Field Museum Maps Out a New Exhibit
Chicago’s Field Museum
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Last week Chicago’s Field Museum opened a new exhibit called “Maps: Finding Our Place in the World,” which is part of Chicago’s citywide Festival of Maps (click here for the full calendar of events).
As the Festival’s official blog points out, maps offer insight into the historical period in which they were created. Chicago’s rapid development in the nineteenth century appears in a series of maps from that period. Other maps portray Chicago’s politically charged history of segregation. More contemporary maps reveal the proposed plans for the 2016 Olympic Games in Chicago. This Chicago Tribune article offers more details on this fascinating new exhibit.
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