The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago is a leading research center for the ancient Middle East. The museum houses some 350,000 artifacts excavated mainly by OI archaeologists. Take a virtual tour of the galleries with activities offered by the OI Museum to guide your at-home-journey.
This video highlights the Oriental Institute’s mission of discovery, preservation, and the dissemination of knowledge through the lens of the OI's three projects in Egypt and global partnerships.
The Oriental Institute Museum aims to understand, reveal, and protect ancient Middle Eastern civilizations.
The director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago explains how archaeological investment becomes a form of diplomacy.
View a video of Paul Sereno's 2018 expedition to Niger, where a team of paleontologist collected enough fossils and artifacts to fill a 20-foot container
Journey to Ethiopia's barren great Rift Valley with Anthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged, and learn how he discovered "Lucy's Baby," the oldest and most complete human ancestor child ever found.
Take a look at some of the experiences undergraduates have while studying abroad in Jerusalem.
By Kimberly Holmgren, '18
View this student's abroad experience in Tanzania
By Sydney Combs, '15
