For Immediate Release Contact: Nancy O'Shea (312) 665-7103 (For Media Use Only) The Exhibition at a Glance Exhibition Title: EVOLVING PLANET Public Opening: Friday, March 10, 2006 Media Preview: Wednesday, March 7, 2006, 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Overview: Everything that has ever lived on Earth is connected through a single process: evolution. Evolving Planet takes visitors on an awe-inspiring journey through 4 billion years of life, from single-celled organisms to towering dinosaurs and our extended human family. The exhibition includes nearly 1,300 unique specimens—many shown here for the first time—and more than 150 interactive displays. Discover how evolution works, and how we know. Explore six mass extinctions that changed the planet. See dinosaurs from every major group, and learn about the worlds they lived in. In Evolving Planet, visitors can walk through a 300-million-year-old forest…examine fossils they won’t find anywhere else…and find out how Field Museum scientists are expanding what we know about the past, present, and future of life on Earth. Location: The Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60605-2496 Phone Numbers: General Information 312/665-7009 TDD (for the hearing-impaired) Organizer: Evolving Planet was conceived, curated, designed, and built by staff of The Field Museum. Sponsor: Evolving Planet is made possible by Kenneth and Anne Griffin. The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust is the generous sponsor of Evolving Planet’s Genius Hall of Dinosaurs. Additional support provided by Mr. James L. Alexander; Mrs. Noel Kaplan; John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe; Click Commerce; Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs; "Public Museum Capital Grant Program," Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois State Museum; U.S. Department of Energy; U.S. Department of Education; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Admission: Admission to Evolving Planet is free with general admission to The Field Museum ($15 for adults, $10 for children 3-11, and $12 for seniors and students with ID). Discounts are available for Chicago residents. Visit www.fieldmuseum.org or call (312) 922-9410 for details. To purchase tickets call 866-FIELD-03 (866-343-5303), visit www.fieldmuseum.org, or come to the Field Museum box office. Special rates are available for tour operators and groups of 15 or more. Call the Museum's Group Sales office toll-free at 888-FIELD-85 (888-343-5385). Public Programs: The Field Museum will celebrate the grand opening of Evolving Planet with Dinosaur Discovery Days, March 11 and 12, featuring family-friendly activities throughout the Museum. Other programs throughout the year include a multi-media adaptation of Inherit the Wind, the famous play about the Scopes “monkey trial” (March 18 and 19); a mock trial to determine what killed the dinosaurs (April 22); classes and field trips on local geology and fossils; lectures, workshops, family programs, and much more. For updates on public programs and special events, please call (312) 665-7400. <<Return to the Evolving Planet Press kit