human resources department
ticket price. Tickets are available at the should you have any questions or concerns.
their event begins.
Museum's admission desks, or in advance
via www.fieldmuseum.org or 866. FIELD. 03.
For all admission and ticket details,
visit www.fieldmuseum.org.
 SCIENTIST'S PICK

DEMEL
The Sarcophagus of Pefthaukhonsu:
SCOTT

A Field Museum Treasure

Dating to the 30th Dynasty (4th century BC), the black granite sarcophagus of Pefthaukhonsu

is an impressive example of late Egyptian artistry, ritual, and funerary practice. Acquired by Edward Ayer,

an instrumental figure in the founding of The Field Museum and a life-long benefactor and trustee, the

sarcophagus (from Greek, literally meaning “eater ot flesh”) was discovered in 1911 in Saqqara, Egypt, as

chamber about 65 underground. After period ot some negotiation,

Above: A part of a group of sarcophagi in a feet a
detail from

the sarcophagus. Ayer secured the sarcophagus tor The Field Museum tor a sum equal to $48,000 in todays dollars.

Although little is known of its occupant, Pefthaukhonsu, such an imposing and costly final resting
Below: The sarcophagus
place is a testament to its owner’s wealth and prestige. Much ot the surface of the sarcophagus and its lid

(with lid positioned

is covered with inscribed scenes and text, representing important portions of the Egyptian funerary canon
above it) dates to
The lid and base are replete on all sides with images of gods and goddesses (including Khepri, Isis, Osiris,
the 4th century BC.
Nut, Nephthys, and the goddess of the West), as well as worshipping baboons. Pefthaukhonsu, the occu-

Bottom, right: Museum pant, makes two appearances on the lid, dressed once as a prince and once as a scribe. The sarcophagus is

move the heavy also inscribed with two spells from the Book of the Dead that served to protect the soul of the deceased
staff

lid into the Collections and guarantee its reunion with the body in the alterlite.

Resource Center. Before this sarcophagus was buried, the handles were

wed from the lid in order to impede any grave robbers.

Despite this and other safeguards, robbers entered

the tomb, removed the lid, and looted the contents.

Archaeologists found no mummy when they excavated

the sarcophagus.

The base of the sarcophagus in currently

on display on the Museum’s ground floor, near the

entrance to Inside Ancient Egypt. But the lid, which has

been displayed in the past, is currently in storage. In fact,

the lid of the sarcophagus was one of the first pieces

moved into the recently completed Collections

Resource Center, and at a weight of between 8,000

and 10,000 pounds, it was definitely the heaviest! itf

William J.
Pestle, The Field Museum’s anthropology
collections manager, human remains and Old World

archaeology, chose this Scientist’s Pick.

SUMMER 2006 • JUNE-AUGUST 15

 IN THE FIELD FEATURE

Our Front Line: Helping Make the Field

Chicago's Friendliest Museum
Nancy O'Shea, Editor
Photos by Diane Alexander White

They are the Museum's public face: employees who work in our Membership, Guest Relations

and Protection Services Departments. Here we introduce you to seven representatives from those

departments. You can count on them, and our entire front line staff, to rise to the challenge

of welcoming capacity crowds to the King Tut exhibition, and to make every visit to

The Field Museum as pleasant and safe as possible.

VIRGINIA ATKINSON
What is your title? Guest Relations Representative.
How long have you worked at the Field? This is my fourth year.
What do you do? I cashier at the doors, take tickets at exhibitions, check coats,

work at the switchboard or booking office, and answer questions. I wear many hats.

How many Museum visitors /callers do you talk to during a typical day? During busy seasons,

it’s several hundred.

It’s a good day when I’ve tackled every situation with a creative solution.

It's a bad day when I have to break the news that the current big exhibition is sold out.

List three words that describe your job: Challenging. Interactive. Diverse.

LYSETTE BELL
What is your title? Membership Sales Representative Supervisor.

How long have you worked at the Field? Twelve years.

What do you do? I supervise and assist the floor membership staff in signing up new members,
renewing existing members, assisting members and donors with tickets for special exhibitions,

and answering any questions about the benefits of being a Field Museum member.
How many visitors /callers do you talk to during a typical day? We help several hundred... up to a thousand members!

It’s a good day when the weather is beautiful and we have lots of visitors.
It’s a bad day when we don’t have many visitors.

List three words that describe your job: I try to be: Helpful. Patient. Approachable.

CARYN BENSON
What is your title? Membership Revenue Coordinator.
How long have you worked at the Field? Three years.

What do you do? I split my time between working in the membership office and working on the floor.

How many visitors /callers do you talk to during a typical day? When I’m in the office, I speak to about
20 members a day. When I’m on the floor, I help about 250.

