The Oriental Institute is a research organization and museum devoted to the study of the ancient Near East. Founded in 1919 by James Henry Breasted, the Institute, a part of the University of Chicago.
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- Location:
- Chicago, IL, 60637
- Phone:
- 773-702-9520
- Tues:
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Wed:
- 10:00 am - 8:30 pm
- Thurs - Sat:
- 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Sun:
- 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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"Pioneers to the Past": A Sneak Peek of Our Upcoming Exhibit!Updated last Tuesday
Events
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- Catastrophe! The Looting and ...
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Thursday, April 10 at 6:30pm - Technology and the Persian World
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Tuesday, April 8 at 6:00pm - Member's Lecture
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Wednesday, April 2 at 7:00pm - Post-Doc Conference
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Friday, March 7 at 9:00am - Lecture & Reception- Free and ...
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Wednesday, March 5 at 7:00pm - Lecture & Reception- Free and ...
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Wednesday, February 6 at 7:00pm
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- Sign up for the Monthly E-Newsletter of the Oriental Institute 12:08pm Mar 6|1 Comment
- Become a Mummy's friend 2:57pm Feb 3|1 Comment
- Ancient mummy is 1st Patient for new CT Scanner 9:59am Dec 31
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago A few photos from "Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920" which will be open Jan. 12- Aug. 31, 2010.
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago A few photos from "Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920" which will be open Jan. 12- Aug. 31, 2010.
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago Our new exhibit "Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920" will be opening soon! Learn about Illinios native Henry James Breasted's travels to the Middle East in the aftermath of WWI. Check it out January 12 through August 31, 2010!
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago Become a fan of the Oriental Institute Research Archives! Just search for it in the search box!!!
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Did you know the OI has free films every Sunday at 2pm? https://oi.uchicago.edu/events/films.htm
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago Thinks you should become friends with Mummy Meresamun on facebook- new 3-D reconstructions of her face are on her profile- be one of the first to see it after 2,800 years. Just search for Mummy Meresamun and friend her!
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago The OI is about to embark on 4 excavations this summer in Syria, Turkey, and Israel! Check out www.oi.uchicago.edu for all the information about the research taking place at the OI.
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The jubilee included a benefit dinner, the world premier of an Oriental Institute film, a silent auction, and the presentation of the Breasted Medallion for exemplary service.
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago Wants to know why you are interested in the Oriental Institute!
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago What is your favorite gallery in the Museum?
Oriental Institute- University of Chicago is hoping you sign up for our new monthly e-newsletter, the E-Tablet
We have a new monthly e-newsletter for the OI, the E-Tablet. You can sign up now via the homepage http://oi.uchicago.edu Go to the bottom of the homepage where you will see the box to sign up your email address...
Hello Oriental Institute fans! We are opening a new special exhibit here at the OI focusing on a mummy in our collection Meresamun. In honor of this exhibit Meresamun has created her own facebook page (with a little help from Curator and Egyptologist Emily Teeter)...
The Chicago Tribune did a feature story about our mummy Meresamun. Check it out here! http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-big-scanner-25-dec25,0,1223594.story Meresamun will be the feature of our next special exhibit opening to the public Monday, February 9, 2009...
On July 21, 2008, the Neubauer Expedition to Zincirli, directed by Prof. David Schloen of the University of Chicago and by associate director Amir Fink, found an inscribed basalt stele at the site of Zincirli (pronounced “Zin-jeer-lee”) in Gaziantep province in southeastern Turkey. Th...
