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Museums & Culture
“The Mesopotamian Gallery.”

The Oriental Institute Museum

1155 E 58th St (at University Ave)
Bronzeville/Hyde Park/South Shore, Chicago | Map

773-702-9520

Bus: 55 Garfield (24hrs), 171 U. of C./Hyde Park. | Directions

http://www.oi.uchicago.edu

Description
See how the first cities known to man emerged from the needs of nomadic groups trying to establish a place to call home. Graphics, pottery and royal engravings on clay, stone and metal show how people developed writing and used it as a means to govern their cities. Learn about Mesopotamian home life and the central role of the palace and the temple in the society. Don't leave without seeing the 40-ton human-headed winged bull gypsum sculpture from Khorsabad.

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Sundays noon–6pm , Mondays , Tuesdays 10am–6pm , Wednesdays 10am–8:30pm , Thursdays 10am–6pm , Fridays 10am–6pm , Saturdays 10am–6pm . Through Aug 27.
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