Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
Research institute and museum of the University of Chicago
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, West Asia and North Africa (ISAC), formerly known as the Oriental Institute (OI), is a research institute and museum of the University of Chicago, located in Hyde Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in May 1919, the institute was founded by Egyptologist and professor James Henry Breasted with funds donated by John D. Rockefeller Jr. It conducts research on ancient civilizations throughout the Near East and North Africa, including at its Chicago House facility in Luxor, Egypt. The institute also publicly exhibits an extensive collection of artifacts related to ancient civilizations and archaeological discoveries. According to anthropologist William Parkinson of the Field Museum, the institute's highly focused "near Eastern, or southwest Asian and Egyptian" collection is one of the finest in the world.
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