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Fashion and the Field Museum Collection
Through 6/16/13:Museums
Clothes from around the world, as curated by Maria Pinto. Opens Fri 9/14.
312-922-9410Another View of American Indian Fine Art
Through 9/1:Museums
A continuation of the recent "Changing Views of American Indian Fine Art," which offers a "survey of regional styles and modern Native American art while tracing its evolution from ancient times to present day."
Animal Inside Out
Through 9/2:Museums
Explore the physiology of "more than 100 animal specimens that have been preserved through the process of Plastination." $6-$12
Food: The Nature of Eating
Through Sept. 8Museums
This family-friendly exhibit explores Chicago's role in food transportation and environmentalism.
New Treasures of our Collection
Through 9/8:Museums
Over 40 new acquisitions, featuring work by notable contemporary Native American artists, including Kevin Red Star and Barbara Gonzales.
Scenes from the Stone Age: The Cave Paintings of Lascaux
Through 9/8:Museums
The exhibit transports the viewer to the infamous Lascaux caves, which were covered with prehistoric art nearly 20,000 years ago. Replicas of the cave and a "lifelike stone-age family" are supplemented by artifacts from the museum's collection.
Museum tours
Wednesdays-Fridays, 1 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays, 11 a.m., 12, 1 & 2 p.m. and Tuesdays, 1 & 6 p.m.Museums
"Express" talks
Fridays, 2-2:30 p.m., Thursdays, Fridays, 5:30-6 & 7-7:30 p.m. and Wednesdays, 12-12:30 p.m.Museums
Our Body: the Universe Within
Ongoing.Museums
Exhibit chronicling the evolution of modern medicine, featuring historical surgical tools, paintings, prints, and sculptures, and including over 200 preserved human specimens. $22, $16 seniors and students, $12 kids 4-13
