One of the displays based on Oriental Institute field projects will feature the site of Chogha Mish in southwestern Iran, which was excavated between 1961 and 1978. The site yielded important evidence of the development of administrative record-keeping systems that eventually led to the invention of writing. In May 1999, the Joseph and Mary Grimshaw Egyptian Gallery opened to the public. The museum's other three galleries will open over the next two years as work on them is completed. The Museum is closed Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Admission is free.