Africa comes to Chicago. (new permanent exhibit at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois)

From: American Visions | Date: October 1, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

As you walk through Stanley Hall at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History, the lively and festive sounds of a marketplace grab your attention and engage your participation. The lure is Dakar, Senegal, where you join in a celebration of the Tabaski holy day before heading east toward Cameroon.

You've thus entered Africa," the Field Museum's newest permanent exhibition, which opens November 13, during the museum's centennial celebration. "Africa" marks the first time a major museum presents a permanent exhibit about Africa - one that encompasses the very look and feel of ...

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