It’s a good day when 90 percent of the members are satisfied but I always try to make 100 percent happy,

then it’s a great day!

It ’s a bad day when a member has a less than perfect experience.

List three words that describe your job: Enjoyable. Unique. Well-rounded.

16 IN TH E FIELD
 SHERRI BROWN
What is your title? Guest Relations Representative.
Ho w long have you worked at the Field? About two years.

What do you do? Work at the switchboard, or as a cashier, or ticket taker. I try to help

guests make the most of their visit.

How many Museum visitors /callers do you talk to during a typical day? It’s hard to say,

but certainly more than 100. On busy days, it can be several hundred.

It's a good day when I have no complaints from guests.

It’s a bad day when a guest is unhappy.

List three words that describe your job: Challenging. Rewarding. Underestimated.

STEVE GRISSOM
What is your title? Protection Officer.

How long have you worked at the Field? Thirty-one years. I’m one of the few current
Museum employees who worked here during the 1977 King Tut exhibition!

What do you do? Assist the general public, protect and secure Museum staff and exhibitions,
and many other things.

How many Museum visitors /callers do you talk to during a typical day? When we’re not busy,

it’s about 200 to 300 a day.

It’s a good day when everything works well.

It’s a bad day when... well, I like to think there’s no such thing as a bad day!
List three words that describe your job: Lots of fun.

KEISH AN A MOORE
What is your title? Membership Reservation Representative.
How long have you worked at the Field? Two years.

What do you do? 1 fulfill member and donor ticket requests for special exhibitions

like King Tut and for permanent ticketed exhibitions like Evolving Planet. I also update
membership accounts and organize daily tickets for Will Call.

How many visitors /callers do you talk to during a typical day? About 60 members.
It’s a good day when I don’t get any complaints and I’m able to fulfill all ticket requests.

It’s a bad day when I get a complaint, such as a member not receiving tickets, but 1 try to solve

the problem quickly.

List three words that describe your job: Challenging. Fast-paced. Rewarding.

WARREN ZIEGLER
What is your title? Guest Relations Representative.
How long have you worked at the Field? About six months.
What do you do? Sell tickets and memberships, hang coats, corral school groups, work the switchboard,

clean lunchroom tables, answer lots of questions. .anything

. that’s needed to make the Museum
available to our visitors.

How many Museum visitors /callers do you talk to during a typical day? Probably hundreds, especially

when working the switchboard.

It’s a good day when visitors thank me for their day at the Field.

It’s a bad day when we disappoint a visitor. But we always try to turn the situation around.

List three words that describe your job: Necessary. Integral. Stimulating, itf

SUMMER 2006 • JUNE-AUGUST 17

(
 OF SPECIAL INTEREST

An Herbarium for the 21st Century

Micluicl O. Dillon, Chair and Curator of Flowering Plants, Field Museum Department of Botany
Christine Niezgoda, Collections Manager, Field Museum Department of Botany

On May 2, 1921, when The Field Museum first opened its doors at this location, the Botany
Department had been in existence tor about 25 years and the botanical collections numbered nearly
500,000 items. This building offered a state-of-the-art storage facility: double-walled, steel cabinets with
heavy brass door handles that replaced the wooden cabinets previously used for specimen storage.
It was a facility designed to withstand earthquakes or the ravages of war!
In 1972, the Museum’s Board ofTrustees designated it the John G. Searie Herbarium in recognition

ol Mr. Searle’s great interest in The Field Museum and his support of the Museum’s scientific programs.
As the Field’s botany collections grew in size, the herbarium’s fixed cabinets

became increasingly crowded until the flowering plant collection storage reached its

limit m the early 1980s. The department’s first response was to purchase additional

free-standing cases and place them in the hallways of the herbarium.

In 1993, the first of the department’s expansion projects moved some of

the collections into a former lightwell area of the building and introduced manually

operated storage cases on rails. This “compactorized” system allows cases to roll on
rails so that they can be pushed together, eliminating aisles when not needed and
thus saving space.

Today, some 75 years after moving into this building, the Botany Department
has finished moving all of its remaining collections into a completely new space with
Cutting the ribbon insect-and-moisture-proof cabinets that run electrically on rails. The physical modifications of the room
to officially open the also include new lighting of the entire space, computer connections, additional countertop workspace,
herbarium were from and installation of rubber flooring. The project was completed thanks to the generosity of The Searie
left): Nancy Searie, Funds at the Chicago Community Trust.
representing the Searie The John G. Searie Herbarium now numbers 2.7 million specimens and is one of the great research
family; Christine collections in the world. It is among the five largest herbaria in North America and is especially rich in

Niezgoda, botany neotropical plants and fungi, especially from Central America and Andean South America. The herbarium
collections manager; performs a dynamic and vital public service of

Marshall Field, chairman providing collections (as loans) to researchers

of the Museum ’s board 'The John G. Searie throughout the world’s universities and botanical

of trustees; and Terry research institutes.

