| Last Wednesday was members’ night at the Field Museum. The museum is housed in an enormous, beautiful building on the Chicago lakeshore. It has a wonderful collection of exhibits about all kinds of plants and animals and a wide variety of human cultures. The elementary school I went to in DeKalb did a field trip to one of the Chicago museums every year, and often we went to the Field Museum. I loved it then, and I still do. It’s worth a visit at any time, but members’ nights are a special treat. Once a year the museum closes early and then reopens in the evening for members only. The top floor, where the scientific staff work, is opened, and employees are on hand to talk about what they do and explain special exhibits. I used to enjoy taking my daughters to it, but it’s fun even without children in tow. Avi and I went this year and had a wonderful time. I like to go to faraway places, but even here at home there are wonders. |
| Created on 16 May 2025, updated on 24 August 2025 by Samuel Ethan Fox |
| Members Night Lawrence J. Moss |
| Ive been a bunch of times. The thing to do is to ask the scientists not about what theyre displaying, but what they the... |