Collections The Field Museum was founded to house the biological and anthropological collections assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. These objects form the core of the Museum's collections which have grown through world-wide expeditions, exchange, purchase, and gifts to more than twenty million specimens. The collections provide the foundation of the Museum's exhibition, research and education programs. Research The Museum's curatorial and scientific staff in the four departments of Anthropology, Botany, Geology, and Zoology conduct basic research in the fields of systematic biology and anthropology, and also have responsibility for collections management and collaboration in public programs with the Departments of Education and Exhibits. Since its founding the Field Museum has been an international leader in evolutionary biology and paleontology, and archaeology and ethnography. Research News Expeditions@fieldmuseum Join Expeditions@ fieldmuseum™ as we explore archaeology with Dr. Gary Feinman in Oaxaca, Mexico and to the cloud forests of Luzon Islands, Philippines with zoologist Larry Heaney. Sign up for email updates now! Biodiversity Synthesis Center The Field Museum is collaborating with other leading scientific institutions from around the world to create an Encyclopedia of Life on the internet. 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Collection Explore this virtual museum featuring highlights from the Anthropology Department's collection of 1893 World's Columbian Exposition objects. Research Scholarships and Grants The Field Museum recognizes the need to support basic research on our collections by interested students and scholars throughout the world. To this end, the Museum offers a modest number of grants and fellowships to visiting scientists and students for research and training on our scientific and library collections. Grants are open on a competitive basis to all individuals in the national and international scholarly community working on problems related to natural history. more information...