Mazany,
Herbarium now numbers Over The Museum’s
chief executive the last 30 years. Field

officer of the Chicago 2.7 million specimens and Botany Department has provided over 6,200
Community Trust. loans to some 1,100 institutions in 104 countries
is one of the great research
worldwide. These loans represent nearly 750,000
collections in the world.' individual sheets of pressed specimens sent and

received. Over that same time period, the depart-

ment has sent out another 250,000 collections as gifts and exchange. Through continued collecting efforts,

often from environmentally threatened regions, the collection is still growing by approximately 15,000
specimens per year from joint programs with overseas colleagues, expeditions, gifts, and exchanges
with other institutions, itf

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FIELD MUSEUM'S

HERBARIUM, PLEASE VISITwww.fieldmuseum.org/
research_col lections/botany/col lections_herbarium.htm

18 IN THE FIELD
 OF SPECIAL INTEREST

Ultimately, the Cudahy-Massee Expedition

amassed 266 large mammals, 1,300 birds, 3,000
photographic plates, 40,000 feet of motion picture
film, over 100 plaster casts, thousands of scientific
illustrations, and one live lion cub (that lived in

the MPM’s taxidermy studio before becoming a

The Cudahy-Massee Collection star of the Milwaukee Zoo)! However, this success

created a fundamental problem: where

A Rare Look at African Wildlife
to store and
display the massive collection? When the Depression

hit, plans for a grand Africa Hall fell by the wayside

The early 20th century was a golden age of collecting for natural and the collection was stored for nearly six decades
history museums. Driven by civic pride and a desire for adventure, wealthy in a Milwaukee warehouse.
industrialists, politicians and prominent families routinely sponsored and took Recognizing the importance of the
part in daring, far-flung expeditions, with the mission of bolstering their city’s Cudahy-Massee collection to researchers world-
claim to the biggest, best or rarest exhibitions and collections. In early 1928, wide, the MPM donated it to The Field Museum
civic philanthropists B.A. Massee and John S. Cudahy approached the directors m 1984. With support from the National Science
of the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) with the idea of mounting the Foundation, Museum staff and volunteers prepared
largest East African expedition to th ree truckloads of specimens over a six-year
date to collect “families” of animals period, ranging from juvenile hyenas to an entire
that would be used to create hippopotamus.
a grand exhibition hall depicting Today, biodiversity researchers regard the
Africa’s plains. The idea was met Cudahy-Massee collection as one of the world’s
with great enthusiasm, and on finest assemblages of East African large mammals.
July 21, 1928 the Cudahy-Massee In addition to its unparalleled variety, the collection
Expedition departed Nairobi on contains a number of rare and endangered species
a 10-month, 12,000-mile journey from places where the animals' no longer exist.

through Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, The preservation of the animals’ skeletons, especially
Rwanda, Congo and Sudan. of females and young animals, was also a rarity
Top, Members of the Because the expedition’s primary purpose
left: tor the time — providing researchers with a unique
Cudahy-Massee expedition was to collect animals for dioramas, trained taxi- set of data unavailable anywhere else. As a result,
(left to right) John Cudahy, dermists from the MPM accompanied the party the collection offers an in-depth portrait of East
Carveth Wells, James L. and animals were extensively photographed in African wildlife before large-scale habitat alter-
Clark, S. A. Barrett, their natural environments before being collected. ation forever changed the region.
o o MUSEUM

and Leslie Carlisle. The taxidermists also took unusually extensive This year, the preserved skins of the
notes on each specimen’s measurements and Cudahy-Massee collection will be moved into
PUBLIC

Top, right: The camp’s

appearance, which were recorded on an elaborate The Field Museum’s new Collections Resource
mascot Sim on the side
system of field cards. Finally, they preserved the Center, providing even greater long-term protection
MILWAUKEE

of a motor car in which

skm and entire skeleton of each animal with the of, and access to, the collection for researchers.
he usually rode.
intention of subsequently mounting the specimen, This move will benefit studies of African wildlife
IMAGES:

Above: Camera car rather than the normal (and easier) practice of tor generations to come, itf
ALL

used in photographing collecting just the skin and skull.

in East Africa.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF
In background: Outline
THE FIELD MUSEUM'S ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS,
measurement chart PLEASE VISIT http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research
of zebra. _col lections/zoo logy/col lections_mammals.htm

SUMMER 2006 • JUNE-AUGUST 19

 FROM THE ARCHIVES

Remembering Past Tut Exhibitions

Photos From Our Archives
Compiled by Nina Cummings, Field Museum Photo Archivist

RON TESTA/GN82611_3

Long, orderly lines wind down the steps at the north entrance.

