The
Field Museum's mission to explore the Earth and its
people is apparent as soon as a visitor steps into the
Great Hall. Just past the two ceiling-high totem poles
are two enormous dueling African elephants locked in
perpetual battle, as well as Sue, the largest T-Rex
ever found. Artifacts and explanations of ancient human
cultures from practically every continent are on display.
The Chicago museum contains cultural, archaeological,
botanical, zoological and geological collections totaling
more than 20 million objects, yet less than one percent
of them are on display at any given time.
