Urban nature on Museum Campus would make a healthier, more resilient Chicago

Young people from one of the Field Museum’s Summer Learning Center programs work on the grounds outside the museum. (Provided by Field Museum)

Museum Campus is one of the vibrant threads in the rich cultural fabric of our city. Nowhere else in Chicago, and maybe in the world, can you feed a stingray, touch a dinosaur fossil, listen to a concert, cheer on a sports team, and gaze at the stars — all within steps of one another.

But while Museum Campus is home to some of our city’s greatest institutions, the space that links them together is ready for revitalization.