This photo, from 1977, shows the old parking lot north of the Museum,
which was replaced by the Museum Campus about 20 years later.

Visitors would arrive in the evening

JOHN B AYA LI S/GN 79711

with their sleeping bags in order to be

among the first in line the following day.

On July 2, 1962, Field Museum Director E. Leland Webber
This photo is also from 1977.
presented John McFaul Witte, age 12, with a special recognition

for being the 50 millionth visitor to the Museum’s present

building. Witte received a $500 Life Membership certificate

and a book on Egyptian art. He and his family also were

given a special tour of the King Tut exhibition.

John McFaul Witte,

the Museum’s 50 millionth

visitor, tours the 1962 Tut

exhibition with his family.

20 IN THE FIELD
Membership News Founders' Council and Annual Fund News
The Field Museum’s Membership Department is As you make your plans for summer, don’t forget about the many
looking forward to your upcoming visit to see Founders’ Council and Annual Fund benefits donors can take advantage

Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs. of this year. Make the most of your King Tut experience by reserving
Members may choose to use their discounted your complimentary and/or discounted tickets in advance by calling our
tickets at private viewing events (subject to avail- donor hotline at 312.665.7929 and be sure to use your anytime general
ability) on May 21, 22, 23, 25 and June 4. admission benefit to see Evolving Planet !

For updated King Tut information or Upcoming Annual Fund events include the Field Explorers

to upgrade your membership to a Tut category, behind-the-scenes breakfast on June 24 and all Annual Fund donors
visit www.fieldmuseum.org/tut will be invited to the Donor Appreciation Night on August 17. For more

information, call 3 12.665.7777. The Founders’ Council was proud to

NOTE: Visitors will only be permitted to line up
present the 2006 Award of Merit to Dr. Niles Eldredge on May 1 1 and
for King Tut one-half hour prior to the entry time
is looking forward to the Loop Luncheon on July 12. For more infor-
printed on tickets. If you have not already reserved
mation on these events or becoming a member of The Founders’
your discounted member tickets, we encourage you
Council, please call 312.665.7773.
to do so in advance by calling 312.665.7705. Royal

Tut and Tut at Twilight members can reserve their

tickets in advance by calling 312.665.7929. Above: This canopic stopper brings the details of Tilt’s face to life.
 bers
Convenience
CONSIDER RENEWING OR UPGRADING TO OUR EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED-EDITION KING TUT MEMBERSHIPS!
(Upgrades based on eligibility.)

Royal Tut ($125) includes:

• Four tickets to Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs (a $40 value!)

• Exclusive ticketing hotline

• Concierge services including an express line to obtain any available tickets for that day or future

dates during the run of the exhibition

• Two limited-edition, collector membership cards
• Members-only priority admission line

• Plus all the benefits of our Family Membership

Tut at Twilight ($250) includes:

* Two ticl<ets t0 one of 20 exclusive connoisseur viewing nights for
BJw 'Lt A ^SSStk
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs (a $100 value!)

• Two audio tours to enhance your connoisseur viewing night

(a $14 value!)

• Four tickets to the exhibition (a $40 value!)

• No ticket reservation service fees

• Plus all the benefits of the Royal Tut Membership

Have a question about your membership?

Go to www.fieldmuseum.org/membership or call 312.665.7700
The Museum is finalizing preparations
(weekdays 8:30am-4:30pm). Or, the next time you visit the Museum, stop
for King Tut. Above: LaTasha Jimenez
by our Membership Services desk at the south and east entrances.
of the Membership Department.

CALLING ALL YOUNG PROFESSIONALS! BEGIN YOUR SUMMER WITH A SPECIAL FIELD ASSOCIATES "TOAST TO TUT"
EVENT ON FRIDAY, JUNE 9. VIEW THE TUT EXHIBITION AND ENJOY LIGHT FARE, COCKTAILS, AND ENTERTAINMENT.
TO PURCHASE TICKETS, VISIT WWW.FIELDMUSEUM.ORG/FIELDASSOCIATES OR CALL 1.866. FIELD. 03.

Be sure to visit both the main Museum Store at the south end of Stanley Field Hall

and the Egypt Store on the ground level to see the newly expanded collection of Egyptian

products. The main store also carries a stunning array of jewelry featuring gemstones,

silver and gold in Egyptian designs. And world renowned perfumer, Marilyn Miglin,

has created an elegant box set of Seven Sacred Oils, which will

be offered exclusively at The Field Museum Stores at the Museum,

W
at the O'Hare Store, and online

King Tut on his throne

atwww.fieldmuseum.org

makes a good gift for any

JT Held
Luseum
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Egypt buff’s collection (measures 12 inches tall).
Chicago, IL 60625-2496